Including Light Emitting Diode Patents (Class 362/545)
  • Patent number: 7922361
    Abstract: The invention provides light-emitting diode illuminating equipment with high power and high heat-dissipation efficiency. The light-emitting diode illuminating equipment comprises a casing and N first packaged systems. Each of the first packaged systems comprises a first heat pipe, at least one first heat-dissipating fin, and a first diode light-emitting apparatus. Wherein a heat generated during the operation of the first diode light-emitting apparatus is conducted by the first heat pipe from the flat portion of the first heat pipe to the at least one first heat-dissipating fin, and then is dissipated by the at least one first heat-dissipating fin. In particular, the light-emitting diode illuminating equipment, according to the invention, is very suitable to be used as a street lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Neobulb Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Jen-Shyan Chen
  • Patent number: 7922355
    Abstract: A solid state lighting device includes a light mixing cavity enclosed by a diffusive output window, heat sink walls, and a light-redirection member. A plurality of circumferentially spaced apart light emitters is secured to an interior surface of the heat sink walls. The diffusive output window and light-redirection member are therefore disposed at opposite ends of the light mixing cavity. A semiconductor lighting device driver is disposed external to the light mixing cavity in electrical communication with the light emitters. Light emitted by the plurality of light emitters is reflected from the light-redirection member and from the heat sink walls prior to exiting the light mixing cavity through the diffusive output window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: LEDnovation, Inc.
    Inventors: Israel J. Morejon, Jinhui Zhai, Thong Bui
  • Patent number: 7922377
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a light emitting diode (LED) unit supported by a metal-made support member. The LED unit is constituted by an integrally formed aluminum diecast product including an LED support portion for supporting an LED, a reflector including a reflecting face constituted by a face thereof opposed to the LED, a rib projected from a back face of the reflector, and a connecting portion connected to the metal-made support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuhiko Yamamichi, Shigeyuki Watanabe, Tetsuaki Inaba, Takashi Inoue
  • Patent number: 7922366
    Abstract: A light source including a refraction body, a metal cup, a metal reflecting lampshade, an LED lamp body. Light emitted from the LED lamp body is reflected by the metal cup to be vertically incident into the refraction body so that the light is refracted by the refraction body; the refraction body is installed at a focus of the cambered tapered surface of the metal reflecting lampshade so that the light is reflected to have a predetermined reflected shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Inventor: Chia-Mao Li
  • Publication number: 20110080753
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting device having at least two semiconductor light-emitting elements may include at least a first light-emitting element group and a second light-emitting element group, each having at least one semiconductor light-emitting element, the light-emitting element groups being selectively drivable and the first light-emitting element group having at least a foglight function, the first light-emitting element group and the second light-emitting element group having a daytime running light function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: OSRAM GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRAENKTER HAFTUNG
    Inventors: Oliver Hering, Jenny Trommer, Thomas Reiners
  • Patent number: 7918594
    Abstract: An automotive headlamp apparatus is provided with a light source for producing a high beam and a controller for controlling illumination from the light source. Given that at least a portion of a high beam illumination area illuminated by the light source is vertically divided into a plurality of blocks, the controller controls illumination from the light source such that a plurality of first regions having a predetermined horizontal width are formed at least in some of the blocks toward the bottom, and that a second region having a greater horizontal width than the first regions is formed in the block toward the top.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Takao Watanabe, Satoshi Yamamura
  • Patent number: 7918590
    Abstract: A composite lens plate is applied in a light emitting diode (LED) lighting device having a plurality of LEDs. The composite lens plate includes a plurality of refractive elements. The refractive elements are one-to-one corresponding to the LEDs and guide light emitted by the corresponding LEDs. Each refractive element has a refractive property. The refractive elements are classified into at least two types of lenses according to the refractive property. Lenses of the same type have substantially the same refractive property, and the refractive property of lenses of one type is different from the refractive property of lenses of another type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Leotek Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yu-Chin Li, Po-Liang Huang
