Supports Patents (Class 362/382)
  • Publication number: 20150062951
    Abstract: A lighting device includes: a circuit board placed on a base; and a transformer provided in the circuit board. The transformer includes: a winding pattern formed on the circuit board; and a core having an outer leg portion. The circuit board has an outer leg insertion portion through which the outer leg portion of the core is inserted, and the circuit board and the base have therebetween a gap which is air space. The base and at least a lateral face of the outer leg portion are bonded together by a first resin that is insertable from the outer leg insertion portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Masahiro NISHIKAWA, Tomoyuki NAKANO, Masatoshi UENO, Masashi KICHIMA, Kazuya KATO
  • Publication number: 20150055356
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a contact element (3, 3?, 3?), a base (2, 2?, 2?, 2??), a clamping element (4, 4?, 4?), an arrangement (1, 1?, 1?, 1??, 1??, 1???) and a mounting section (301, 301?, 301?) for electrically contacting a light-emitting diode (LED) (100, 100?). In order to conveniently and cost-effectively hold and electrically contact the LED (100, 100?), the present invention provides that the contact element (3, 3?) comprises a mounting section (301, 301?) adapted for mounting the contact element (3, 3?) to the base (2, 2?) in a manner that the contact element (3, 3?) is pivotable about a pivot axis (P) extending through the mounting section (301, 301?), and comprises a contact arm (302, 302?) protruding laterally from the mounting section (301, 301?) and having on a distal end a contact point (303) facing essentially in a contact direction (K) for contacting the LED (100), wherein the contact direction is running essentially in parallel to the pivot axis (P).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Henricus Egbertus Geert Derks, Jasper Van Der Krogt, Peter Poorter
  • Publication number: 20150055077
    Abstract: A tape package includes a body portion including a flexible material, a driving circuit disposed on the body portion, a first sub-connection portion extending from the body portion in a first direction, a first main-connection portion extending from the first sub-connection portion in the first direction, a first lead line including a first end electrically connected to the driving circuit and a second end extending in the first direction, the first end being opposite to the second end and a protrusion extending from the first sub-connection portion in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction on a same plane with the first sub-connection portion. Accordingly, a crack of the lead line may be reduced or effectively prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Il-Hwan YOON, Seung-Chang WOO
  • Publication number: 20150055355
    Abstract: A light emitting module including a complex circuit board, a light emitting element and an electronic element is provided. The complex circuit board has a light emitting element predetermined area, an electronic element predetermined area and an interval area formed between the light emitting element predetermined area and the electronic element predetermined area. The complex circuit board located at the light emitting element predetermined area and the electronic element predetermined area includes a flexible circuit board, a first rigid substrate and a second rigid substrate. The flexible circuit board has an upper surface and a lower surface. The first rigid substrate is disposed on the upper surface. The second rigid substrate is disposed on the lower surface. The flexible circuit board of the complex circuit board located at the interval area is exposed and not covered by the first rigid substrate or the second rigid substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Zi-Xuan Huang, Chen-I Lu
  • Patent number: 8960974
    Abstract: Included are a plurality of cylindrical holders having holes into which laser modules are fitted and fixed, respectively; a plate-like base that has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a plurality of through holes through which the laser beams from the plurality of laser modules fixed to the holder pass, the holders abutting against the first surface so as to connect the holes thereof to the through holes of the base, the second surface of the base being arranged with a plurality of lenses corresponding to the through holes; and adhesives applied to outer corners of abutment portions, at which the base and the LD holders abut against each other, for fixing the base and the LD holders to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Mitoru Yabe, Yukio Sato, Toru Yoshihara, Tetsuo Funakura
  • Publication number: 20150049497
    Abstract: Disclosed is a Z-shaped lamp panel applied in a lamp and configured as a comb-shaped body. The Z-shaped lamp panel includes an installing portion disposed at a position corresponding to a comb-handle position and a plurality of carrying portions corresponding to comb-tooth positions respectively. The installing portion is coupled to a side of the carrying portions, and the carrying portions are arranged with an interval apart from each other and provided for installing a plurality of light emitting diodes. Therefore, the cost of the lamp panel can be reduced while the lamp can maintain the light emitting diodes in a matrix form to ensure a maximum illumination range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: GENERAL LUMINAIRE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YUNG-HONG WANG, HUAN-HUAN WEI, DAVID FITZGERALD, MARCEL NIERHOFF
  • Publication number: 20150049498
