Supports Patents (Class 362/382)
  • Publication number: 20130215627
    Abstract: The electronic unit base includes a body and a first conducting layer. The body includes a supporting face, a bottom face, and a first incline. The supporting face and the bottom face are disposed on the opposite sides of the body. The first incline is disposed on one side of the body between the supporting face and the bottom face, wherein the first incline and the bottom face substantially have a first angle. The first conducting layer is disposed on the supporting face and extends toward the first incline, wherein the first conducting layer covers a portion of the supporting face and a portion of the first incline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: Lextar Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Lextar Electronics Corporation
  • Publication number: 20130215628
    Abstract: A laminate with superior thermal conductivity, heat resistance, drill workability, and fire retardancy is provided. In a prepreg obtained by impregnating a woven or nonwoven fabric base with a thermosetting resin composition, the thermosetting resin composition contains 80 to 200 parts by volume of an inorganic filler per 100 parts by volume of a thermosetting resin, the inorganic filler contains (A) gibbsite type aluminum hydroxide particles having an average particle diameter (D50) of 2 to 15 ?m and (B) magnesium oxide having an average particle diameter (D50) of 0.5 to 15 ?m, and a compounding ratio (volume ratio) of the gibbsite type aluminum hydroxide particles (A) to the magnesium oxide (B) is 1:0.3 to 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Matsuda, Kiyotaka Komori, Akiyoshi Nozue, Takayuki Suzue, Mitsuyoshi Nishino, Toshiyuki Asahi, Naoyuki Tani, Yoshito Kitagawa
  • Publication number: 20130215614
    Abstract: The present invention relates to devices, systems and methods comprising light emitting diodes. Some embodiments include a module comprising a light emitting diode, an electrical circuit, and a connector. In various embodiments a module provides an extensible conductive circuit containing light emitting diodes and/or other electric circuitry. Some embodiments comprise a method for constructing a luminary from modules comprising a light emitting diode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: RELIANCE LABORATORIES, LLC
    Inventor: Jascha Gulden
  • Publication number: 20130215613
    Abstract: The present disclosure involves a lighting apparatus. The lighting apparatus includes a thermally-conductive substrate. The thermally-conductive substrate may include a substrate. The lighting apparatus also includes a printed circuit board (PCB). The PCB is located besides the thermally-conductive substrate. The PCB and the thermally-conductive substrate have different material compositions. The lighting apparatus also includes a photonic device located over the thermally-conductive substrate. The photonic device may include a light-emitting diode (LED) die. The photonic device is thermally coupled to the thermally-conductive substrate. The photonic device is electrically coupled to the printed circuit board. The lighting apparatus also includes a thermal dissipation structure. The thermal dissipation structure is thermally coupled to the thermally-conductive substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: TSMC Solid State Lighting Ltd.
    Inventor: Yi-Tsuo Wu
  • Publication number: 20130215121
    Abstract: Heat spreading substrate. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus includes a thermally conductive, electrically insulating regular solid, a first electrically conductive coating mechanically coupled to a first edge of the regular solid and a second electrically conductive coating mechanically coupled to a second edge of the regular solid. The first and the second electrically conductive coatings are electrically isolated from one another and the faces of the first electrically conductive coating, the second electrically conductive coating and the regular solid are substantially co-planar. The primary and secondary surfaces of the regular solid may be free of electrically conductive materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: INVENSAS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gabriel Z. Guevara, Ilyas Mohammed, Liang Wang
  • Publication number: 20130215617
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus is provided that includes a lighting harness having a harness power cord. Disposed internal to the harness power cord are pairs of electrical leads for providing electrical power to LED's. The harness power cord is plugged into a switch. There is also a power source cord having a first power cord source end that is plugged into the switch and the power source cord has a second power cord source end that is connected to a transformer. The transformer is capable of being plugged into a wall receptacle. The lighting harness is disposed internal to the skull of an animal such that the LED's are capable of illuminating the skull when supplied with electric power via the lighting harness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: Old Goat Outdoors LLC
    Inventor: Michael E. Carroll
  • Publication number: 20130205565
    Abstract: A paper clip assembly, that includes a wire frame that is formed into a loop and a jaw that protrudes outwardly from the loop. Also, a plate insert is shaped to fit into said loop, and in one embodiment is fit into the loop, to form a paper clip having a plate that can bear a message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Inventor: Arsenio P. Santos
  • Publication number: 20130208476
