Plural Separate Reflectors Or Separate Sections Patents (Class 362/346)
  • Publication number: 20150049493
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a novel construction for homogenizing light in a mirror-lined light duct, in particular such as in a light duct having an increase in the cross-sectional duct area in the light propagation direction. The present disclosure also provides for an apparatus for light homogenization after a portion of the light in a duct has been extracted from the duct and/or diverted to a side duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventor: Thomas R. Hoffend, JR.
  • Patent number: 8950916
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle light fitting unit that can include a plurality of light sources, a reflecting plane which diffusely reflects light emitted from the plurality of light sources, and a lens which emits the light, which is diffusely reflected by the reflecting plane, to a front direction. The plurality of light sources can each be provided so that a pitch between one light source and another light source adjacent to the one light source is shorter than a light path length from the one light source to the lens passing through the reflecting plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignees: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuya Makiuchi, Hidetaka Okada, Takuya Matsumaru, Takashi Futami, Koji Fukura, Michio Furukawa, Masanobu Shinoda, Hideto Hosoda, Masahiro Yamagiwa, Yuji Tsuchiya, Tomohiro Tsukada
  • Publication number: 20150036350
    Abstract: There is provided a device arranged to couple with an electromagnetic source. The device comprises an optical metamaterial arranged to increase the intensity of radiation at a predetermined optical wavelength. The optical metamaterial has a periodic reflective component having a dimension no greater than the predetermined wavelength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Lamda Guard Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: George PALIKARAS, Themos KALLOS
  • Patent number: 8944641
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes: an LED; a chassis including a bottom plate provided on a side opposite to a light exit side; and a first reflection sheet. The first reflection sheet includes a quadrangular bottom portion extending along the bottom plate, and two raised portions raised from each of two adjacent sides of the quadrangular bottom portion toward the light exit side, a joint provided between two adjacent side edges of the raised portions. The side edge of a first one of the raised portions includes a facing portion facing the side edge of a second one of the raised portions in a direction in which the first one of the raised portions is raised from the quadrangular bottom portion, and the first one of the raised portions and facing portion bulge toward the light exit side to have an arched shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Nobuhiro Kasai
  • Publication number: 20150029744
    Abstract: An apparatus for use on an edge-injected, total internal reflection (TIR) waveguide. The apparatus comprises a substrate and a plurality of microstructures provided on the substrate. Each microstructure comprises at least two approximately planar surfaces for extracting light from the TIR waveguide. The plurality of microstructures are pseudo-randomly oriented on the substrate. The apparatus may used in a lighting system (e.g., a backlight for a display).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: UNIPIXEL DISPLAYS, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel K. Van Ostrand, Ying Zhou, Martin A. Kykta
  • 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
  • Patent number: 8931926
    Abstract: A reflector luminaire with a light-emitting means and a reflector, which reflects light from the light-emitting means which is incident on said reflector in a predetermined emission direction and which has a rim (2) which points towards the emission direction makes it possible to perform particular lighting tasks, for example the uniform illumination of a rectangular illumination area by virtue of the fact that the reflector comprises a plurality of differently designed segments (7), which are calculated individually with respect to the light-emitting means for defined illumination of a predetermined area, and by the fact that the segments (7) are joined to one another by transition sections (8), by means of which the predetermined reflecting total surface area of the segments (7) is reduced by less than ΒΌ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Auer Lighting GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Becker, Harry Wagener, Marc C. Hubner
  • Patent number: 8931938
    Abstract: A headlamp assembly comprising a housing forming an internal chamber and forming an opening to one side, at least a first light source having a first illumination axis, the first light source mounted in a central portion of the internal chamber substantially at a first depth, at least a second light source having a second illumination axis, the second light source mounted in a circumferential portion of the chamber substantially at a second depth wherein the first depth is greater than the second depth, a first aspherical lens formed about a first optic axis, the first aspherical lens mounted within the opening with the first optic axis aligned with the first illumination axis and a second aspherical lens formed about a second optic axis, the second aspherical lens mounted within the opening with the second optic axis aligned with the second illumination axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: J.W. Speaker, Corporation
    Inventor: Bradley William Kay
  • Publication number: 20150009678
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and techniques for directing light into one or more light beams which converge into an aggregate beam. In certain example embodiments, the present disclosure provides a reflector having one or more reflective curved surfaces for reflecting and focusing light from one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) into one or more light beams, which make up an aggregate light beam. In certain example embodiments, the reflective curved surfaces are paraboloid surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventor: Vivian L. Hunter