    Abstract: In implementations, a glass-based multichip package includes a photodefinable glass-based substrate, at least one electronic component disposed on the photodefinable glass-based substrate, and a portion of the photodefinable glass-based substrate that has been exposed to ultraviolet light, where the portion of the photodefinable glass-based substrate includes ceramic. Additionally, the sensor package may include additional electronic components, a glass touch panel, and/or a printed circuit board. In implementations, fabricating the sensor package device includes receiving a photodefinable glass-based substrate, etching the photodefinable glass-based substrate, and forming a ceramic portion of the photodefinable glass-based substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Tiao Zhou
  • Publication number: 20150049499
    Abstract: An attachment adapted to fix a semiconductor light source unit to a support member is provided. The attachment includes a frame having an opening periphery portion defining an opening to allow light emitted from the semiconductor light source unit to pass through the opening, and first and second conductive terminal pieces extending from the opening periphery portion. The first conductive terminal piece extends in one direction to contact a first power receiving portion of the semiconductor light source unit. The second conductive terminal piece extends in the same direction to contact a second power receiving portion of the semiconductor light source unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takashi MATSUNAGA
  • Publication number: 20150049496
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) lamp includes a hollow connector, an LED module mounted on the connector, and a fin unit received in the connector. The connector has an inlet and an outlet couple to the inlet. Heat generated from the LED module is transferred to the connector to dissipate. The fan unit includes a first fan and a second fan rotating along contrary directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: MING-TA TSAI, CHUNG-MIN CHANG, HAO-XIANG LIN
  • Publication number: 20150049495
    Abstract: A light-emitting device comprising a lamp casing, a heat dissipation element and a light-emitting module is provided. A first opening and a second opening are formed on an upper end and a lower end of the lamp casing respectively. An edge of the lamp casing adjacent to the first opening is bended inward to form a bending portion. The heat dissipation element has several carrying portions separated from each other and arranged in radial-shape, and several fins perpendicular to the carrying portions. Each fin is bended downward and vertically from an edge of the carrying portions and extended toward the second opening. The light-emitting module comprises a substrate and several light-emitting elements. An edge of the substrate leans against the bending portion, such that the light-emitting module is sandwiched between the carrying portions and the e bending portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: Lextar Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Kuo-Chiang Chen
  • Patent number: 8956019
    Abstract: A lampholder includes a housing and a plurality of electrical terminals. The lampholder is adapted to hold a light-emitting diode (LED) tube light assembly supported at two ends of the tube light. The lampholder includes at least one terminal that electrically couples before the remaining terminals located in the same housing to ensure a first-connect, last-disconnect electrical connection when inserting the LED tube light into and removing the LED tube light from the lampholder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: IDEAL Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin D. Swedberg, Joshua Abraham Ott
  • Publication number: 20150043229
    Abstract: An attachment structure of a lighting device has: a holder provided on a top surface of a door pocket that constitutes a door lining, the lighting device being placed in the holder; walls for fixing the lighting device placed in the holder; a light source supporting part; and a connector supporting part. In this case, the attachment structure and the top surface of the door pocket are configured integrally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Masanori Suzuki, Yuichiro Hoshi, Noriyuki Yamato
  • Publication number: 20150043228
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a board, a controller chip, a semiconductor chip, a sealing portion, and a component. The board includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first surface comprising a terminal. The controller chip is on the second surface of the board. The semiconductor chip is on the second surface of the board. The sealing portion integrally covers the controller chip and the semiconductor chip and does not cover a region of the second surface of the board. The component is on the region of the second surface of the board to perform an operation with respect to the outside of the semiconductor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hideyuki KOGURE, Yuuta YAMADA, Takeshi IKUTA, Toshiyuki HAYAKAWA, Junichi ASADA
  • Publication number: 20150041631
    Abstract: A readout and signal transduction (ROST) component includes a universal fixture adapted to receive and align one or more optical elements and one or more opto-mechanical elements, wherein the optical elements and one or more opto-mechanical elements are stacked in the universal fixture, one or more optical elements configured for integration into the universal fixture; and one or more opto-mechanical elements configured for integration into the universal fixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Tomasz Stanislaw Tkaczyk, Rebecca Richards-Kortum