    Abstract: A DIN rail with at least one bottom wall (2) and two side walls (3a, 3b) emerging from the bottom wall (2) on opposite sides, wherein the DIN rail (1) is designed to accommodate, in a form-fitting and/or force-fitting manner, at least one light-emitting module (7) in an accommodating area (4) delimited by the bottom wall (2) and the side walls (3a, 3b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: Osram AG
    Inventors: Philipp Erhard, Eckhard Frank, Helmut Neuhauser
  • Publication number: 20130208483
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a socket ring including a support portion and a first side wall, a light source module, and a bottom holder including a fixing portion and a second side wall. The support portion has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first side wall is perpendicular to the second surface. A first thread and at least one heat dissipating fin are formed on the first side wall. The first thread and the heat dissipating fin are respectively located on an inner surface and an outer surface of the first side wall. The second side wall stands erect on the fixing portion, and has a second thread coupled to the first thread.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: EDISON OPTO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Edison Opto Corporation
  • Patent number: 8506142
    Abstract: A resettable break-away joint for a pole assembly includes a lower end of an upper pole member and an upper end of a lower pole member. A biasing mechanism urges the lower end of the upper pole member toward engagement with the upper end of the lower pole member to urge the upper pole member toward an upright position until the upper pole member is moved to a collapsed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: David J. Macke
  • Patent number: 8508116
    Abstract: A lighting device in which a solid state light emitter in a first multi-chip light emitter is spatially offset relative to a solid state light emitter in a second multi-chip light emitter. A lighting device comprising first, second and third multi-chip light emitters, in which any solid state light emitter in the second multi-chip light emitter that is spatially offset relative to a first solid state light emitter on the first multi-chip light emitter by less than 10 degrees emits light of a hue that differs from the hue of light emitted by the first solid state light emitter by more than seven MacAdam ellipses. A solid state light emitter support member comprising a center region and at least first, second and third protrusions extending from the center region. A lighting device comprising at least a first housing member, and means for emitting substantially uniform light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald H. Negley, Mark Edmond, Paul Kenneth Pickard
  • Publication number: 20130201707
    Abstract: In a circuit module, a supporting member has both an element mounting surface on which a package can be mounted and a circuit mounting surface on which a lighting control circuit that controls lighting of a semiconductor light emitting element can be mounted. The lighting control circuit is mounted on the circuit mounting surface. The circuit mounting surface is formed so as to be orthogonalized or inclined with respect to the element mounting surface. Thereby, the length in the longitudinal direction of the circuit module can be made smaller in comparison with that of a circuit module in which a circuit mounting surface and an element mounting surface are formed on the same plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya SUZUKI, Akihiro MATSUMOTO, Tomoyuki NAKAGAWA, Naoki SONE
  • Publication number: 20130200405
    Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor component includes a substrate that has an upper side and an under side lying opposite the upper side. The substrate is formed with an electrically conductive mounting region, an electrically conductive connection region and an electrically isolating oxidation region. An optoelectronic part is arranged on the upper side of the substrate in the region of the mounting region. The oxidation region electrically isolates the mounting region from the connection region. The oxidation region extends, without interruption, from the upper side of the substrate to the underside of the substrate. The mounting region and the connection region are formed with aluminum and the oxidation region is formed with an oxide of the aluminum. The mounting region, the oxidation region and the connection region being are designed contiguously to form an entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Zitzlsperger, Johann Ramchen
  • Publication number: 20130201699
    Abstract: A lighting circuit substrate is arranged in a cap so that one surface of a lighting circuit substrate and a flat portion of a cap projection are arranged so as to face each other. Also, lighting circuit components are mounted on the one surface of the lighting circuit substrate, and the lighting circuit components are arranged within the cap projection. Arrangement is such that a clearance between the lighting circuit substrate and the flat portion of the cap projection becomes larger than the height of a component whose projecting dimension from the lighting circuit substrate is the largest from among the lighting circuit components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Go KATO, Tomokazu USAMI, Kenji NEZU, Junichi KIMIYA
  • Publication number: 20130201670
