Light Emitting Diode (led) Patents (Class 362/555)
  • Patent number: 9500796
    Abstract: A quantum dot filled tube may include a tube having a cavity therein and a phosphor disposed inside the tube. The tube may include: a first tube including a first filling cavity therein; a second tube including a second filling cavity therein; and a connecting unit including a third filling cavity configured to connect the first filling cavity and the second filling cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Sul An, Dae-hoon Song, Dong-hyeon Lee
  • Patent number: 9500793
    Abstract: An electronic module (1) for a modular control device is described, in which a multiplicity of electronic modules (1) are connected to one another via a databus. The electronic module (1) has an insulating material housing (21), a printed circuit board (17) which has electronic components in the insulating material housing (21), a conductor connection plane (8) on an upper side (7) of the electronic module (1) having a multiplicity of conductor insertion openings (7) leading to conductor connections (13), and status displays (10) adjacent to the conductor connection plane (8) on the upper side of the electronic module (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft
    Inventors: Viktor Mickmann, Axel Buchmeier
  • Patent number: 9447940
    Abstract: A vehicle headlamp includes a first LED light source, a first light guide plate optically coupled to the first LED light source, a second LED light source, a second light guide plate optically coupled to the second LED light source, and a light barrier sheet interposed between the first and second light guide plates. The first light guide plate is configured to guide light emitted from the first LED light source onto a predetermined area thereby creating a second light distribution pattern. The second light guide plate is configured to guide light emitted from the second LED light source onto a predetermined area thereby creating a second light distribution pattern. The light barrier sheet is configured to prevent light transmission between the first and second light guide plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Po-Chou Chen
  • Patent number: 9441805
    Abstract: An optical device for automobile vehicles, notably a signalling and/or lighting device. The device comprises at least one surface-emitting light source, at least one lens, notably distant from the surface-emitting light source, disposed at least partially on the path of the light (R) emitted by the surface-emitting light source so as to produce an image of an object area of the surface-emitting light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventor: Vincent Godbillon
  • Patent number: 9410693
    Abstract: Decorator balls are illuminated from the inside-out using a self-contained, battery-powered LED module. The decorator ball itself is made from one or more elongated elements creating a hollow form with gaps or apertures in areas where the elements do not overlap. The module has a battery powered light-emitting diode (LED) and a solar panel to charge the battery. The module is coupled to the decorator ball such that the LED illuminates the decorator ball from the inside-out. White LEDs, LEDs of a particular color, or color-changing LEDs may be used. Either the solar panel or an additional photodetector may communicate with electronic circuitry within the module to activate the LED when ambient light falls below a predetermined level. The module may include a hanger for hanging the decorative article, and a reflector may be provided within the decorator ball to diverge and disperse the light from the LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: RSR Sales, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Cohen
  • Patent number: 9404635
    Abstract: A light directing apparatus includes an optical substrate having first and second sides, a compound lens outer surface (CLOS) on a first portion of the first side, and first and second protrusions on a second portion of the first side. The CLOS is in optical communication with the second side, the CLOS having mirror image symmetry about a medial plane that contains a centerline of the CLOS. The first protrusion is disposed proximate the CLOS, and in optical communication with the second side. The second protrusion is disposed proximate the first protrusion, and in optical communication with the second side. The first protrusion is disposed between the second protrusion and the CLOS. The first and second protrusions each have a curved apex such that first and second planar section cuts through the optical substrate perpendicular to the medial plane cut twice through each curved apex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Lighting Science Group Corporation
    Inventor: Ryan Kelley
  • Patent number: 9383082
    Abstract: An illuminating device (210) according to an embodiment of the invention included in an image reading apparatus (100) and an image forming apparatus (D) includes light source portions (211a1), (211b1), (211a2) and (211b2), light-guiding members (213a) and (213b) for illuminating an illumination target (G) from an elongated light emitting face (M) that extends in a longitudinal direction (Y), by guiding light from the light source portions, and holding members (216a) and (216b) for holding the light-guiding members. The holding members include holding portions (2161a) and (2161b) for removably holding the light-guiding members, and tilted portions (2162a) and (2162b) that reflect light emitted from the light emitting face (M), the tilted portions extending from a front end on the light emitting face (M) side of the holding portions, obliquely widening with increasing distance from the light-guiding members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Yamada, Mitsuharu Yoshimoto, Yasuhiro Suto, Kenji Nakanishi, Shohichi Fukutome, Hisashi Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 9383067