  • Publication number: 20150043227
    Abstract: An edge mounted LED light includes an LED chip having an LED chip first terminal and an LED chip second terminal. A layer assembly has conduction layers, namely a first conduction layer and a second conduction layer that sandwich an insulation layer between them. The first conduction layer and the second conduction layer are made of metal having thermal conductivity and electrical conductivity. An edge of the layer assembly includes a first conduction layer mounting surface formed on the first conduction layer, and a second conduction layer mounting surface formed on the second conduction layer. The insulation layer is located between the first conduction layer mounting surface and the second conduction layer mounting surface. An LED chip first terminal is formed on the LED chip, and an LED chip second terminal is formed on the LED chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventor: Kevin Yang
  • Publication number: 20150043216
    Abstract: A light emitting diode bulb includes a cover, a lighting module, a driving circuit module, a holder, and a conductive connector. The lighting module is arranged at one side of the cover and includes a plurality of light emitting diodes. The driving circuit module is arranged at the other side of the cover. The holder is assembled with the cover such that the lighting module is arranged between the holder and the cover. The conductive connector is assembled with the holder and opposite to the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Cheng-Hsiu DU, Kun-Yeuh LIN, Yen-Chen CHEN
  • Publication number: 20150036362
    Abstract: A LED module comprising at least one LED mounted on a thermo-conducting flat substrate, said LED module being adapted for being used together with a TIM and a heat sink, said thermo-conducting flat substrate being adapted for spreading heat from said LED module through said TIM to said heat sink, said thermo-conducting flat substrate comprising a plurality of fastener eyes, each of said fastener eyes being adopted for receiving a fastener such as a screw or a rivet for mounting said thermo-conducting flat substrate to said heat sink, wherein said thermo-conducting flat substrate comprises integrally formed deformable zones in vicinity of each of said plurality of fastener eyes, said integrally formed deformable zones being coherent with said thermo-conducting flat substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Waltherus Emericus Johannes Van Gompel, Winand Hendrik Anna Maria Friederichs
  • Publication number: 20150036363
    Abstract: There is provided a thermal interface material, TIM, a thermal interface application comprising such a TIM, and corresponding methods for providing the material and the thermal interface. The TIM comprises a TIM layer in which an activable shrinkage material is distributed, such that upon activation of the shrinkage material the thickness of the TIM layer is increased. In the thermal interface application, where the TIM (400) is arranged between a heat generating component (20) and a heat conducting element (30), the increase in thickness of the TIM layer is utilized to increase the contact pressure on mating surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Bas Fleskens, Reinier Imre Anton Den Boer
  • Publication number: 20150029735
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a lighting source, e.g. a LED lighting source, arranged between a first and a second component with a coupling structure interposed between the first and the second component to sealingly couple them together. The coupling structure includes at least one layer resiliently deformable to permit relative displacement of the first and second components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Alessandro Scordino, Franco Zanon
  • Publication number: 20150029720
    Abstract: Disclosed is a luminaire, comprising a front convective heat sink, a rear convective heat sink, and a removable thin printed circuit board. The front convective heat sink has at least one optical aperture. The removable thin printed circuit board has an electrically-insulated back surface and a selectively electrically-insulated front surface. The front surface has exposed electrical contacts in at least one area corresponding to the at least one optical aperture. The removable thin printed circuit board is sandwiched between the front and rear convective heat sinks with a compressive force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventor: Chris Isaacson
  • Patent number: 8939635
    Abstract: A warning whip assembly includes an elongate whip, a light, wiring, a base, and an electrical connector assembly. The elongate whip has first and second ends. The light is mounted to the first end of the warning whip. The wiring extends from the light to the second end of the warning whip. The base is connected to the second end of the warning whip. The electrical connector assembly includes a first connector portion connected to the base with a waterproof connection. The wiring is connected to the first connector portion. The electrical connector assembly also includes a second connector portion that is releasably connected to the first connector portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Checkers Industrial Products, LLC
    Inventor: Greg Widgery
  • Publication number: 20150021650