    Abstract: Lighting fixtures are described utilizing a plurality of light sources, or light engines, which are mounted together in a modular fashion in the light fixture opening. In some embodiments, the plurality of light sources can comprise lighting panels that together form the overall fixture light source. The present invention is particularly applicable to troffer-style lighting fixtures that can be arranged with a plurality of lighting panels arranged in the troffer opening to illuminate the space below the troffer. Embodiments of the present invention can also utilize solid state light sources for the lighting panels, with some embodiments utilizing light emitting diodes (LEDs).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventors: PAUL KENNETH PICKARD, Mark D. Edmond, Gerald Negley, Eric Tarsa
  • Publication number: 20130201700
    Abstract: A lamp comprises a light emitting module including a substrate and LEDs mounted on the substrate, a heat sink that is cylindrical and that discharges heat produced during light emission by the LEDs, a base provided at one end of the heat sink, a mounting member having a front surface whereon the light emitting module is mounted, and a circuit unit positioned partially in the heat sink, receiving power through the base and causing the light emitting element to emit light. The mounting member is in contact with the heat sink so that the heat produced during light emission is transmitted to the heat sink. The circuit unit includes a circuit board and a plurality of electronic components mounted on the circuit board. The circuit board or at least one of the electronic components is thermally connected to the mounting member through a thermally conductive member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsushi Tamura, Kenji Takahashi, Yasushige Tomiyoshi, Nobuyuki Matsui, Shinya Sakumoto, Tomonari Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20130201653
    Abstract: The current invention discloses an illumination device that may be attached to a computing device and provide a light source for a video call, video conference, or a picture capturing process. The illumination device comprises a light source, a power connector, and an attachment assembly that connects that light source to the computing device. The light source maybe a plurality of LEDs or a light panel using electroluminescent lighting. The illumination device may further comprise an external power source and a switch. The illumination device may also be integrally connected to the computing device and uses the power source of the computing device and being controlled by buttons or switches of the computing device. The illumination device may also provide additional signals for incoming calls or ongoing calls by displaying different light intensity, pattern, or color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventors: Allan Shoemake, William Winter, Juan Fernandez, Paul McGrath
  • Publication number: 20130201706
    Abstract: A circuit module includes: a lighting control circuit that controls lighting of a semiconductor light emitting element; a first heat radiating member on which the lighting control circuit is mounted; a second heat radiating member that is separated from the first heat radiating member and has a surface on which the semiconductor light emitting element is mounted; and a connecting mechanism having both a housing that connects the first heat radiating member and the second heat radiating member together and a conductive portion that transmits a signal from the lighting control circuit to the semiconductor light emitting element. The housing is formed of a material having a coefficient of thermal conductivity lower than those of the first heat radiating member and the second heat radiating member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya SUZUKI, Akihiro MATSUMOTO, Tomoyuki NAKAGAWA, Naoki SONE, Takashi INOUE
  • Publication number: 20130194814
    Abstract: A bent layered structure is disclosed having a top conductive layer and a dielectric layer. The dielectric layer is a polyimide derived from at least 70 mole percent aromatic dianhydride based upon total dianhydride content of the polyimide and at least 70 mole percent aromatic diamine based upon total diamine content of the polyimide. The bent layered structure has a radius of at least 2 mm and a bend angle of at least 45 degrees at least once along a longitudinal or at least once parallel to the longitudinal axis or both and maintains a 150 to 350 V/micron breakdown voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Deborah R. Gravely, Michael J. Green, Kurt Douglas Roberts, Richard A. Wessel
  • Publication number: 20130194804
    Abstract: A lighting module may be provided that includes a light emitting device module including at least one light emitting diode; a heat sink radiating heat generated from the light emitting device module and including at least one partition wall formed on a base; and a cover accommodating the light emitting device module disposed therein and including a connector which is formed in one side of the cover and is connected to a power supplier for driving the light emitting device module, wherein the connector comprises a depression allowing the terminal of the power supplier to be directly inserted into the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Inventors: Kwang Soo KIM, Sung Ho Hong, Young Ho Shin, Ki Man Park, Young Seok Yu
  • Publication number: 20130194815
    Abstract: Circuit boards are designed and configured for mounting light emitting devices (LEDs), such as for LED light bulb and LED light tube applications, and are capable of passing a non-isolated, mains powered, electrical strength test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: BRIDGELUX, INC.