  • Patent number: 7918595
    Abstract: A lighting module for a motor vehicle headlight, designed to give a beam with cutoff, and comprising at least one light source, a collecting mirror, a bender having a reflective surface and a cutoff edge, a return mirror, for producing towards the front the output beam with cutoff the surfaces of the collecting mirror, of the bend and of the return mirror being conjugate surfaces such that the collecting mirror converts a spherical wave issuing from the center of the source into a wave surface reducing to a two-dimensional curve, convex towards the front, the cutoff edge of the bender is merged with this curve, the return mirror converts the above wave surface into at least one cylindrical wave surface of vertical axis having as its cross-section a curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventor: Pierre Albou
  • Patent number: 7918592
    Abstract: A position light including a base that is configured to attach to an aircraft. The base having an extruded overlap baffle. A first LED is coupled to the base underneath the overlap baffle. A circuit card is also coupled to the base and is extended over the first LED toward the over flap baffle. A second LED coupled to a circuit card. The extended overlap baffle and the extended circuit card block visible light emitting from the first LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: David Barnett, Lawrence M. Rice, Timothy C. Martin
  • Patent number: 7914162
    Abstract: A light assembly including a housing, a plurality of light emitting diodes (LED) on a circuit board, a lens, a lens cover and a heating board positioned within the housing. The heating board is positioned behind the lens and in front of LEDs within the housing, such that light from the LEDs shines through the heating board. The heating board also includes a sensor and a microcontroller to activate, deactivate and control the heating board in response to an outside air temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Grand General Accessories Manufacturing
    Inventor: Nan Huang
  • Patent number: 7909494
    Abstract: A side directional signal includes a base and a cover that together define a compartment receiving a circuit board on which first and second groups of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are mounted. Mounted between the LEDs and the cover is a light-guiding plate including an inner face with a plurality of semispheres aligned with the LEDs. The light-guiding plate further includes an outer face with grooves. A portion of the semispheres concentrates the light beams emitted from the first group of LEDs to provide enhanced brightness. The concentrated light beams transmit through the outer face and then the cover after being reflected by sidewalls of the grooves. A reflective plate is mounted between the first and second groups of LEDs. The light beams emitted from the second group of LEDs are concentrated by a remaining portion of the semispheres, reflected by the reflective plate, and transmitted through the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Min Hsiang Corporation
    Inventors: Yao-Te Chung, Kun Yeh Lin
  • Patent number: 7911357
    Abstract: A traffic signal housing includes a bottom housing element that has a radius and a power circuit that is connected to an external source via one or more pluggable connectors through the bottom housing element. Three distinct arrays of LEDs provide a tri-color signal, wherein each array is powered by the power circuit. A distribution cover is coupled to the bottom housing element to enclose the power circuit and the LED arrays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Lumination LLC
    Inventor: Victor Isac
  • Patent number: 7905639
    Abstract: A side-loading LED module for a rear combination lamp is disclosed. One or more LEDs are mounted on a distal side of a printed circuit board, which also includes the circuitry that drives the one or more LEDs. The circuit board and a thermal pad are screwed/riveted to a heat sink, then the heat sink is mounted to a lateral face of a housing. The LEDs emit diverging light laterally inside the housing. One face of the housing is a faceted parabolic reflector, which receives the diverging light from the LEDs and reflects a collimated beam longitudinally to the front of the housing, where it passes through a clear cover and exits the lamp. The facets on the parabolic reflector angularly deviate portions of the reflected beam, so that the reflected light is collimated, and is angularly broader than a single collimated beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Osram Sylvania Inc.