    Abstract: Light-emitting means, in particular LED module (2), having a printed circuit board (7) comprising at least one LED, wherein the light-emitting means has at least one housing (3), wherein the housing (3) is in the form of an injection-molded part and covers the printed circuit board (7), wherein the housing (3) has an opening (6), and the LEDs are arranged within this opening (6), with the result that the LEDs can emit light out of the housing (6), wherein the printed circuit board (7) has at least two plug-type connections (8), wherein the plug-type connections (8) are each configured so as to make contact with a conductor, wherein in each case one pushbutton (9) is arranged above the plug-type connections (8), which pushbutton is configured for releasing the conductor from the plug-type connection (8), wherein the pushbuttons (9) are formed as part of the housing (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: TRIDONIC GMBH & CO KG
    Inventor: Jurgen Kreuzbichler
  • Patent number: 9357187
    Abstract: An image display method implemented in a projector that includes first to third display elements each of which spatially modulates incident light to display an image, synthesizes the images displayed by the first to third display elements, and projects the synthesized image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventor: Atsushi Katou
  • Patent number: 9328901
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) lamp comprises a casing part inserted into the region on which the lamp is installed. A PCB part is seated on the casing part in two stage. A connector part connects and fixes the PCB part to the casing part to supply power to the PCB part. A cover part is disposed above the PCB part to protect the LED mounted on the PCB part. The casing part comprises a cover fixing part and a coupling protrusion is disposed on the cover part. The coupling protrusion is inserted and fixed into the cover fixing part. An adhesive is applied to the bottom surface of the coupling protrusion to insert the coupling protrusion into the cover fixing part, thereby firmly coupling the coupling protrusion to the cover fixing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Inventor: Younghwan Jang
  • Patent number: 9322976
    Abstract: A backlight 12 includes a first LED board 18A, a second LED board 18B 18B, a light guide plate 19, a first LED drive circuit 26a, a second LED drive circuit 26b, and light reflection portions 28. The second LED board 18B is arranged in a high temperature area in which a temperature tends to become higher. The light guide plate 19 includes a pair of end surfaces opposite the first LED board 18A and the second LED board 18B, respectively, and through which rays of light from the first LED board 18A and the second LED board 18B enter, and a plate surface through which rays of light exit on a light exiting side. The first LED drive circuit 26a and the second LED drive circuit 26b are configured to supply a smaller current to the second LED board 18B than the current supplied to the first LED board 18A.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasutaka Sugiura
  • Patent number: 9316782
    Abstract: A coverless linear light source light guide with hooded bracket for holding a light emitting diode (LED) module to the light guide is disclosed. The hooded bracket is disposed around the light receiving end of the light guide and comprises a hood top, a hood back, two hood sides, and two hood grasps disposed on the hood sides. The hood back comprises the light receiving end of the light guide where light enters the light guide. The hood grasp comprises grasping elements that mate with grasping elements of the LED module to securely hold the LED module to the light guide. The hooded bracket ensures that the distance between the LED module and the light guide and the angle of the LED module and the light guide is constant which maintains optimal alignment and proximity in order to conserve received light intensity and maintain uniformity of emitted light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Pixon Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Yen-Chieh Chen, Shih Che Chen, Chien Liang Liao
  • Patent number: 9297511
    Abstract: A member for controlling luminous flux (100) has an incidence surface (110) and an emitting surface (120). The incidence surface (110) is a pyramidal surface having a recessed shape relative to the bottom of the member for controlling luminous flux (100), and having rounded borders between the individual facets. The horizontal cross-section of the incidence surface (110) is substantially similar in shape to that of an n-hedral irradiated surface (410). In the horizontal cross-section of the emitting surface (120), each of the straight lines connecting together adjacent angles of the n angles that correspond to the n angles of the irradiated surface (410) is substantially parallel to the side that corresponds to the horizontal cross-section of the incidence surface (110). The horizontal cross-section of the emitting surface (120) is the same as the n-hedron formed by the straight lines in the cross section, or fits inside the n-hedron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Enplas Corporation
    Inventors: Kyouhei Yamada, Noriyuki Kawahara
  • Patent number: 9277685
    Abstract: A system for simulating neon light comprising an elongated guide containing outer surface and a channel; a housing containing an engagement member and area for receiving a light engine; and the light engine. The light engine comprising a flexible printed circuit (FPC), a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) attached to the FPC, and a plurality of electrical connectors all in contact with a power conductor. The FPC also includes a gathering of material between each of the plurality of electrical connectors. Also included is a method for reducing the stress within the light engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Marc Nall, Brian Morgan Spahnie, Robert Brassell, Yongli Feng