    Inventor: Bridgelux, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130188372
    Abstract: The light-emitting diode lamp comprises a heat sink with a hollow central part, radial-longitudinal fins forming an outer circuit of the lamp, the LEDs placed so as to ensure the possibility of direct contact heat transfer to the heat sink at an annular pad, ends of the radial-longitudinal fins being connected to the annular pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Inventor: Karen Ludvigovich Petrosyan
  • Publication number: 20130188369
    Abstract: This invention relates to separately produce the complicated 3D curved structure and LED 3D curved lead frame to meet the demand of the complicated curved surface illumination of illumination device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: LONGWIDE TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventor: LongWide Technology Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130182408
    Abstract: A light emitting device package is disclosed. The light emitting device package includes a light emitting device, a body that includes first and second lead frames electrically connected to the light emitting device and has a cavity disposed on the first and second lead frames, and a resin material that fills the cavity and includes a main material having a vinyl group (—CH?CH2) and a sub-material having a plurality of silane groups (Si—H). In the resin material, the vinyl groups and the silane groups are cross-linked to each other by curing. According to an FT-IR signal, an optical density (absorbance) of silane groups (Si—H) not reacted with the vinyl groups (—CH?CH2) may be in the range of 0.0002 to 0.01 (arb. unit).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventor: Jina Kwon KWON
  • Publication number: 20130182447
    Abstract: An LED mounting seat includes a main body having a supporting surface that abuts against a light emitting portion of an LED, a connecting end that is connected to a circuit board, and a side surface that interconnects the supporting surface and the connecting end. The side surface is formed with a pair of lateral grooves. Each of the lateral grooves is defined by a groove-defining surface that has an abutting surface portion facing an opening of the corresponding one of the lateral grooves. The LED has two leads extending respectively through the lateral grooves and abutting respectively against the abutting surface portions of the groove-defining surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: QUAN MEI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventor: QUAN MEI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
  • Publication number: 20130176734
    Abstract: A light head (2) comprises a body (11) for supporting a light source module (21). The body is configured to provide a flared passage passing through the body for cooling the light head. The flared passage forms a convection chimney in which heat can accelerate up the convection chimney.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventor: Simon Fussell
  • Publication number: 20130176745
    Abstract: A lighting device, comprising a power input assembly engagement structure that comprises a keying region, an electrical connector region and a power input assembly engagement region. A power input assembly, comprising a second electrical connector region held by, a positioning element and a holding structure, the positioning element releasably engaged with the holding structure. A lamp comprising a power input assembly and a lighting device comprising an engagement structure. A method comprising engaging a second electrical connector region of a power input assembly with a first electrical connector region of a lighting device. A lighting device positioning apparatus, comprising a lighting device mounting region, a first slide member comprising a retaining structure-receiving feature and a first slot, a second slide member comprising a second slot extending in a direction differing 20 degrees from the first slot, and a connector extending through the first and second slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: Cree, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter E. LOPEZ
  • Publication number: 20130176710
    Abstract: A light emitting component board group includes first and second light emitting component boards that are rectangular in shape. The first light emitting component board has first short and long sides, and includes a first input connector provided on one of the first short sides, a first light emitting component group, a first output connector provided on another one of the first short sides. The second light emitting component board has second short and long sides, is arranged in adjacent to the first light emitting component board, and includes a second output connector provided close to one of the second short sided that is close to the one of the first short sides, a second light emitting component group, a second input connector provided close to another one of the short sides that is close to the other one of the first short sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tsukasa Fujita