    Inventors: Hong Luo, ZhaoHuan Liu
  • Patent number: 7905632
    Abstract: The invention relates to a illumination module (10; 10a; 10b) for a headlamp or a illumination system of an automobile with at least one semiconductor light source (5) secured to a carrier element (4). The carrier element (4) in turn is attached to a heat sink (7) and fixed in place by means of a separate securing bracket (18; 18a; 18b) that is plate-shaped or is in the form of a wire-bale spring. The securing bracket (18; 18a; 18b) is attached to the heat sink (7) and includes a recess that at least partially surrounds the carrier element (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Automotive Lighting Reutlingen GmbH
    Inventors: Karl-Otto Dobler, Andres Faehnle, Thomas Wezel
  • Patent number: 7905643
    Abstract: The invention relates to a light comprising a carrier (3) which has at least one lighting means (4) and which is arranged behind a light pane (12). The aim of the invention is to form a light or a carrier which can be produced in a simple and economical manner and which can be mounted in a small space. The lighting means (4) are arranged on the carrier (3) in such a manner that they essentially correspond to the contour of the light pane (2) and the lighting means (4) is placed in a horizontal manner on one side of the carrier (3) so that the carrier (3) and the lighting means (4) require very little space. The carrier (3) and the light are used in motor vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Odelo GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Butz, Thomas Manth, Veit Schwegler, Cem Olkay
  • Patent number: 7901107
    Abstract: A lighting device comprising one or more solid state light emitters which emit near ultraviolet light and one or more lumiphors which emit light having a wavelength in the range of from 490 nm to 555 nm, which in the absence of other light would produce a mixture of light within an area defined by x, y coordinates (0.32, 0.40), (0.36, 0.48), (0.43, 0.45), (0.42, 0.42), and (0.36, 0.38). The lighting device may further comprise one or more 600 nm to 630 nm light emitters, and a mixture of light emitted from the lighting device may be within ten MacAdam ellipses of the blackbody locus. Also, packaged solid state light emitters and methods of lighting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Antony Paul Van De Ven, Gerald H. Negley
  • Patent number: 7901123
    Abstract: A light emitting module includes a semiconductor light emitting element disposed on a rectangular board, and a pair of plane-shaped electrode portions formed on the board and coupled to the semiconductor light emitting element. The pair of plane-shaped electrode portions is separated in first opposite directions, and a center of the semiconductor light emitting element is shifted from a center of the board in one of second opposite directions. End faces of the pair of plane-shaped electrode portions do not protrude in the one of the second opposite directions from an end face of the semiconductor light emitting element on a side facing toward the one of the second opposite directions. The first opposite directions are directions along which one pair of opposite sides of the board extend, and the second opposite directions are directions along which the other pair of opposite sides of the board extend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Takeda, Tsukasa Tokida, Hiroyuki Ishida
  • Patent number: 7901122
    Abstract: A lamp unit used in a vehicular lamp includes a reflector provided with a parabolic cylindrical reflective surface with a focal line in the horizontal direction; a planar light source having a light-emitting surface with a generally oblong shaped region; and a drive portion that rotatably supports the semiconductor light-emitting element portion. The generally oblong shaped region of the planar light source includes a long side in a direction parallel to the focal line and a short side of a predetermined width. The planar light source is disposed such that the light-emitting surface faces the parabolic cylindrical reflective surface of the reflector and such that a long side, on a lamp front side, generally coincides with the focal line and acts as a rotational axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Motohiro Komatsu
  • Publication number: 20110051451
    Abstract: A back-lit vehicle emblem (1) having a body (2) with a front surface (3) and a rear surface (4). The body may be in the shape of a logo, lettering showing the make and model of a vehicle or any other design, such as a sports team's logo, a religious symbol, etc. At least one light emitting diode (“LED”) (5), is located in a hollow portion (6) of the body. The rear surface has at least one edge (7) with at least one partially raised edge (8) so that when the at least one LED is activated, light emitted from the at least one LED shines under the raised edge of the back-lit emblem, thereby illuminating the emblem. The back-lit vehicle emblem may have at least one spacer (10) located on the rear surface that creates a space between the rear surface of the back-lit vehicle emblem and a vehicle (14). In addition, predetermined areas of the front surface of the back-lit vehicle emblem may be translucent areas (9) to allow even surfaced emblems to be illuminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventor: Stephan M. Stempinski
  • Publication number: 20110044067
    Abstract: An auxiliary or small light assembly with a series of lined-up LCD's fixed to a series of fixing boards is provided. The auxiliary light module is snapped into the big light assembly at the rear thereof, including a seat for a plurality of LCD's to be fixed to; a horizontal supporting piece extends from one side of the seat, including a plurality of hollow cylinders and a plurality of L-shape defenders extending vertically downwards from one side of each of hollow cylinders. A screwing element fixes each fixing board to a corresponding hollow cylinder of the auxiliary light assembly seat to forma a light assembly easy for maintenance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventor: KENG-CHIN YEH