  • Patent number: 9267667
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present invention provide a kind of optical lens and a kind of miner's helmet lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Huizhou Light Engine Limited
    Inventors: Wenda Jiang, Jinbo Jiang
  • Patent number: 9269697
    Abstract: An LED light emitter includes a single emitter structure having a substrate with a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) arranged thereon, wherein the plurality of LEDs includes at least one first LED die that produces a first color light, and at least one second LED die that produces a second color light. The LED light emitter also includes a total internal reflection (TIR) lens positioned to collect light emitted from the single emitter structure and adapted to mix the light from the plurality of LEDs to produce a uniform light. The plurality of LEDs are selected such that the light output by the LED light emitter has a desired color temperature when an equal current is supplied to all of the plurality of LEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: LedEngin, Inc.
    Inventors: Zequn Mei, Xiantao Yan, Wu Jiang
  • Patent number: 9269875
    Abstract: A light emitter is disclosed herein. The light emitter may have a lead frame and a plastic reflector cup. The lead frame may have a planar portion; a bond area having a light-emitting diode attached thereto; and at least two terminals configured for surface mount technology. The reflector cup may be proximate the bond area and may have an opening, wherein light emitted from the light-emitting diode passes through the opening; a side wall extending between the planar portion and the opening; and a clear lens located proximate the opening and attached to the reflector cup. The combination of the lens and the reflector cup causes a light beam originating from the light-emitting diode to be less than fifteen degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eng Chuan Ong, Meng Ee Lee, Chiau Jin Lee
  • Patent number: 9261247
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a LED lamp with a fan and manufacturing method thereof. A lamp body of the LED lamp has an upper lamp body and a lower lamp body connected together; an external wall of a facet of a prism of the upper lamp body is covered with a LED aluminum substrate connected to a LED PCB, a capacitor is soldered at the center of the bottom of the PCB, a LED driving circuit and a fan both are received in a cavity of a lamp holder; air flows into the LED lamp from an air inlet of the lower lamp body and a window of the lamp holder, then passes through an air outlet, a penetrating hole and an air flow channel, and finally an air outlet flue opened in a lamp cover and matching the penetrating hole dissipates heat away from the LED lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: DONG GUAN NATIONAL STATE LIGHTING CO., LTD
    Inventors: Daisung Moon, Sangpil Moon
  • Patent number: 9255667
    Abstract: An LED lighting assembly may include a printed circuit board with an LED chip, and a heat sink thermally conducted with the printed circuit board, wherein the LED lighting assembly further comprises a light guide body configured as a bulb, the light guide body having an end surface as a light incidence surface of light from the LED chip, an outer surface as a light emergent surface and an inner surface, wherein the inner surface is structured so as to form a reflecting surface, reflecting at least part of light from the end surface to the outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Qihui Zhang, Yusheng Ming, Anmiao Li, Dirk Buchhauser
  • Patent number: 9252348
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light emitting lamp including a light source module including at least one light source and a light guide layer disposed on a substrate burying the at least one light source, and a housing accommodating the light source module, and the at least one light source includes a body having a cavity, a first lead frame including one end exposed to the cavity and the other end passing through the body and exposed to one surface of the body, a second lead frame including one end exposed to one portion of the surface of the body, the other end exposed to the another portion of the surface of the body, and an intermediate part exposed to the cavity, and at least one light emitting chip including a first semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second semiconductor layer, and disposed on the first lead frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Nam Seok Oh
  • Patent number: 9243772
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes an element installation portion including a mounting face, a light emitting element which is mounted on the mounting face and which includes a rectangular shaped light emitting face extending parallel to the mounting face, and a reflector configured to reflect light of the light emitting element. The mounting face is tilted such that each lamp left-right direction end is at a different height position. The light emitting element is mounted on the mounting face such that, with respect to a reference position where two sides of the light emitting face are parallel to a lamp front-rear axis and the other two sides of the light emitting face are perpendicular to a lamp front-rear axis, the light emitting face is positioned at a position rotated about a reference axis which is orthogonal to the light emitting face when the light emitting face is in the reference position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tatsuma Kitazawa