  • Publication number: 20150009665
    Abstract: An infinity mirror with enhanced optical effects that are created by providing auxiliary light-reflecting elements within the mirror chamber of an infinity mirror and selectively illuminating individual ones of the light sources of an infinity mirror so as to create and change the pattern of illumination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventor: Douglas Durkee
  • Patent number: 8926159
    Abstract: A front and back reflector are arranged to form a hollow light recycling cavity having an output region, and one or more light sources (e.g. LEDs) are disposed to emit light into the cavity. In one aspect, the back reflector has a design characterized by a first and second parameter. The first design parameter is a ratio of the collective emitting area of the light sources Aemit to the area of the output region Aout, and Aemit/Aout is preferably from 0.0001 to 0.1. The second design parameter is SEP/H, where H is the depth of the recycling cavity, and SEP is an average plan view source separation associated with the light sources. Other aspects of the disclosed extended area light sources are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Timothy J. Nevitt, Timothy J. Hebrink, Michael F. Weber, Rolf W. Biernath, David G. Freier, John A. Wheatley, Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Charles D. Hoyle, Kristopher J. Derks
  • Publication number: 20150002778
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device which includes a liquid crystal display configured to display an image, a plurality of backlights which are disposed in a rear area of the liquid crystal display and comprise a plurality of point light sources, a bottom chassis on which the backlights are disposed, and a plurality of reflective devices which are mounted on the bottom chassis and reflect light, which is emitted from a plurality of light sources disposed at corners of the bottom chassis and diffused in a sideward direction, toward the corners of the bottom chassis so as to secure a sufficient amount of light at the corners of the bottom chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nae Won JANG, Young Man AHN, Dae Hee LEE, Byoung Jin CHO, Hyeong Sik CHOI
  • Patent number: 8915622
    Abstract: A light module includes a light emitting diode (LED) array and a double-reflective assembly coupled to the LED array. The double-reflective assembly includes a lower member having a frame. The frame has an opening corresponding to the LED array. The frame and LED array are located in the same plane. The light module further includes a left bottom reflector and a right bottom reflector. The light module further includes an upper member which includes a left top reflector; and a right top reflector, wherein the left top reflector is attached to the left bottom reflector, and right top reflector is attached to the right bottom reflector, each forming an arbitrary left and right double-reflective assembly. A shape geometry and profile of each double-reflective assembly provides a pre-calculated combined non-circular asymmetrical intensity distribution pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Bridgelux, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Rizkin, Robert Tudhope, Vahid Moshtagh, Hannu Tapani Hukkanen, Tomi Mikael Kuntze
  • Patent number: 8905578
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide apparatuses and systems for providing illumination for projectors. One or more beam combiners are used to combine multiple light beams to provide a combined light beam toward to a pupil of an imaging device in a projector. Solid state light sources, such as diode lasers and light-emitting diodes (LEDs), may be used as light sources at relatively low cost and low power, and with long lifetime. In one embodiment, an optical beam combiner comprises a first reflective surface, a second reflective surface, and a transparent region disposed between the first reflector surface and the second reflective surface. In another embodiment, an optical device comprising an array of optical beam combiners is provided. In a further embodiment, light sources comprising a plurality of light-emitting devices mounted on curved surfaces are utilized in conjunction with an optical beam combiner to provide illumination for a projector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Projectdesign AG
    Inventors: Oyvind Svensen, Kjell Einar Olsen, Sverre Lefsaker, Tobby Simonsen, Ronny Bjornsen
  • Publication number: 20140355271
    Abstract: A light guide includes a light input surface which has two first edges, an output surface parallel to and larger than the input surface, and two connecting surfaces, each of which interconnects the light input surface and said light input surface and has an inclined segment. Relationships of ?<?T and L>(AD)/(tan ?T) are satisfied, where ? is an included angle defined between extensions of the inclined segments of the connecting surfaces, ?T is a critical angle for total internal reflection associated with the light guide, (L) is a distance between the light input and output surfaces, and (AD) is a distance between a location of incidence of a light beam on the light input surface and one of the first edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Hsuan CHEN, Yung-Hui TAI, Chun-Yi WU
  • Publication number: 20140340909
    Abstract: A light deflecting device includes a micro-mirror array and a transparent cover member arranged in front of a micro-mirror array reflective surface. Each of a plurality of mirror elements of the micro-mirror array is selectively switched between a first reflecting position in which the mirror element reflects light such that the reflected light is effectively used as part of a predetermined light distribution pattern, and a second reflecting position in which the mirror element reflects light such that the reflected light is not effectively used. The cover member is configured such that a second angle formed between a mirror element reflective surface when the mirror element is in the second reflecting position and a cover member surface is smaller than a first angle formed between the mirror element reflective surface when the mirror element is in the first reflecting position and the cover member surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takayuki YAGI