  • Patent number: 7888882
    Abstract: An LED lamp including at least one LED is electrically connected to a utility input voltage. A driving apparatus located inside a lamp holder of the LED lamp includes an input rectifying/filtering unit to accept the utility input voltage; an isolated power inverter electrically connected to the input rectifying/filtering unit to generate an a buck A.C.; an output rectifying/filtering unit electrically connected to the isolated power inverter to generate an output D.C. voltage to drive the at least one LED. The components of the driving apparatus could be located inside the LED lamp, and the components can provide an isolation protection against the utility input voltage. The driving apparatus can more precisely control output D.C. voltage, current, and power as output D.C. voltage and current signals sent from the output rectifying/filtering unit are feedbacked to a photo coupler signal feedback unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Alliance Optotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chien-Lung Wang, Ching-Hsien Lin
  • Patent number: 7888875
    Abstract: A lighting device of the type used as reading light in a vehicle. The lighting device comprises a single light-emitting diode and internal supply means adapted to generate a current to the single light-emitting diode. The internal supply means are connectable to an external power network. The device has an optical unit to recenter and focus the luminous flux emitted by the single light-emitting diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: CEIT Entreprises
    Inventor: Michel Sibout
  • Patent number: 7883244
    Abstract: An exemplary illuminating device includes a light source container, a light source and a drying chamber. The light source container includes a receiving room. The light source is received in the receiving room. The drying chamber has desiccant received therein and communicates with the receiving room. The desiccant is configured for absorbing moisture in the illuminating device, therefore, drying the illuminating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Hung-Kuang Hsu, Wen-Jang Jiang, Tse-An Lee
  • Publication number: 20110013413
    Abstract: An improved vehicle lamp assembly includes a lamp seat with a circuit board arranged on a top of the lamp seat. The circuit board has a plurality of retaining holes for receiving retaining sheets. The retaining sheets are inserted into the retaining holes as a pyramid. Light Emitting Diode (LED) is arranged onto a surface of each retaining sheet so that a wide illumination of lights by the LEDs is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventor: A-Sheng Yang
  • Patent number: 7872421
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for fluorescent tube armatures, the device being intended to replace a previously occurring fluorescent tube. The device has a light emitting diode unit (4) comprising at least one electrical drive unit (4.1), which is connected to at least one phase wire, as well as is connected to at least one neutral wire via at least one wire (4.2) comprising at least one light-emitting diode (4.3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Patica AB
    Inventor: Tage Dungskog
  • Patent number: 7866865
    Abstract: A tail light for an automobile includes a plurality of first illuminating elements and a plurality of second illuminating elements. The first illuminating elements are arranged to form a logo pattern of the automobile, and each of the first and second illuminating elements are configured for providing an adjustable illuminating brightness. The tail light is capable of selectively operating between a braking state and a non-braking state. In the braking state, the illuminating brightness of the first illuminating elements is greater than that of the second illuminating elements. In the non-braking state, the illuminating brightness of the first illuminating elements is less than that of the second illuminating elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chia-Ying Wu
  • Patent number: 7866847
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a frame having a bottom surface, a plurality of heat sinks, and a plurality of LED modules. Each of the heat sinks has an engaging surface defined at an acute angle with respect to the bottom surface of the frame. Each of the LED modules is attached on the engaging surface of the heat sink. The heat sinks are rotatable relative to the frame to adjust the angle of the engaging surface of the heat sinks with respect to the bottom surface of the frame, providing variable area and intensity of illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shi-Song Zheng
  • Patent number: 7862217
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp unit includes a reflective surface based on an ellipse; a semiconductor light source of which a light emitting portion is provided at a first focal point of the reflective surface or a vicinity of the first focal point; and a projection lens that projects a reflected light that is a light emitted from the semiconductor light source and reflected by the reflective surface to outside. An emission direction of a maximum light emission intensity from among light intensities of the semiconductor light source is inclined in a direction opposite to the projection lens with respect to an optical axis of the projection lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasufumi Suzuki, Yasuhiro Okubo
  • Patent number: 7857496