  • Patent number: 9234993
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a light source unit, an optical fiber, a diverging lens and a light guide unit. The light source unit includes a first light source emitting red light, a second light source emitting green light and a third light source emitting blue light. The optical fiber includes a first, second, and third incident branches and a light output portion. The three incident branches converge into the light output portion and are aligned with the three light sources to guide and mix red, blue, and green light to form white light. The diverging lens is aligned with the light output portion to receive and diverge the white light. The light guide unit faces the diverging lens to receive the white light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Po-Chou Chen
  • Patent number: 9231166
    Abstract: Disclosed are a light emitting device and a lighting apparatus having the same. The light emitting device includes a plurality of lead frames, a first body having reflectance, disposed on top surfaces of the lead frames and having an open region at a predetermined region of the top surfaces of the lead frames, a second body having transmittance, having a first opening corresponding to the open region of the first body, and disposed on a top surface of the first body, a light emitting chip on at least one of the lead frames exposed in the first opening of the second body, and a first resin layer disposed in the first opening of the second body to cover the light emitting chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Song Eun Lee, Gyu Hyeong Bak, Bong Kul Min
  • Patent number: 9223073
    Abstract: This invention relates to a light guide plate, which includes tunnels into which a light source may be inserted in a backlight unit assembly thus reducing light loss, and to a method of manufacturing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jun Kil Doo, Kwan Min Choi, Tae Gap Jang, Jae Hun Lee, Min Jeong Kim
  • Patent number: 9222632
    Abstract: An LED light fixture including a frame defining a forward open region and a rearward region with a rearmost portion adapted for securement to a support member. An LED assembly is secured with respect to the frame and positioned within the open forward region with open spaces remaining therebetween. The LED assembly includes an LED illuminator secured with respect to the LED-supporting region of a heat sink with an LED-supporting region and heat-dissipating surfaces extending therefrom. Another aspect of the invention is a non-metallic frame defining a forward open region and having a rearward region having a rearmost portion adapted for securement to a support member. An LED assembly is secured with respect to the frame and positioned within the open forward region with open spaces remaining therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Kinnune, Nathan Snell, Jeremy Sorenson
  • Patent number: 9222643
    Abstract: A LED illumination device for stage lighting includes LED arrays (110) packaged on a heat dissipating substrate and including a plurality of LED chips (111), a light combining device (200) for combining the light emitted by respective LED arrays (110), and a focusing lens (400) for focusing the combined light to a light output port. The illumination device further includes a fly-eye lens pair (300) disposed between the light combining device (200) and the focusing lens (400). The fly-eye lens pair (300) comprises two fly-eye lenses, each being formed of a plurality of lens units (310) tightly connected together and having the same lens surface curvature. A method for improving color uniformity of the device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: APPOTRONICS LTD.
    Inventors: Quan Zhang, Yi Li
  • Patent number: 9213133
    Abstract: An LED tube includes an envelope, three light guiding plates received in the envelope, three LEDs mounted on the light guiding plates, and two covers fixed to two opposite ends of the envelope. The three light guiding plates each have an end face confronting a corresponding LED, an inner face having a plurality of dots formed thereon and an outer face opposite to the inner face. Light emitted by each LED is diffused by the dots of a corresponding light guiding plate to radiate outside uniformly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Po-Chou Chen
  • Patent number: 9206957
    Abstract: A total internal reflective (TIR) optic light bar of a lighting fixture configured to illuminate an object, such as a two-dimensional planar surface, the optic light bar including a body having a first end portion that extends to a second end portion through an elongated intermediate portion, the body including a light input surface extending between the first and second end portions, a total internal reflective (TIR) surface, and at least one light output surface, where the light output surface is formed as a gradual, continuous curve including a plurality of discrete segments that form a curvilinear surface, and where the TIR surface is composed of one or more of the discrete segments which form the curvilinear light output surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: SYLVAN R. SHEMITZ DESIGNS, LLC
    Inventors: Nikhil Taskar, Paul Ford, David R. Pfund
  • Patent number: 9194546
    Abstract: A light assembly includes an optically-transmissive panel bent so as to span more than 180° about a central axis. The optically-transmissive panel has top and bottom edge surfaces. An array of LEDs is disposed adjacent at least one of the top and bottom edge surfaces. The optically-transmissive panel is operative to produce a uniform distribution of light received from the array of LEDs. Circuitry is arranged to electrically connect the array of LEDs with a power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Gamasonic USA Inc.