  • Patent number: 8888322
    Abstract: A reflector for light radiation sources, the reflector taking the form, for example, of a cup centered around a main axis with a bottom opening for a source of light radiation, the reflector including a cup-shaped base portion extending from the bottom opening to an outer rim, and an annular portion surrounding the outer rim. The annular portion may be telescopically coupled to the base portion and may be moveable with respect to the base portion along the main axis in order to vary the length over which the annular portion extends along the main axis with respect to the outer rim of the base portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Alberto Alfier, Simone Capeleto, Dina Pasqualini
  • Publication number: 20140328067
    Abstract: A light guide element for controlling light shape includes a light-incident surface, a light-emitting surface, a first reflecting surface, and a second reflecting surface. The light-incident surface includes a first outer peripheral edge and a first inner peripheral edge. The light-emitting surface includes a second outer peripheral edge and a second inner peripheral edge. The first reflecting surface is constructed by a first profile curve, and connects the first and the second outer peripheral edge. The first profile curve is a connecting line of two points respectively on the first outer peripheral edge and the second outer peripheral edge. The second reflecting surface is constructed by a second profile curve, and connects the first and the second inner peripheral edge. The second profile curve is a connecting line of two points respectively on the first inner peripheral edge and the second inner peripheral edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Shin-Hua CHU, Hui-Ching HSUEH, Wei-Chen LIN
  • Patent number: 8876337
    Abstract: In an example embodiment, a light fixture is provided that includes an enclosure with an aperture plane and two or more linear light emitting diode (LED) arrays configured to mount within the enclosure on LED array mounting features that are oriented at an angle between about 80 degrees and about 135 degrees relative to a back surface plane of the enclosure. The light fixture may further include a lens with an axis of symmetry defining two opposing lens halves that define substantially planar outer portions and curved inner portions. The two lens halves may be configured to intersect or join in proximity to the axis of symmetry that is disposed parallel, and above or in proximity to the two or more linear LED arrays. The outer edges of the substantially planar outer lens portions are disposed in proximity to opposing edges of the aperture plane of the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Southpac Trust International, Inc.
    Inventor: Leslie David Howe
  • Patent number: 8858036
    Abstract: An illustrative light fixture providing a desired spot light pattern diameter at a given distance includes a planar light emitter providing a light source and forming a first plane, and concentric conical frustum reflectors, the first reflector having a proximate end coplanar with the first plane and the second reflector having a proximate end distal of the first plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: RAB Lighting Inc.
    Inventors: Vincenzo Guercio, Jiang Hu, Dan Wang-Munson
  • Patent number: 8840278
    Abstract: A specular reflector and LED lamps using embodiments of the reflector are disclosed. Embodiments of the invention provide a reflector for solid state lamps. The reflector can be a specular reflector. The reflector includes a rigid, polymeric substrate and sputtered metal applied to the substrate. In some embodiments, the metal is silver. In some embodiments, the metal is applied without an intervening base coat. In some embodiments, the substrate is made from or includes an aromatic polyester such as polyarylate. The reflector can include a discontinuous or irregular surface yet still exhibit very high overall reflectivity and efficiency because the metal can be applied without an intervening base coat. In some embodiments, the reflector is used in lamps having a retroreflective optical design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Kenneth Pickard
  • Patent number: 8840262
    Abstract: An LED includes a base, an LED chip, a first electrode, a second electrode, an encapsulating layer, and a reflective layer. The base forms a concave recessed from a top face thereof and a recess above the concave. The reflective layer is attached on the concave. The LED chip is received in the recess and located over the reflective layer. The LED chip has a light output face facing towards the reflective layer. The encapsulating layer is filled in the recess to cover the reflective layer and encapsulate the LED chip. The reflective layer includes a first reflective layer and a second reflective layer. The first reflective layer is located at a center of the concave. The second reflective layer surrounds and connects the first reflective layer. The first reflective layer has a curvature smaller than that of the second reflective layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Advanced Optoelectronic Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Chao-Hsiung Chang, Hou-Te Lin
  • Publication number: 20140268750
    Abstract: The present invention relates to different embodiments of lighting fixtures, such as high bay lighting fixtures, comprising one or more improved features. Some of these features include the direct mounting of emitters on a heat sink and/or the use of a template-like board for providing an electrical connection between emitters. These features can improve heat dissipation from the emitters and simplify fabrication. In other embodiments, expensive lens optics of prior art SSL fixtures can be replaced with a flat lens and reflector in order to produce a fixture having a satisfactory spacing criterion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: CREE, INC.