  • Publication number: 20130176743
    Abstract: Disclosed is a luminaire mounting interface including an interface body configured for association with a luminaire, and an interface surface of the interface body, the interface surface including at least two association points separated by 75 mm to 142 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: SYLVAN R. SHEMITZ DESIGNS INCORPORATED
    Inventor: SYLVAN R. SHEMITZ DESIGNS INCORPORATED
  • Publication number: 20130176746
    Abstract: A component built-in module of the present invention includes: a flexible substrate that includes a first surface and a second surface on an opposite side of the first surface, the first surface including a concave part recessed in a direction from the first surface toward the second surface; a plurality of electronic components that are mounted on the first surface, mounting heights of the electronic components from the first surface to respective upper surfaces of the electronic components differing from each other; and a resin that seals the first surface. Among the plurality of electronic components, at least an electronic component having a highest mounting height is mounted in the concave part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nozomu Nishimura, Nobuhiro Mikami
  • Publication number: 20130176726
    Abstract: The present invention provides a LED heat dissipation device having axial and radial convection holes for meeting the heat dissipation requirement of a light emitting diode (LED), so the heat dissipation device is not only equipped with a function of dissipating heat to the exterior through the surface of the heat dissipation device, but also provided with the air flowing capable of assisting heat dissipation through the hot airflow in a heat dissipation member having axial and radial convection holes (101) generating a hot ascent/cold descent effect for introducing airflow from an air inlet port formed near a light projection side to pass an axial tubular flowpath (102) then be discharged from a radial air outlet hole (107) formed near a connection side (104) of the heat dissipation member having axial and radial convection holes (101).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventor: Tai-Her YANG
  • Publication number: 20130170238
    Abstract: A light source device (100), comprising: a light source (200); an input terminal (108) coupled to the light source (200) for the supply of input voltage; an output terminal (108) coupled to the light source (200) for providing an output voltage; a first bridging terminal (114) and a second bridging terminal (114); and a printed circuit board (102) coupled to the light source (200); wherein the printed circuit board (102) has at least one conductor track (402) coupled to the first bridging terminal (114) and the second bridging terminal (114) for guiding an electrical potential from the first bridging terminal (114) to the second bridging terminal (114) in a manner that bridges the light source (200).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Karsten Diekmann, Steven Rossbach
  • Publication number: 20130170233
    Abstract: A lamp device 14 includes a light-emitting portion 34 in which a semiconductor light-emitting element is used. The light-emitting portion 34 is arranged on the side of one of surfaces of the housing 16. Provided on the side of the other surface of the housing 16 is a metallic cap portion 44 and a lamp pin 46 projecting from the other surface side of the housing 16. The lighting circuit 21 is stored in the housing 16. Then, the lamp device 14 includes lamp pin mounting portions 73 where the lamp pins are to be mounted and the insulating member 47 having an insulating portion 75 interposed between the inner surface of the cap portion 44 and the lighting circuit 21.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Nezu, Shigeru Osawa, Yuichiro Takahara, Takeshi Osada, Toshifumi Masuda, Hiromichi Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20130168723
    Abstract: The present invention provides a molded package for a light emitting device including a molded resin and first and second leads, the exposed surface of the first lead having a first and second edge portions opposed to each other so as to put a mounting area therebetween in a first direction, the first and second edge portions respectively having one first cutout and second cutouts, the mounting area having a size not less than a distance between the first and the second cutouts and less than a distance between the first the second edge portions in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: Nichia Corporation
    Inventor: Nichia Corporation
  • Publication number: 20130163261
    Abstract: An illumination device comprises a support plate 22 having a front surface 22a and a back surface 22b facing each other in a plate thickness direction and an opening 22d passing through in the plate thickness direction; a light source module 23 placed on the front surface of the support plate; a drive circuit portion 33 for driving the light source module; and a connector 27 connecting the drive circuit portion to the light source module. The connector is inserted through the opening of the support plate and brought into contact with the back surface of the support plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Kenichi Shimoji, Takaaki Kudo