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a substrate and a semiconductor light-emitting element mounted on the substrate. The substrate includes a plate-like base member and a copper foil layer formed on part of the base member. The substrate includes a first area and a second area. The first area is an area that is provided so as to surround an element mounting area where a semiconductor light-emitting element is mounted thereon when viewed from the top of the substrate and does not include with the copper foil layer. The second area is an area that includes a part provided so as to surround the first area and the element mounting area; and where the copper foil layer formed. The substrate has a white resist layer disposed thereon that covers the first and second areas and is formed thicker on the first area than on the second area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Kenji SUGIURA, Hisaki FUJITANI
  • Publication number: 20150021648
    Abstract: A light emitting diode package includes a first lead frame, a second lead frame and an encapsulant. The first lead frame has a die deposition area on the top thereof for disposing LED die. The second lead frame has a contacting face on the top thereof for wire bonding. The die deposition area of the first lead frame has a first adhesion area such that the encapsulant is held by the first adhesion area when enclosing the top and bottom of the first and second lead frames. The light is emitted in all directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventor: Tai-Yin Huang
  • Patent number: 8935867
    Abstract: A light-emitting display system has an alignment mechanism to align or angle light-emitting tiles of the display. A first tile connects to a second tile by joining a first clamp portion on the first tile with a second clamp portion on the second tile. In an implementation, the alignment mechanism includes a replaceable angle adjustment insert that is inserted into at least one of the clamp portions, such as the first clamp portion. When the first and second clamp portions are joined, a surface of the second clamp portion presses against the insert and a desired angle between the first and second tile is formed. The insert can have any angle so that any desired angle can be formed between the first and second tiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Barco, Inc.
    Inventors: Marcus Robert Patterson, Grant Arthur John Elliott
  • Publication number: 20150016108
    Abstract: Certain example implementations of the disclosed technology include a light emitting device. The light emitting device may include an enclosure with four sides and a top edge surface associated with each of the four sides. The enclosure may be capable of mounting on a grid frame of a suspended ceiling such that a portion of the top edge surfaces contacts a portion of the grid frame. The light emitting device may further include a light modifying element characterized by a substrate with four or more edges, a back surface disposed on the top edge surface of each of the four sides of the enclosure, and a front surface. In certain example embodiments the substrate may further comprise two or more edge trusses. A periphery of the light-emitting front surface may be capable of contacting the grid frame after the light emitting device is mounted to the grid frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: Southpac Trust International Inc, Trustee of the LDH Trust
    Inventor: Leslie David Howe
  • Publication number: 20150016091
    Abstract: The present provides a back plate including a plate and a side wall. The side wall extends out from an edge of the plate, wherein the side wall includes a wall body, a first bending sheet, and a second bending sheet. The first bending sheet is formed by bending outward from a top end of the wall body along a first rotating direction. The second bending sheet is formed by bending an end of the first bending sheet that is away from the top end of the wall body inward along a second rotating direction contrary to the first rotating direction, wherein at least a portion of the second bending sheet overlaps the first bending sheet. The second bending sheet includes a fixing part disposed on a face of the second bending sheet that faces away from the first bending sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Chia-Hsin Chang, Feng-Chang Chang
  • Publication number: 20150016088
    Abstract: A lighting device (100) for lighting by emitting lighting light by light emission of an LED element (6), wherein the area of a spectrum of the lighting light having a wavelength of 600 nm to 700 nm is 30% to 70%, and the area having a wavelength of 400 nm to 500 nm is 20% or less with respect to the area having a wavelength of 400 nm to 800 nm, the spectrum of the lighting light has a maximum value between 600 nm and 700 nm, and the value of the spectrum at 550 nm is 50% or less of the maximum value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Yukishige Shiraichi, Masaki Ohtsuka, Akihiko Kuriyama, Toshihiro Senoo, Ikuo Tsuzuki, Kazuya Oyama
  • Publication number: 20150014722
    Abstract: A metallic frame of an LED structure includes two conductive frames spaced apart from each other with a gap and a plurality of extending arms respectively and integrally extended from the conductive frames. Each conductive frame includes a top surface, a bottom surface, and a lateral surface connecting the top and bottom surfaces. Each top surface comprises a sealed region and a mounting region surrounded by the sealed region, and the sealed and mounting regions of each conductive frame are defined by an insulating body. Each conductive frame has at least one slot concavely formed on the sealed region, and the lateral surface is formed with two openings and the slot is communicated with the two openings, such that the slot of each of the conductive frames is configured to separate at least one of the extending arms from the mounting region of the conductive frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventor: CHEN-HSIU LIN