    Inventors: Nelson Man Hoi Lui, Felix Chi Hoi Mung, Guass Ho Ching So, Alan Hoi Leung Ng
  • Publication number: 20140268796
    Abstract: A directional lamp assembly includes a light source, a reflector having a first portion and a second portion and operative to direct light emitted from the light source to a target area, a heat sink circumscribing the reflector and operative to dissipate heat produced by the light source and a light diffusing lens disposed over the light source and operative to transmit light to the target area. The second portion of the reflector is disposed radially outboard of the first portion and is integrally formed in combination with the heat sink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Lee Yoder, Lei Deng, David Christopher Anderson, Dengke Cai
  • Publication number: 20140268797
    Abstract: A light engine that allows for customization and easy adjustability of various properties of the distributed light. The light engine includes an optic holder having threads that engage with threads of a mounting ring to allow a lower reflector and/or a diffuser lens to be replaced without removing the entire light engine from the installation. The light engine also includes an upper reflector that interfaces with the optic holder so that the upper reflector also can be easily replaced without removing the entire light engine from the installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Algimantas J. Gabrius, Douglas Dewayne Grove, Joseph J. Onda, Carl Jason Schoeneberg, Paul Gregory Thompson
  • Patent number: 8833956
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a light source, a chassis housing the light source, and a reflection sheet provided in the chassis. The reflection sheet includes a bottom portion and a sloped portion. The bottom portion extends along a surface of the bottom plate and the sloped portion extends from a peripheral edge of the bottom portion. The sheet sloped portion is inclined with respect to the sheet bottom portion toward a light exit side of the lighting device. The reflection sheet includes a border portion and an adjacent portion. The border portion includes a borderline between the bottom portion and the sloped portion and an area along the borderline, and the adjacent portion is provided close to the border portion and on a side far away from the borderline. Light reflectance is higher in the border portion than in the adjacent portion on the surface of the reflection sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shinji Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20140247592
    Abstract: A light guide (201) including a transparent element is presented. The transparent element includes an optical diverter section (204) including one or more reflective surfaces (205) forming walls of a notch (206) extending into the diverter section, where the reflective surfaces provide total reflections for directing light into directions lateral with respect to an arrival direction of the light. The transparent element includes an optical channel section (208) for receiving the light from a light source and for directing the light to the optical diverter section. The optical channel section includes a side surface (209) shaped to provide total reflections for directing light to the optical diverter section. The optical channel section makes it possible to place the light source a distance apart from the optical diverter section and also to prevent or at least to reduce direct propagation of light from the light source to the lateral directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: LEDIL OY
    Inventors: Hannu HUKKANEN, Pasi VALLEVUORI
  • Patent number: 8820981
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating light may be comprised of a light source with a lens interposed in a light path from the light source. The lens may be comprised of two or more sections wherein at least one section may be comprised of smart glass. Electrical circuitry may be configured to control a transparency state of the smart glass lens sections. Another embodiment may have two reflectors wherein one of the reflectors may be interposed between the light source and the other reflector and may be comprised of smart glass with a transparent state and a reflective state so that two different reflection patterns may be created. A method for illumination wherein at least one area's illumination is controlled by a section of smart glass is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Greenwave Reality PTE Ltd
    Inventor: Karl Jonsson
  • Publication number: 20140241007