    Abstract: A lamp (10) comprising at least one base (11) which is joined to a light, and a dome-shaped, in particular dish-shaped, essentially rotationally symmetrical reflector (13), wherein a light source is arranged in the focal point (32) or focal point area thereof in order to produce an oriented, e.g. narrowly emitting, light distribution from said lamp (10). The reflector is provided with an opening (15) which comprises a light exit plane (E) for the lamp (10). The light source is formed by at least one LED (20,20a,20b,20c) and is arranged at a distance from the inner side (14) of the reflector. At least one functional element of the LED, in particular at least one voltage supply line (21a,21b,21c,21d) of the LED and/or at least one cooling body (29,30a,30b,30c,30d) for the LED, extends at least partially essentially along the light exit plane (E) or is arranged at least partially on the side of the light exit plane (E) which is oriented away from the reflector (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: OSRAM Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
    Inventor: Harald Hofmann
  • Patent number: 7857497
    Abstract: An LED lighting fixture is provided which achieves effective use of light, uniformly illuminates a large area and, has a high degree of freedom in designing light distribution characteristics. Three types of LED optical modules are used each having different light distribution characteristics. Each LED optical module includes an LED light source and a light distribution controlling lens of a different shape which constitute an optical system. Three types of LED optical units having different light distribution characteristics can be used. Each LED optical unit includes a set of LED optical modules having the same light distribution characteristics. The LED lighting fixture is configured to have a combination of the LED optical units having different light distribution characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Teruo Koike, Shoichi Bamba, Ryotaro Owada, Hidetaka Okada
  • Patent number: 7854538
    Abstract: A headlamp for a vehicle or other application, including a circular arrangement of groupings of IR LEDs in a retaining ring, each grouping of IR LED providing a different beam pattern of infrared illumination, and a HID lamp surrounded by the retaining ring, for providing visible light. A switch system is also provided, for enabling either the visible light or the infrared light, and for selecting a beam pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Ibis Tek, LLC
    Inventor: James M. Helms
  • Patent number: 7855709
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal display panel and a backlight, the present invention provides a detection-use pixel having the same constitution as respective pixels constituting a liquid crystal display part in the liquid crystal display panel and being formed on a region other than the liquid crystal display part, a light detector detecting light from the backlight through the detection-use pixel, and a controller adjusting the intensity of the light from the backlight in response to a signal from the light detector to adjust the change of the characteristics and chromaticity in the liquid crystal display panel properly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Displays, Ltd.
    Inventor: Tatsuo Kamei
  • Patent number: 7850352
    Abstract: A flagpole lamp includes a pole, a socket joint, a circuit board, a positioning base, a waterproof washer, a lucent bar and a pole head. The circuit board, the positioning base and the waterproof washer are fitted in the socket joint. The circuit board has a light disposed through in the positioning base and the waterproof washer respectively. The lucent bar is coupled to the socket joint at one end, and the pole head put at the opposite end. The light of the circuit board can be lit up to emit light out of the lucent bar to enable a driver to clearly see the head corners and the position of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Inventor: Ming-Cheng Wang
  • Patent number: 7850349
    Abstract: A vehicle headliner mounted center high mount stop lamp (CHMSL) including a light source disposable between a vehicle roof base layer and headliner generally aft of a vehicle, and a CHMSL frame disposable between the vehicle roof base layer and the headliner adjacent the light source. The CHMSL frame may be releasably mountable to the vehicle roof base layer by a fastener for mounting the headliner to the vehicle roof base layer. The invention also provides a method of mounting and servicing a CHMSL, including the steps of attaching the CHMSL to a vehicle roof base layer and/or a headliner, such that the CHMSL is disposed between the vehicle roof base layer and the headliner generally aft of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Albert Ekladyous, Tom Partch, Todd Schwanger, Bruce Williams, Ehab Kaoud, Jim Smithbauer
  • Patent number: 7850353
    Abstract: To provide a tail lamp structure wherein a height in an upward and downward direction can be reduced to achieve miniaturization thereof. A tail lamp structure is equipped at a rear portion of a motorcycle. A board on which a stop lamp LED and a tail lamp LED are mounted in a spaced relationship from each other forwardly and backwardly is disposed in the forward and backward direction of the vehicle. The stop lamp LED and said tail lamp LED are isolated from each other by a reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Ota, Hayato Ohashi, Eiji Ashihara
  • Patent number: 7845835
    Abstract: A saddle-ride type vehicle includes a vehicle body, a housing body holding a rear-view mirror, and a stay structure provided between the vehicle body and the housing body. The stay structure secures the housing body to the vehicle body. A front blinker is provided in the stay structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Kuboshima, Hayato Ohashi
  • Patent number: 7837368
    Abstract: A vehicular lamp includes a plurality of light sources; a lamp chamber for housing the plurality of light sources; and a bounding member for bounding the plurality of light sources in the lamp chamber. The bounding member includes a sheet-like material integrally formed into a predetermined shape so that one or more bounding walls are provided between or among the plurality of light sources. A vehicular lamp includes a plurality of lamp units; a lamp chamber for housing the plurality of lamp units; and a bounding member for bounding the plurality of lamp units in the lamp chamber. The bounding member includes a sheet-like material integrally formed into a predetermined shape so that one or more bounding walls are provided between or among the plurality of lamp units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Koito Manfacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromi Nakamura, Hironori Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 7834752