  • Publication number: 20150016110
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lighting device having wide light-distribution characteristics. The lighting device includes a base; a protrusion disposed on the base; and a light emitting module disposed on the protrusion; wherein the light emitting module comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes inclined inward with respect to the a protruding direction of the protrusion. Accordingly, the lighting device can provide wide light-distribution characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Yoo Jin KIM, Jung Hwa Jung
  • Publication number: 20150009689
    Abstract: A lamp holder includes an insulating lamp base, a pair of lead frames and an LED strip assembly. The insulating lamp base has two spaced apart through holes. The pair of lead frames is separately inserted in the two through holes. Each lead frame includes a heat conducting section and a supporting section. One end of the heat conducting section is inserted in the through hole, and the other end of the heat conducting section is connected with the supporting section. The two heat conducting sections are extended from the insulating lamp base to separate the two supporting sections from a surface of the insulating lamp base with a distance. The LED strip assembly includes a transparent carrier board, a plural of LED chips and a first transparent glue layer .The transparent carrier board is disposed crossing the two supporting sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: Lediamond Opto Corporation
    Inventors: Peng-Yu CHEN, Chung-Ting TSENG
  • Publication number: 20150009690
    Abstract: An LED based light for replacing an incandescent bulb comprises a base having a first end and a second end; a connector fixed to the first end of the base, the connector adapted to physically connect to an incandescent light fixture; an open-ended light structure extending from the second end of the base, the light structure having an inner surface defining a cavity in fluid communication with an ambient environment and an opposing exterior outer surface; at least one LED arranged outward from the inner surface; and a heat dissipating structure for the at least one LED extending into the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: David L. Simon, John Ivey
  • Publication number: 20150009701
    Abstract: A lamp including a lamp base, an LED driver circuit connected to the lamp base, an LED light source connected to the driver circuit and located distal from the lamp base, and a power consumption/heat dissipating unit electrically connected to the lamp base. The LED driver circuit and the power consumption/heat dissipating unit being electrically parallel to the lamp base terminals. The lamp includes a pin jumper block in electrical connection with the power consumption/heat dissipating unit, and configured to electrically isolate the power consumption/heat dissipating unit from the lamp base with insertion or removal of a pin jumper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Zoltán László Bakó, István MUDRA, M. Imre Molnár, László NAGY
  • Patent number: 8926133
    Abstract: A lighting system includes a base that is made of a thermally conductive material. Mounted within a cavity in the base and thermally interfaced to the base is a device that produces light (LED or LED array). Heat produced by the device that produces light conducts from the device to the base. A removable bezel is connected to the base along a conical frustum interface. The interface is formed at an angle with respect to a lengthwise axis of the bezel such that heat from the base conducts through the conical frustum interface and to the bezel from which the heat is radiated into the room ambient environment. An extension of the bezel includes an optional trim preferably made of the same or a similar material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: LumaStream, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher Douglas Booth
  • Patent number: 8926146
    Abstract: A device for mounting lighting sources on a substrate includes a mounting frame provided with fixing formations for fixing on the substrate, the mounting frame defining a cavity for receiving the lighting source which rests on the substrate. A locking member may be provided which can be positioned in the cavity of the mounting frame to urge said lighting source toward the substrate. At least one of the mounting frame and the locking member may include at least one retaining formation for the lighting source, including one or more pins extending into corresponding openings in the lighting source, and/or one or more elastic fins extending from the mounting frame to elastically contact the lighting source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Osram AG
    Inventors: Alberto Alfier, Simon Bobbo, Marco Lamonato, Alessandro Scordino
  • Publication number: 20150003073
    Abstract: A light fixture includes a heat dissipating structure, an electronics assembly, and a bolt for attaching the heat dissipating structure to an external panel. The heat dissipating structure includes a first side having multiple outwardly extending projection regions and a socket, for receiving a light source, is formed in an apex of each projection region. A second side of the heat dissipating structure includes a heat sink formed in an internal cavity of each projection region. The heat sink includes fins in contact with and radially arranged about an outer surface of the socket. The electronics assembly is located at the first side of the heat dissipating structure. The bolt includes a passage through which wiring from an external source is routed to the electronics assembly. The electronics assembly includes wires routed through channels in each of the projection regions that electrically interconnect the light sources to the electronics assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventor: Daniel S. Spiro