    Abstract: A reflector, a light source module, and a display device are disclosed. The reflector includes a substrate and slant reflecting surfaces disposed on the substrate and arranged from a first side to an opposite second side of the reflector. Each slant reflecting surface has an arc-shaped orthogonal projection on the substrate and is not parallel to the substrate. The light source module includes a light guide plate, a light emitting device, and the reflector, and the display device further includes a display panel. The light guide plate has a first surface, at least one opposite second surface, and a light incident surface connecting therebetween. The reflector is disposed at one side of the second surface. The slant reflecting surfaces are parallel to the second surface but not parallel to the first surface. The reflector offers improved luminous efficiency, and the light source module and the display device offer improved brightness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: YOUNG LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Chia-Hua Chen, Jhong-Hao Wu, Chin-Ku Liu, Cheng-Hsi Hsieh
  • Patent number: 8801235
    Abstract: A lighting assembly for illuminating an area is disclosed. The assembly includes a housing and at least one light socket disposed within the housing. The light socket is configured to receive at least one light source to emit light therefrom. The assembly also includes a reflective body disposed about the at least one light socket for uniformly disbursing the light, emitted from the light source, out of the lighting assembly. The reflective body includes an array of first reflectors and an array of second reflectors, each disposed about a central axis. Adjacent first reflectors are in an obtuse angular relationship with one another. Each of the second reflectors include a left face and a right face. A reflex angle is formed between the left and right faces of the second reflectors. Each of the adjacent second reflectors are in an obtuse angular relationship with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Best Lights
    Inventor: Gary D. Yurich
  • Patent number: 8794801
    Abstract: One embodiment relates to an oblique illuminator. The oblique illuminator includes a light source emitting a light beam, a first reflective surface, and a second reflective surface. The first reflective surface has a convex cylindrical shape with a projected parabolic profile along the non-powered direction which is configured to reflect the light beam from the light source and which defines a focal line. The second reflective surface has a concave cylindrical shape with a projected elliptical profile which is configured to reflect the light beam from the first reflective surface and which defines first and second focal lines. The focal line of the first reflective surface is coincident with the first focal line of the second reflective surface. The first and second focal lines of the second reflective surface may be a same line in which case the elliptical curvature is a projected spherical profile. Other embodiments, aspects and features are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: KLA-Tencor Corporation
    Inventors: Shiyu Zhang, Charles N. Wang, Yevgeniy Churin, Yong-Mo Moon, Hyoseok Daniel Yang, Mark S. Wang
  • Patent number: 8794790
    Abstract: A lighting element for which it is possible to assemble various lighting arrangements includes at least one light source, a reflecting surface and elements for supplying power to the light source, which is kept substantially above the reflecting surface supported by a support element, whereby light emitted everywhere by the light source can be effectively utilized. The reflecting surface directs the light substantially in the lighting direction of the lighting element past the light source. Around the light source, there is a collar structure manufactured of light-reflecting material which controls the light substantially in the lighting direction. Covers and a stand of the lighting elements are designed such that it is possible to join the lighting elements together to form a lighting arrangement. In the reflecting surface, there can be a protrusion which reflects light fallen on it past the light source in the lighting direction. The light sources obtain their power via the support elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Naplit Show Oy
    Inventor: Keijo Hurtig
  • Patent number: 8783924
    Abstract: A wide angle illumination assembly for mounting on a vehicle has a reflector with a multifaceted reflective surface of that defines a convex arcuate configuration in a predetermined plane and an plurality of LEDs positioned with respect to the multifaceted reflective surface to emit light onto the multifaceted reflective surface. The multifaceted reflective surface is configured and the LEDs are so positioned with respect to the multifaceted reflective surface so that the light emitted from the reflector has a luminous intensity of at least 50% of the maximum intensity of the light in a narrow band through an arc of at least 90Β° of the reflector in the predetermined plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Soundoff Signal, Inc.