    Inventor: Lazar Izradel
  • Patent number: 9175813
    Abstract: A light having integrated light and thermal guides and separable electrical connectors. The light has a base for connection to a power supply, a light circuit electrically connected with solid state light sources such as LEDs, and a driver circuit for receiving power from the power supply and providing power to drive the light sources. A light guide is coupled to the light sources for receiving and distributing light from the light sources, and a thermal guide is integrated with the light guide for providing thermal conduction from the light source for cooling the light. The separable connectors include a first connector for providing an electrical connection between the driver circuit and light circuit, a second connector for providing an electrical connection between the power supply and driver circuit, and a third connector for providing a ground connection to the driver circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Charles N. DeVore, Kayla A. Hagens, Wesley A. Raider, Larry A. Schleif, Steven Feldman, Steven A. Neu
  • Patent number: 9169980
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a translucent member having the same cross sectional tubular shape throughout a longitudinal direction and including a lens that includes a light incident surface for receiving incident light and a pair of light exit surface for diffusing and emitting the light incident on the light incident surface to the outside, and a light-emitting portion mounted on a substrate and emitting the light toward a region including the light incident surface of the translucent member, where in the translucent member includes a pair of light guide portions for guiding the light incident on the light incident surface to a pair of the light exit surfaces so that the light incident on the light incident surface is diffused and emitted from the pair of light exit surfaces in a width direction that is orthogonal to the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: KOHA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Iwazaki, Kentaro Tone
  • Patent number: 9161458
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a first substrate having a through-hole, a plurality of first light-emitting elements that are arranged on the first substrate, a second substrate that is attached to the first substrate to cover the through-hole of the first substrate, and a second light-emitting element arranged on the second substrate, and electrically connected to wiring of the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tadaaki Miyata
  • Patent number: 9145086
    Abstract: A motor vehicle with a headliner and one or more lighting devices extending on or adjacent to the headliner over at least a portion of the length or width of the headliner. The lighting device emits its light such that at least the headliner area can at least be partially illuminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Ahmed Moussa
  • Patent number: 9134010
    Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a primary light source that emits primary light, a diffusing member that diffuses and converts the primary light into diffused light, a reflection portion that regularly reflects or diffuse-reflects and converts the diffused light into reflected light, and an emission portion that emits the reflected light to an outside. A portion of the primary light is converted in an order of the diffused light and the reflected light and emitted to the outside from the emission portion in a state of the reflected light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Ito, Hiroyuki Kamee, Yoshie Aikawa
  • Patent number: 9127814
    Abstract: An object of this invention is to provide a lighting device in which a predetermined distance between the LED units and the optical member can be maintained without increasing the number of the parts, and to provide a display device, and a television device including the same. The lighting device includes a chassis 21, an LED unit 30, and an optical member 22. The chassis 21 houses the LED unit 30. The LED unit 30 includes an LED package 31 and a printed circuit board 32. The LED package 31 is mounted on the LED package 31. The LED package 31 includes an LED chip sealed therein and a spacer portion 37. The optical member 22 is arranged opposite the LED package 31. The spacer portion 37 is in contact with and maintains the optical member 22 having a predetermined distance away from the LED package 31.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shinnosuke Nozawa
  • Patent number: 9103510
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a light emitting diode (LED) flood lamp is provided. The LED flood lamp may include a base cap; a first housing having a first end and a second end, the first end secured to the base cap; a second housing having at least in part a partially conical shape, an end of the second housing having a smaller diameter secured to the second end of the first housing; at least one LED secured within the second; driver circuitry secured within the LED flood lamp between the end of the base cap and the at least one LED; a reflector having a partially conical shape; and a diffuser element secured to at least one of a wider end of the reflector or the end of the second housing having the larger diameter. In some embodiments, the first or second housing may include one or more vents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Feit Electric Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan Barry Feit
  • Patent number: 9070853