  • Publication number: 20150002828
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the invention, an image projection apparatus includes: a light source device; a first circuit board including an image display device configured to form an image using light, a connector, and an electrically conductive portion near the connector; a retaining member made of metal; an optical illuminating unit held by the retaining member and configured to guide the light to the image display device; an optical projecting unit configured to project the image onto a projection surface; a second circuit board configured to be electrically connected to the connector; a metal plate fixed and electrically connected to the retaining member; and an elastic metal member arranged on the metal plate. The first circuit board is fixed to the retaining member. The elastic metal member is in contact with the electrically conductive portion. The second circuit board is fixed and electrically connected to the metal plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Masamichi YAMADA, Tetsuya FUJIOKA, Naoyuki ISHIKAWA, Akihisa MIKAWA, Hideo KANAI, Yasunari MIKUTSU, Satoshi TSUCHIYA
  • Publication number: 20150003039
    Abstract: Disclosed is an LED assembly having an omnidirectional light field. The LED assembly has a transparent substrate, LED chips, and first and second electrode plates. The transparent substrate comprises first and second surfaces facing to opposite orientations respectively. The transparent substrate has a via hole tunneling therethrough, which is formed with conductive material to provide a conductive via. The LED chips are mounted on the first surface. The first and second electrode plates are formed on the first and second surfaces respectively. The light emitting diode chips and the conductive via are electrically connected in series between the first and second electrode plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Hong-Zhi LIU, Tzu-Chi CHENG
  • Publication number: 20150003108
    Abstract: Provided is a circuit board including: a supporting substrate including a first region to which light emitting elements are mounted and a second region extending to be bent from the first region, wherein the second region comprises: a connector mounting portion to which a connector for supplying an electric current to the light emitting elements is mounted; and a non-mounting portion of a connector separated and spaced apart from the connector mounting portion, wherein the connector mounting portion is formed lower than the non-mounting portion of the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Hyun Gyu PARK, Min Jae KIM, Se Woong NA, In Hee CHO, Man Hue CHOI, Seung Kwon HONG
  • Publication number: 20140376237
    Abstract: A display device includes preparing a high hardness film. In the high hardness film, a first supporting member, a silsesquioxane film, and a second supporting member are deposited. The high hardness film is pre-treated, forming a pre-window. A transparent member is formed on a surface of the pre-window through an injection process. The transparent member is formed of polycarbonate. The first supporting member and the second supporting member are formed of polyethylene terephthalate or polyethylene naphthalate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: SEONG-JIN HWANG, Kwan-Young Han, Hyoung-Suk Roh, Mikiya Itakura, Yuki Hongo, Hun-Kyo Kim
  • Publication number: 20140376241
    Abstract: The base of the present invention includes a fiber base layer containing fibers, and has a basis weight of 300 to 1,500 g/m2, a thickness of 1 to 10 mm, and a transmittance of 35% to 75%. A content of fibers is in a range from 20% to 70% by mass based on 100% by mass of the fiber base layer. The illumination apparatus of the present invention includes the base and a light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Nobuki HAYASHI, Jun ISAMI, Yousuke TAGAMI, Takuma SAITOU
  • Publication number: 20140375965
    Abstract: A light source includes a discharge lamp that outputs light, a discharge lamp driver that supplies drive power to the discharge lamp, a cooling unit that cools the discharge lamp, and a control unit that controls the cooling unit, and the control unit controls the cooling unit based on control information representing a relationship a rotation speed of the cooling unit between at least one of temperature information of the discharge lamp and a voltage between electrodes of the discharge lamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi SUZUKI, Yasuhiro TOBA, Tetsuo TERASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20140376228
    Abstract: A security light for a fence includes a light module having an LED unit and a junction box. The junction box contains electrical components for operating the LED unit, and has a rear end with a rear wall and a front end having a front opening that opposes the rear wall. A clamp assembly is coupled with the junction box and opposes the rear end of the junction box to define an opening for a fence post. The front opening of the junction box provides access to the interior of the junction box for conducting electrical wiring operations. A front cover plate is assembled with the junction box for covering the front opening of the junction box. When the junction box is clamped to the fence post, the front cover plate is removable for providing access to the interior of the junction box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: David M. Beausoleil, Paul Eugene Britt