  • Publication number: 20130163247
    Abstract: A lamp includes a lighting module and a lamp base. The lamp base includes a base unit. The base unit includes a first base element and a second base element. The first base element includes a plurality of first channels. The second base element includes a plurality of second channels that are in fluid communication with the second channels, respectively. The thermal conductivity of the second base element is lower than that of the first base element. The lighting module is disposed on the first base element. During operation of the lighting module, an airflow between the first channels and the second channels is accelerated for improving heat-dissipating efficiency due to a pressure difference caused by temperature difference between the first and second base elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicants: LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORP., SILITEK ELECTRONIC (GUANGZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: TSUNG-CHI LEE
  • Publication number: 20130155701
    Abstract: A luminaire 1 of an embodiment has a radiator 3 which comes into surface-contact with a cap abutment surface 6C of a lamp unit 6 and conducts and radiates heat generated by the lamp unit 6, and a terminal board 7 which is attached to the upper side of the radiator 3 on the lateral outside of the cap abutment surface 6C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Osawa, Takeshi Osada
  • Publication number: 20130155697
    Abstract: An LED cooling system includes a plate, the plate includes a plurality of slots for positioning a plurality of LEDs and at least one gap for substantially isolating each of the plurality of LED slots from one another such that heat from each of the plurality of LEDs has at least one non-interfering path towards an edge of the plate, thereby heating of one LED is substantially uninfluenced by heating of other LEDs in the plurality of LEDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: WISE INNOVATIONS TECHNOLOGIES SARL
    Inventor: Flemming Dahlin
  • Publication number: 20130155700
    Abstract: A flashlight switching structure is provided. To turn on or off a flashlight, an annular element mounted around a neck of the flashlight is manually rotated, thereby driving a magnet connected to the annular element to a position where a reed switch connected to a positioning element in the flashlight is subjected to magnetic attraction of the magnet. Once the annular element is released, the restoring force of a resilient element pushes the magnet back in place. Hence, by rotating and releasing the annular element, the flashlight can be switched between predetermined lighting modes, such as a strong light, weak light, flashing, and turned off mode. When a protruding block connected to the outer periphery of the annular element is pushed downward and partially into a corresponding recess on the flashlight, the annular element is prevented from rotation, and the flashlight from being inadvertently triggered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventor: Hsueh-Chu Yeh
  • Publication number: 20130155647
    Abstract: A lighting unit emits light with an intensity in the wavelength from 430 to 510 nm that is maximum at 460 nm and minimum in the range from 490 to 500 nm, an intensity in the wavelength from 510 to 600 nm that is maximum in the range from 530 to 545 nm and minimum in the range from 570 to 580 nm, and an intensity in the wavelength of 600 nm or greater that is maximum in the range from 620 to 640. The lighting unit illuminates meat with light having a feeling of contrast index (FCI) of 135 to 145 and the illuminated meat has a metric hue angle from 54 to 56 and a color shift Duv from 0 to 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Panasonic Corporation
  • Publication number: 20130155672
    Abstract: A track head unit includes a lighting device, a first sensor, a second sensor, one or more motors, and a controller. The first sensor is configured to receive transmissions from a portable remote control device. The second sensor is configured to receive transmissions associated with a target object. The one or more motors are mechanically coupled to the lighting device and is configured to position the lighting device along a first direction and a second direction. The controller is coupled to the lighting device, the first sensor, the second sensor, and the one or more motors. The controller is configured to receive a control signal from the remote control device via the first sensor, responsively transmit a locator signal to a locator that is disposed at a target object, receive a response signal via the second sensor from the remote object in response to the transmitting, and based upon the response signal, actuate the motors to aim the lighting device at the target object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL LED, INC.