    Abstract: A package for an optoelectronic semiconductor component is disclosed. The package includes a package body, a first connecting lead and a second connecting lead. The first connecting lead and the second connecting lead each extend in a vertical direction through the package body. A semiconductor component with such a package and a semiconductor chip are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
    Inventors: Frank Moellmer, Markus Arzberger, Michael Schwind, Thomas Hoefer
  • Patent number: 9060092
    Abstract: An image sensor module includes a light source unit that emits a linear light beam elongate in a primary scanning direction to an object to be read, and a lens unit including an incidence surface and an output surface oriented opposite to each other. The lens unit is configured to receive light from the object through the incidence surface and output the light through the output surface. The module also includes a sensor IC that receives the light outputted from the output surface, a housing that holds the light source unit and the lens unit, and a support member that supports the lens unit such that the incidence surface is located more distant from the sensor IC than the output surface in a secondary scanning direction. The support member includes a reflection surface that reflects the light from the object toward the incidence surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadatoshi Miwa, Takumi Yamade, Yasuyuki Aritaki, Kuniaki Nakamura, Naoki Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 9052420
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a backlight LED structure, a backlight and a display device. In the backlight LED structure, a flange structure is arranged at the upper side of an LED bracket which is defined when the LED bracket is mounted close to a light guide plate such that the flange structure covers the upper side of the light guide plate when the LED structure and the light guide plate are assembled. In addition, each of the two ends of the flange structure has an angular area extending outwards, and the lower surfaces of the two angular areas are distributed with light guide points. The backlight LED structure can prevent the LED light from being emitted from the fitting gap between the backlight LED structure and the light guide plate, and control direction of light between the backlight LED structures and scatter travel direction of the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignees: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Beijing BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: You Li, Xiuyun Chen
  • Publication number: 20150146450
    Abstract: A light consolidation assembly for attaching to a light pipe includes a housing having therein at least a first light source configured to generate a first light and a second light source configured to generate a different, second light. The light consolidation assembly also includes a light consolidator having a body including a light entry end coupled to the housing and a light exit end. The light entry end has multiple spaced-apart branches that converge into a stem that extends from the multiple branches to the light exit end. The light consolidator is configured to receive the first and second lights into respective first and second branches of the multiple branches. The first and second lights are directed into the stem and exit the light consolidator at the light exit end for transmission through a light pipe disposed at the light exit end of the light consolidator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Canada ULC
    Inventors: Lucian Iordache, Andras Gyimes
  • Patent number: 9039244
    Abstract: In various embodiments, an illumination apparatus includes an air gap between a sub-assembly and a waveguide attached thereto at a plurality of discrete attachment points, as well as a bare-die light-emitting diode encapsulated by the waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Oree, Inc.
    Inventors: Yosi Shani, Dafna B. Arbiv, Baruch Schiffmann, Avner Badihi, Eran Fine, Gadi Segal
  • Patent number: 9039268
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention disclose a backlight unit, including: a light guide plate, a light source member, a reflection film, wherein: the light guide plate (LGP) includes a light incident side, a light emission side and a bottom side opposite to the light emission side, the light guide plate is for emitting light entered from the light incident side through the light emission side; the light source member is disposed on the light incident side of the LGP and light emitted by the light source member enters the LGP through the light incident side of the LGP; the reflection film is at least disposed on the bottom side of the LGP and is for reflecting light back into the LGP; wherein a reflection structure is disposed on the bottom side of the LGP and a microstructure is disposed on the light emission side of the LGP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ruoyu Ma
  • Publication number: 20150138824
    Abstract: A laser readable surveying rod is provided with adjustable lighting elements. More specifically, lighting elements, such as LED lights are provided along a length of a surveying rod such that laser readings may be taken at night or in dark conditions. Lighting elements may be translated along a length of a rod, particularly where it is desirable to illuminate only a portion of a rod and conserve valuable energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Michael J. Gregory, Reed W. Baker
  • Patent number: 9033565