  • Publication number: 20140376233
    Abstract: Provided is a lighting device, including: a printed circuit board; one or more light emitting units formed on the printed circuit board; a resin layer which is formed on the printed circuit board, in which the light emitting units are embedded; a diffusion plate formed on an upper side of the resin layer, whereby an entire thickness of the lighting device can be reduced, and when the product is designed, a degree of freedom in design can be improved because flexibility is secured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Moo Ryong PARK, Chul Hong KIM, Kwang Ho PARK
  • Publication number: 20140376238
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lighting device (1). The lighting device comprises alight source (3), a circuit board (7) configured to control the light source, and a circuit board frame (10) comprising a slot (12). Further, an edge (8) of the circuit board is mounted in the slot such that the circuit board is in thermal contact with the circuit board frame, thereby enabling heat to be conducted from the circuit board to the circuit board frame. The present invention is advantageous in that the thermal performance of the lighting device is improved and manufacturing costs are reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Simon Eme Kadijk, Peter Johannes Martinus Bukkems, Jeroen Johannes Maria Zaal
  • Patent number: 8915626
    Abstract: A laser transmitter projects a beam of laser light and rotates the beam about an axis which is generally normal to the beam. The transmitter includes a laser beam source, and a lighthouse. The lighthouse encloses, at least in part, the laser beam source while permitting the beam of laser light to be projected there through. The lighthouse includes a plurality of transparent panels, and a panel support of elastomeric material. The panel support engages the plurality of transparent panels and supports them in a peripheral configuration such that they surround the laser beam source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Trimble Kaiserslautern GmbH
    Inventor: Gert Lettermann
  • Patent number: 8915627
    Abstract: At least one stress concentration factor is arranged in a bending position of forming the protrusion structure on a surface of the backplane. Then, a shape of the protrusion structure is formed by stamping. In the present disclosure, because the bending position during stretching the protrusion structure is firstly configured with a plurality of stress concentration factors in the stretching process of the protrusion structure, when the protrusion structure is stretched, stress concentration occurs in the position with the stress concentration factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Inventors: Lifeng Wang, Yuchun Hsiao, Yajun Yu, Yanxue Zhang
  • Publication number: 20140369054
    Abstract: An LED lighting device includes an LED light engine and a heat sink including a heat dissipation structure. The heat dissipation structure includes: a plurality of heat conductive rod rows including a plurality of vertical heat conductive rods; a plurality of horizontal heat conductive rods including a plurality of surfaces and attached onto one end of the vertical heat conductive rods; another end of the vertical heat conductive rods vertically attached to a back side of the LED light engine; and a plurality of fin modules attached to any one of the surfaces of the horizontal heat conductive rods. Accordingly, the heat dissipation area is increased and the heat sink is separated from the LED light engine such that heat dose not accumulate thereon and the shortcoming of airflow on the heat sink can be overcome with improvements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: SPINLUX TECHNOLOGY CO.
    Inventors: Shih-En TSOU, Shyh-Shiun SHEU
  • Patent number: 8911125
    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: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Suzuki, Akihiro Matsumoto, Takashi Inoue, Tomoyuki Nakagawa, Naoki Sone
  • Publication number: 20140362591
    Abstract: A connector for a light source comprises a first cam having a contact surface that is mounted such that the contact surface is extended and retracted relative to the housing. An electrical contact is provided and positioned to contact an electrical terminal in the socket. A conductor is electrically coupled to the electrical contact where the conductor is connected to a light source. An actuator rotates the cam to the retracted position. The connector may be inserted linearly into the socket and the actuator released to mount the light source in the socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Joseph Chobot, Paul Pickard
  • Publication number: 20140355275
    Abstract: A Christmas light apparatus has a holder, multiple electrode pads, a lamp base and an LED lamp. The electrode pads are mounted on an inner surface of the holder. The lamp base is mounted in the holder and has a top body and a bottom body. The top body has a top hole. The bottom body has multiple bottom grooves communicating with the top hole of the top body. The LED lamp is mounted on the top body and has multiple pins. The pins pass through the bottom body and are respectively bent upward along the bottom grooves of the bottom body. To assemble the Christmas light apparatus is easy and fast. The pins are respectively and tightly pressed between the lamp base and the electrode pads, such that the pins can hardly be disconnected from the electrode pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventor: Wei-Jen TSENG