    Abstract: A brake-actuated message device. An illustrative embodiment of the brake-actuated message device includes a device casing having a front panel, a plurality of lights carried by the front panel, a message panel carried by the front panel generally adjacent to the plurality of lights, a message provided in the message panel, a lighting module connected to the plurality of lights and brake circuit wiring connected to the lighting module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Inventor: Jed K. Kuvantrarai
  • Patent number: 7819538
    Abstract: The inventive rotating lamp comprises a substrate, a translucent globe mounted on the substrate, a shaft portion set in the substrate, a rotatable member rotatably supported by the shaft portion, a main reflecting mirror, arranged on the upper surface of the rotatable member, having a light reflecting surface constituted of a paraboloid, a light-emitting diode and a drive portion rotating/driving the rotatable member, and the optical axis of the light-emitting diode and the reflecting surface of the main reflecting mirror intersect with each other. Thus, a rotating lamp employing a light-emitting diode capable of delivering light emitted from the rotating lamp to a distance place by improving reflection efficiency can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Arrow Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Isao Nobayashi, Takashi Uchida
  • Patent number: 7815351
    Abstract: The present invention is a light guide array constructed and arranged to be deployed with a two dimensional LED array such that the LED array establishes new focal points for the light emitted from each of a plurality of LEDs, which focal points are displaced from an original focal point of each LED. The light guide array is further configurable in fabrication to selectively control properties of the light emitted from the vehicle lamp having the light guide array including, direction, angle, luminance intensity and luminance pattern. In one embodiment, the light guide array directs light in a primary direction that is non-parallel with the primary direction of the light generated by the two dimensional LED array alone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Hella KG Hueck and Co.
    Inventors: Sandeep Saxena, Nadezhda Aleksandrovna Zelikovskaya
  • Patent number: 7815350
    Abstract: Headlamp systems are provided that form desired beam patterns from light supplied by semiconductor light sources. The present invention is headlamp system for a vehicle including at least one first light source, at least one second light source, and a first lens system having at least one lens operably associated with the at least one first light source to provide a spread portion of a desired beam pattern. The present invention also includes second lens system having at least one lens operably associated with the at least one second light source to provide a hot spot portion of the desired beam pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Magna International Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Valcamp, Ronald O. Woodward
  • Patent number: 7815349
    Abstract: A rear light assembly for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The rear light assembly is disposed on a rear portion of the motor vehicle and includes a signaling device and one or more light devices. The signaling device can be either a reflector or include a light. In some cases, the signaling device can be centrally mounted. In some cases, the light devices can be mounted next to the signaling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Yoshino
  • Publication number: 20100259947
    Abstract: A vehicle light assembly is provided for a vehicle rented by a rental business. The assembly includes a light frame adapted for mounting to the rental vehicle, a light source such as an LED light source and a lens covering the light source. The light frame can be for a tail light, such as a brake light or a turn signal. The lens displays a visible indicium when the light source is energized. The indicium can be in the form of an advertisement, such as an advertisement for goods or services of the rental business, or in the form of a trademark relating to the goods or services of the rental business.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventor: Robert A. Dolan
  • Patent number: 7810973
    Abstract: A vehicle light system includes a light assembly that includes a base having a top side, a bottom side, a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, a front edge and a rear edge. The base has a centrally positioned raised area along a line from the front edge to the rear edge. Each of the top and bottom sides is angled upwardly from the first and second lateral edges toward the line. The base is flame-shaped and each of the first and second lateral sides including a plurality of appendages. A plurality of light emitters is mounted on the top side of the base. A power source is electrically coupled to the light emitters. The power source is a power source of a vehicle. A plurality of fasteners is extended into the base to secure the base to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Inventor: James A. Fuentes
  • Patent number: 7806572
    Abstract: A headlamp assembly which employs semiconductor light sources includes an optics chamber that is isolated from the surrounding environment to prevent the ingress of water, dirt, or other foreign materials into the optics chamber. At the same time, the headlamp assembly includes a plenum chamber, separated from the optics chamber, and airflow through the plenum chamber provides the necessary cooling for the semiconductor light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Magna International Inc.