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a housing having first and second housing parts to define a first receiving space there between, and a third housing part arranged on the second housing part to define an open gap. The third housing part defines with the second housing part a second receiving space in which a first light conductor is arranged. A plastic film strip is arranged between edges of the first and second housing parts and is transparent for light emitted by the first light conductor, with the emitted light being projected into one end face of the film strip and extracted from another end face of the film strip. The film strip is sized to terminate flush with the first and second housing parts. Arranged in the second receiving space is a second light conductor which emits light through the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Marcus Pfeil, Johannes Tovar, Jürgen Maurer, Richard Mohos
  • Patent number: 9028121
    Abstract: An electronic censer includes a censer body, a driving device and an incense branch. The censer body defines a recess on a top end thereof. The driving device is received in the recess of the censer body. The incense branch is inserted in the censer body and extends from the recess to external environment of the censer body. The incense branch includes a frame and an LED light source located at an upper end of the frame. The LED light source is electrically connected with the driving device. The frame has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the frame is pivotally connected with the second portion of the frame, thereby making the second portion of the frame rotatable around the first portion of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chih-Chen Lai
  • Patent number: 9029878
    Abstract: A lighting device with front carrier, rear carrier and plurality of light-emitting diode chips, which when in operation emits light and releases waste heat, wherein rear carrier is covered at least in selected locations by front carrier, light-emitting diode chips are arranged between rear carrier and front carrier to form array, light-emitting diodes are contacted electrically by rear and/or front carrier and immobilized mechanically by rear carrier and front carrier, front carrier is coupled thermally conductively to light-emitting diode chips and includes light outcoupling face remote from light-emitting diode chips, which light outcoupling face releases some of waste heat released by light-emitting diode chips into surrounding environment, each light-emitting diode chip is actuated with electrical nominal power of 100 mW or less when lighting device is in operation and has light yield of 100 lm/W or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Sabathil, Norwin von Malm, Lutz Hoeppel, Stefan Illek, Bernd Barchmann, Patrick Rode
  • Patent number: 9028120
    Abstract: A variety of illumination devices are disclosed that are configured to manipulate light provided by one or more light-emitting elements (LEEs). In general, embodiments of the illumination devices feature one or more optical couplers that redirect illumination from the LEEs to a reflector which then directs the light into a range of angles. In some embodiments, the illumination device includes a second reflector that reflects at least some of the light from the first reflector. In certain embodiments, the illumination device includes a light guide that guides light from the collector to the first reflector. The components of the illumination device can be configured to provide illumination devices that can provide a variety of intensity distributions. Such illumination devices can be configured to provide light for particular lighting applications, including office lighting, task lighting, cabinet lighting, garage lighting, wall wash, stack lighting, and downlighting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Quarkstar LLC
    Inventors: Wilson Dau, Robert C. Gardner, George Lerman, Louis Lerman, Christopher H. Lowery, Brian D. Ogonowsky, George E. Smith, Ingo Speier, Robert V. Steele, Jacqueline Teng, Allan Brent York
  • Publication number: 20150124475
    Abstract: A system for displaying information on a basketball court, boxing ring or other athletic surface. The system includes: a plurality of light arrays configured to be embedded in a top layer of the athletic surface and oriented to emit light upwards through the athletic surface; and a control system for selectively controlling activation of the light arrays to display advertising and other information in the athletic surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventor: Lyle Suhr
  • Publication number: 20150124476
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a wavelength converting apparatus. The wavelength converting apparatus includes a hollow tube and a wavelength converting material. The hollow tube has an accommodating chamber. The wavelength converting material is positioned in the accommodating chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Kuang-Neng YANG, Kun-Hua WU, Jo-Hsiang CHEN, Tai-Hua HO, Tzong-Liang TSAI, Chih-Hao LIN
  • Patent number: 9022613
    Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor light emitting module and a method of manufacturing the same, which allow achieving high luminance light emission as well as lightweight and compact features. In a semiconductor light emitting module (101), a projecting portion (202) serving as a reflecting member is formed on a metal thin plate (102) to surround a semiconductor light emitting element (104). The semiconductor light emitting element (104) is connected to a printed board (103) by using a wire (201), for example. The projecting portion (202) is formed by pressing and bending the metal thin plate (102) from a back surface, for example, to surround the element and to be higher than the semiconductor light emitting element (104).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignees: Shimane Prefectural Government, Shimane Electronic Imafuku Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Komatsubara, Kenichi Fukuda, Shinobu Otao, Toru Furuta