    Inventor: Marc Zuiderveen
  • 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: 8757848
    Abstract: A double reflecting structure may include a first reflecting portion reflecting light that may be emitted from a light source, and a second reflecting portion formed on one side of the first reflecting portion to reflect again the light that may be reflected by the first reflecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignees: Kia Motors Corporation, SL Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Ho Na, Seong Je Kang
  • Publication number: 20140169002
    Abstract: A lamp reflector having a reflector body enclosing an inner space, whose peripheral wall forms a lateral surface of a geometrical body with a longitudinal axis. The reflector body has a light exit opening and a base section opposite thereto. The peripheral wall is formed by a wall section forming the base section, and, extending therefrom in the direction of the light exit opening, by circumferential adjacent segments that are separated by slots. The segments are secured to the perimeter of the reflector body via a holding ring that encloses it. On their free ends, the segments have outward angled flange sections that jointly form a circumferential flange rim. In its mounting position, the holding ring is adjacent to the flange rim and is at least force-fitted to the flange rim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Jordan Reflektoren GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas MΓΆcking, Ioannis Laftsidis, Kai Elfmann
  • Publication number: 20140160769
    Abstract: A light reflector for an imitation fireplace includes a shaft and a light-reflecting strip. The light-reflecting strip has two sets of light-reflecting pieces at two sides thereof. The light-reflecting strip is spirally wounded on the shaft. Two ends of the light-reflecting strip are tightly fixed to the shaft. Each set of the light-reflecting pieces includes large light-reflecting pieces and small light-reflecting pieces. The large light-reflecting pieces and the small light-reflecting pieces are interlaced each other. The light-reflecting strip and the light-reflecting pieces are made of a plate which is formed in one stamping operation. The light-reflecting strip of the present invention can be replaced conveniently and the cost is low. It is convenient to manufacture the present invention. The blaze effect of the present invention is changeful and almost real.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: QUANZHOU SHUNTONG CRAFTS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhijian JIANG
  • Publication number: 20140151579
    Abstract: A light reflecting device comprises: two juxtaposed elongate sidewalls having inwardly curved inner surfaces facing each other; two opposite side panels, the sidewalls interposed and connected between the side panels, the side panel has flat inner surfaces facing each other and being perpendicular to a lengthwise direction of the sidewalls; and an elongate bottom wall interconnected between the sidewalls and the side panels, the bottom wall has an elongated outwardly curved inner surface interconnected between the inwardly curved inner surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Li-Ying WANG HE
  • Patent number: 8740429
    Abstract: A vehicular lamp can include a guiding lens having a polygonal outline. The guiding lens can include divided portions around the optical axis with an equal center angle. The divided portions can each have an incidence face, a reflection face that can reflect to an optical axis direction light emitted from a light source and having passed through the incidence face, and a light-exiting face that can allow the light from the reflection face to pass therethrough to be projected in an illumination direction of the vehicular lamp. Each divided portion can have an outer-diameter end of the light-exiting face or reflection face at a position farthest from the optical axis within a plane including the maximum radius portion of the divided portion and the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidetaka Okada, Takuya Matsumaru
  • Patent number: 8740424
    Abstract: A light for an aircraft comprises a holder for carrying a plurality of light emitting diodes arranged along a curvilinear line and a first optical unit comprising an elliptic reflective partial surface defining a plurality of focal points forming a first curvilinear focal line extending along the light emitting sites of the light emitting diodes, and a plurality of second focal points. The light further includes a second optical unit comprising a single further focal point or a plurality of further focal points forming a further curvilinear focal line. The plurality of the second focal points of the first optical unit coincide and are identical to the single further focal point of the second optical unit or are located along the further curvilinear focal line of the second optical unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Andre Hessling, Enrico Beier
  • Patent number: 8727598
    Abstract: In a direct type backlight device of a liquid crystal display device, a light guide plate is used obtain a uniform in-plane distribution of light emission intensity. A reflective sheet (62) having an opening portion is laminated on a front surface of an LED substrate (60), and an LED element (74) is accommodated inside the opening portion. A light guide plate (64) is stacked on the reflective sheet (62). On a front surface of the light guide plate (64), a white reflective film (90) is formed in a non-total reflection region, which is positioned to oppose the LED element (74) and in which an incident angle of light emitted from the LED element (74) to the front surface is smaller than a critical angle. On a rear surface of the light guide plate (64), a pattern made of a white reflective film (92) is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshinori Ohshima
  • Patent number: 8721131
    Abstract: A lighting unit comprises a slender substrate; a plurality of semiconductor light sources arranged in a row in the lengthwise direction on the substrate; and a light reflector disposed along one long side of the substrate, the light reflector has a multi-reflector in which a plurality of small pieces are combined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroshi Miyairi
  • Publication number: 20140126224
    Abstract: An optical emitter enabling conversion of light from a light source. The optical emitter includes a first conic reflector defining an aperture for receiving the light source, a second conic reflector opposite the first conic reflector for collimating light emitted by the light source, and a volumetric light conversion element between at least a portion of the first reflector and at least a portion of the second reflector. The optical emitter can also include a convex mirror adjacent the vertex of the second conic reflector, and an elliptical element adjacent the first conic reflector. The light conversion element can include phosphor dispersed in a resin to convert light from a first wavelength to light of a second, longer, wavelength, wherein converted light is emitted from the light conversion element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: LumenFlow Corp.