    Inventors: James R. McFadden, Chad D. Lambert
  • Patent number: 7806573
    Abstract: A headlamp for a vehicle includes a lighting unit and an extension for covering a clearance between a lamp body and the lighting unit in a lighting chamber formed by the lamp body and a cover. The lighting unit includes a light source bulb and a reflector for reflecting a direct light emitted from the light source bulb in a forward direction. The extension includes a first extension having a bottom side front end taking a substantially dogleg-shaped section in which a bent portion is turned in a forward direction of the vehicle, and a second extension positioned behind the first extension and having a front edge on an internal surface of a bottom side lighting unit positioned below a rear edge of the internal surface of the lighting unit in a bottom side front end of the first extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuhiro Terada, Tomoharu Mochizuki
  • Patent number: 7806575
    Abstract: The invention describes an LED lighting module (1) comprising an LED element (10), an electronic driving arrangement (30) for driving the LED (11), and a heat sink (20). The heat sink (20) forms a casing for the electronic driving arrangement (30) and comprises a receptacle interface (26) on a front side (F) of the heat sink (20) with a number of first reference elements (27) for coupling the LED element (10) to the heat sink (20) in a defined orientation. The heat sink further comprises a cavity (28) for enclosing at least parts of the electronic driving arrangement (30) and a number of second reference elements (22) for coupling the LED light module (10) to a secondary optic (70,70?). Moreover the invention describes a lighting assembly (80, 80?) comprising such an LED lighting module (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Harald Willwohl, Gerard Elders, Jan Reniers, Piet Van Der Wielen, Ralph Hubert Peters
  • Patent number: 7798690
    Abstract: A headlamp including a metal bracket and a plurality of light source units 50, each unit having a light source, being mounted on the metal bracket 20, and being disposed within a lamp chamber. Irradiation light patterns of the light source units 50 are combined together to form a predetermined light distribution pattern. Each of the light source units 50 includes a resin shade 58, which is fastened to the bracket 20 by a fastening portion and is disposed forwardly of the light source, and a resin lens 52 connected to the shade 58. Part of the fastening portion is made of metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Watanabe, Tetsuaki Inaba
  • Patent number: 7798691
    Abstract: An LED module is described with a base 10 made out of a heat conducting material. An LED element (32) is arranged in a cavity (11) of the base. A collimator reflector (70) is formed by reflective surfaces (24, 64, 66a). Three of these reflective surfaces (66a, 66b, 64) are provided on a plastic insert (60) received in the cavity (11). A further reflective surface (24) is provided on the base (10) itself. This surface (24) has a straight border line (50). The collimator reflector (70) is arranged to reflect light from the LED (32) so that a cut-off (72) is formed by the straight border line (50). By thus integrating the cut-off, as the most critical optical element, into the base (10) itself, high accuracy is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Ralph Hubert Peters, Marc Andre De Samberg, Koen Van Os, Norbertus Antonius Maria Sweegers, Egbert Lenderink, Johannes Antonius Adrianus Maria Van Heeswijk, Johann-Josef Kohl
  • Patent number: 7794102
    Abstract: An apparatus produces a “dazzling” effect: disorientation and temporary and fully reversible blindness in subjects for the purpose of threat deterrence in both civilian law enforcement and military engagements without the use of lasers. A plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) capable of intense illumination is provided. Light emitted by each LED is pulsed and focused by reflective optics to produce a pulsed beam of sufficient intensity that the combined effect of the beams from the LEDs induces dazzling in subject viewers in the target range. Further included in or ancillary to the invention are a power source for powering the LEDs a signal source and controller for controlling their illumination and pulsing, and a shield suitable for protecting a user against projectiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Inventors: David M. Shemwell, Weihao Alexander Long, Michael Perry Challenger, Robert Lee Fuhriman, Jr., Donald Limuti