    Inventors: Vung Van Vo, Mark R. Lesher, Steven A. Moya, Michelle Kun Huang
  • Publication number: 20130155702
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus is disclosed. The lighting apparatus includes an emitter having a plasma bulb and a driver which provides an RF signal to the emitter to drive the plasma bulb. The lighting apparatus may be used for various applications including illuminating plants and organisms in an aquatic environment, growing plants, facility lighting, and other applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: STRAY LIGHT OPTICAL TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Gerald W. Rea, Robert A. Drake
  • Patent number: 8465174
    Abstract: A light box defined with a peripheral portion and a display portion is provided. The peripheral portion has four margins, and the opposing margins being defined with equal widths. The display portion is surrounded by the peripheral portion and is rectangular. The light box comprises at least two sets of electrode pads and an outer frame. The at least two sets of the electrode pads are disposed on at least two of the margins, respectively, and each set of the electrode pads comprises a connector electrode pad, disposed at the corresponding margin. With the arrangement of the at least two sets of the electrode pads, the light box can be panelized with one or more lighting panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Luxingtek, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Chiun Ing, Wei-Hsin Hou
  • Publication number: 20130148365
    Abstract: The invention comprises a flashlight holder affixed to the top of a bottle or bottle cap and that allows the flashlight to pivot about various directions and angles, all without the use of hands, thereby creating a fixed light source for use in camping or doing work in a garage or dark area where no fixed light source may be available. The invention comprises a cylinder base that fits on top of a bottle top or bottle cap, and that is fastened to a ball plate with a ball affixed to the ball plate. Two half cylinder bodies, each comprising a half ball enclosure on one end and a half opening on another end, are clamped together using clamping means. When clamped together the half ball enclosures create one ball enclosure into which the ball is inserted, and the half openings create one opening into which a flashlight is inserted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventor: David Wilson
  • Publication number: 20130141917
    Abstract: The present invention provides an LED light device, including: a heat sink having a layered structure formed by a plurality of tubes; and a sub-mount positioned on the heat sink and mounted with an LED emitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventors: Tzy-Ying Lin, Wei-Ping Lin, I-Liang Huang, Jin-Lung Yang, Chung-Yu Yang, Tzu-Han Lin
  • Publication number: 20130141939
    Abstract: A light bar assembly and a backlight module are disclosed. The light bar assembly comprise a light source, a circuit board and a connector. The circuit board comprises a first supporting portion and a bending portion which is bent from the first supporting portion, and the light source is disposed on the first supporting portion. The connector is electrically connected to the light source, and the connector is disposed on the bending portion. Accordingly, by providing the bending portion on the circuit board and disposing the connector on the bending portion in the light bar assembly and the backlight module of the present disclosure, it is unnecessary to cut a portion of the light guide plate corresponding to the connector during the assembling process. Thereby, both the risk of light leakage from the backlight module and the product cost are reduced, and reliability of the backlight module is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuang Lu, Yan-Xue Zhang
  • Patent number: 8454208
    Abstract: The current inventive technology relates to methods and apparatus for a providing an energy efficient and durable landscape lamp. The lamp can retract when not in use to prevent damage. The high efficiency retractable landscape lamp of this invention may be powered by conventional distributed low voltage or by a solar photovoltaic (PV) source. In some embodiments the lamp may be powered by low voltage, it may be individually interchangeable with a conventional low voltage landscape lamp or may be installed in a low voltage lighting complete system. This lamp may house the electrical components and gearmotor in an upper dry compartment making it reliable in outdoor installations, even in wet environments. This invention can also relate to operation without the need for unreliable limit switches for the raising and lowering of the lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Catapult Engineering, LLC
    Inventor: Robert M. Porter
  • Patent number: 8454207
    Abstract: A fluorescent lamp fixture apparatus (100) and wiring method (200) are described in which a ballast (B) is located near the fixture center (110c) and high frequency high potential wires (HFW1-HFW4) extending from the ballast are directly connected to inner lampholders (LH1a, LH2a, LH3a, LH4a), with low frequency low potential wiring runs (E1LFRUN, E2LFRUN) extending toward the fixture ends (FE1, FE2) for connection to outer lampholders (LH1b-LH4b) to mitigate capacitive and inductive coupling effects in the fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Edward John Thomas
  • Patent number: 8454210
    Abstract: A cable receiving apparatus include a hollow base defining a through hole, a hollow conduit including a threaded end. The threaded end passes through the through hole and engages a nut to connect the hollow conduit to the hollow base. The threaded end defines a first slot for a cable running through the hollow conduit to enter the hollow base. In this way, during the assembly process, operators can assemble the cable first, then use a socket wrench to screw the nut directly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Huai-Shan Gu, Jun Yue
  • Patent number: 8454203
    Abstract: In a discharge lamp unit, a casing member arranged such that the casing member holds a circuit board therein and holds a discharge lamp supporting section being exposed outside of the casing member. A thermal absorption protect layer is formed on the surface on the side on which the discharge lamp supporting section is exposed. The thermal absorption protect layer allows the casing member to inhibit absorption of radiant heat induced by the discharge lamp. Since the thermal absorption protect layer inhibits the casing member from absorbing the radiant heat from the discharge lamp, the amount of heat generated by the discharge lamp reaching the circuit board may be reduced. Therefore, the circuit board is not easily heated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Syota Yoshikawa, Yoshihiro Wanda