    Inventors: Harold W. Brunt, JR., Paul L. Bourget
  • Patent number: 8708533
    Abstract: A bicycle lighting fixture includes a housing defining therein an accommodation chamber, a reflector mounted in the accommodation chamber and a light source mounted in the accommodation chamber for emitting light onto the reflector. The reflector provides a curved reflecting surface facing toward the outside of the accommodation chamber and defining a plurality of reflecting surface areas at different elevations and a terrace surface connected between each two adjacent reflecting surface areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Shou Meng Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jung-Chou Tsao
  • Publication number: 20140104852
    Abstract: One embodiment of an optical system described herein comprises a source including light emitting diode chip and a homogenizer. One embodiment of the homogenizer comprises an entrance face positioned to receive light from the source, the entrance face having a first shape, a body configured to homogenize the received light and an exit face, the exit face parallel to the primary emitting face of the source. The homogenizer can emit light with a half angle that is at least 80% of the half angle of light entering the homogenizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: IlIlumitex, Inc.
    Inventors: Dung T. Duong, Nicholas Flynn Jameson
  • Publication number: 20140085867
    Abstract: The present invention provides a reflector, backlight module, and liquid crystal display device. The reflector, which includes: a first reflector element and a second reflector element. The first reflector element and the second reflector element consist of different materials; as a result, the first reflector element is more heat resistant than the second reflector element. In addition, the cost of the second reflector element is less than the cost of the first reflector element; thus, the normal function of the reflector is maintained while reducing the cost of the reflector; as a result, the cost of the backlight module and the liquid crystal display device is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Yanxue Zhang
  • Patent number: 8678624
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for illuminating display panels of electronic devices are described. An example electronic device includes a first housing defining a first visual indicator. A first post extends from a first inner surface of the first housing where the first post has a first chamber to receive at least a portion of a first light source. The first chamber provides a first optical pathway between the first light source and the first visual indicator and the first post prevents the first light source from illuminating a second visual indicator adjacent the first visual indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: Mark R. Cave, Kendall E. Shirilla
  • Patent number: 8672514
    Abstract: In one aspect, a lighting system is disclosed that includes an inner reflector extending from a proximal end to a distal end along an axis, where the proximal end is adapted to receive light from a light source and the distal end provides an exit opening (aperture) for the received light. The system can further include an outer reflector that is axially positioned relative to the inner reflector. The inner and outer reflectors are coupled for axial movement relative to one another to change the flood spread of the light exiting the lighting system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Fraen Corporation
    Inventors: John R. Householder, Carlton S. Jones
  • Patent number: 8672496
    Abstract: A mirror ball adapted to engage the socket of a ceiling mounted electric light fixture in order to be suspended and powered therefrom. A tubular stem having a proximal portion threaded in the manner of an Edision screw is provided extending downward from the fixture to a lower base. A lightweight mirrored sphere or globe having a void through its (vertical) polar axis is rotatably engaged on the stem and retained in place by the lower base which houses power systems, a controller and a motor engaged to an annular gear at the lower pole of the mirrored sphere in order to slowly rotate the globe. A power supply is used to reduce line voltage to 12 v DC to drive the motor and operate one or more LED lighting elements directed at the mirrored surface and mounted at the ends of one or more arms radiating from the lower housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Inventor: Mona O'Kane
  • Patent number: 8672519
    Abstract: A reflector with an alignment recess is provided. The reflector has a recess portion that receives the base of a light emitting diode. At least a portion of an outer periphery of the base of the light emitting diode is adjacent at least portions of the recess portion of the reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Gary Eugene Schaefer, Hristea Mihalcea