Light Emitting Diode Patents (Class 362/800)
  • Patent number: 8169128
    Abstract: The invention provides an LED package including an LED chip. In the LED package, a heat conducting part of folded sheet metals has a recess formed thereon to seat the LED chip therein. A package body houses the heat conducting part and directs light generated from the LED chip upward. Also, a transparent encapsulant is provided to at least the recess of the heat conducting part. Leads are partially housed by the package body to supply power to the LED chip. According to the invention, the sheet metals are folded to form the heat conducting part, and the recess is formed on the heat conducting part to seat the LED chip therein. This improves reflection efficiency and simplifies an overall process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung LED Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seon Goo Lee, Chang Ho Song, Kyung Taeg Han
  • Patent number: 8167449
    Abstract: An inspection lamp includes a housing with an external opening providing access to a socket having an electrical contact, an interchangeable light source module including a tab adapted to be inserted into the opening and received into the socket, the tab including a mating electrical contact for making an electrical connection with the electrical contact of the socket, the light source module including at least one light emitting diode, and a switch for controlling the light emitted by the light source module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Spectronics Corporation
    Inventor: John Duerr
  • Patent number: 8167463
    Abstract: A light emitting die package includes a substrate, a reflector plate, and a lens. The substrate has traces for connecting an external electrical power source to a light emitting diode (LED) at a mounting pad. The reflector plate is coupled to the substrate and substantially surrounds the mounting pad, and includes a reflective surface to direct light from the LED in a desired direction. The lens is free to move relative to the reflector plate and is capable of being raised or lowered by the encapsulant that wets and adheres to it and is placed at an optimal distance from the LED chip(s). Heat generated by the LED during operation is drawn away from the LED by both the substrate (acting as a bottom heat sink) and the reflector plate (acting as a top heat sink).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventor: Ban P. Loh
  • Patent number: 8162500
    Abstract: Disclosed are a backlight unit and a liquid crystal display device having the same. A supporting section is formed with a reflector, which is used for a direct type backlight unit, to support optical sheets and guide light, so that the assembling process is simplified and the manufacturing cost is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: LG Display Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Do Yune Kim, Sung Hoon Baek
  • Patent number: 8162506
    Abstract: An exemplary illuminating apparatus includes a light source, a supporting member, a first film and a second film. The light source includes a substrate and a plurality of light emitting diode arranged on the substrate. The supporting member connected to the substrate. The supporting member includes a light emitting surface at a side thereof distant from the light emitting diodes. The first film and the second film attached to each other and arranged at the light emitting surface of the supporting member. The first film includes a first phosphor doped therein, and the second film includes a second phosphor doped therein. Each of the first phosphor and the second phosphor is capable of being excited by light emitted from the light-emitting diodes and converting a wavelength of the light into a desired wavelength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: An-Chi Wei, Chih-Ming Lai
  • Patent number: 8162523
    Abstract: A vehicle light with LED running light frame structure comprises a light cover frame and at least a soft LED light bar; at least a groove having pluralities of through holes at its bottom is provided at an appropriate position at the interior of the light cover frame; by way of provision of the soft LED light bar of a number as that of the grooves at the light cover frame, the luminous chips of the soft LED light bar can aim at the through holes at the groove; the opening of the groove is provided with a two-side adhesive tape for fastening to the vehicle light base after the electric cord extended from the soft LED light bar is connected to the vehicle powder, thereby accomplishing an electric running light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Won Lung Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wei-Cheng Teng
  • Patent number: 8162510
    Abstract: A LED chip package structure with multifunctional integrated chips includes a substrate unit, a light-emitting unit, a chip unit, and a package colloid unit. The light-emitting unit has a plurality of LED chips electrically arranged on the substrate unit. The chip unit is electrically arranged on the substrate unit, and the chip unit is arranged between the light-emitting unit and a power source. The package colloid unit covers the LED chips. The package colloid unit is a strip fluorescent colloid corresponding to the LED chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Harvatek Corporation
    Inventors: Bily Wang, Shih-Yu Wu, Wen-Kuei Wu
  • Patent number: 8164238
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) lamp includes a standardized connector; an LED module; a heat dissipating module; an angle adjusting ring; and an isolating ring. The LED module is electrically connected to the standardized connector and includes a circuit board and at least one LED unit electrically connected to the circuit board. The heat dissipating module is for preventing the LED module from overheating and includes at least one heat pipe on which the LED unit is disposed, a rear heat dissipating shield, a piston module, a transmission module, a heat dissipating fan, and a convection fan. The angle adjusting ring is disposed between the LED module and the standardized connector for rotating the LED module so as to change a light emitting direction of the LED module. The isolating ring is used to avoid the electrical connection of the angle adjusting ring and the standardized connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Zhongshan Weiqiang Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ke-chin Lee
  • Patent number: 8164237
    Abstract: An LED lamp with a flow guide structure guides external air to dissipate heat from the LED lamp includes a lamp base, a heat dissipating body, a heat dissipating plate and an LED module installed in the lamp base, and heat dissipating holes formed on the lamp base. The heat dissipating body includes heat dissipating fins, and a heat dissipating passage defined between any two fins and disposed corresponding to the heat dissipating hole. The LED module is in a thermal contact with the heat dissipating plate. The heat dissipating plate is attached onto the heat dissipating fins and includes openings. A flow guide plate is formed at a lateral edge of each opening and extended from the heat dissipating plate for guiding external air into the heat dissipating passage and out from the heat dissipating hole to expedite a natural convection in the lamp and prevent a thermal aggregation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Gem-Sun Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Fong-Yuan Wen
  • Patent number: 8157412
    Abstract: A light emitting diode substrate assembly has a metal substrate, a circuit board, multiple chip strings, an annular wall and an encapsulant. The circuit board is mounted on the top surface of the substrate and has multiple through holes and multiple current conducting lines. The chip strings are mounted on the substrate and respectively in the through hole in the circuit board. Each chip string has at least one light emitting diode chip connected electrically to two corresponding current conducting lines on the circuit board with bonding wires. Accordingly, the heat generating during the operation of the chips can be efficiently dissipated from the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Shin Zu Shing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shun-Tian Lin, Chao-Tung Chung
  • Patent number: 8157416
    Abstract: A Light-Emitting Diode (“LED”) light including a housing with two ends, a base coupled to the housing at one of the two ends for connecting to an electrical fixture, the housing including vertical plates with a majority of higher-power LEDs mounted on the vertical plates at an angle of less than 75 degrees relative to the vertical plates. In one aspect, the LEDs are mounted in a column and row grid pattern. In one aspect, the housing includes a horizontal plate with lower-power LEDs mounted thereon. In one aspect, the LED light includes a temperature regulation device housed with in its housing for heat dissipation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Inventor: Pervaiz Lodhie
  • Patent number: 8157425
    Abstract: An electrically powered flame simulator comprises at least two light sources, an integrated circuit electrically connected to the light sources for intermittently illuminating at least one of the light sources independently of other light sources such that the light sources together provide the effect of a flickering movement, and a power source for providing power to the integrated circuit. The flame simulator may be mounted in a decorative or ornamental device such as a candle or fire log, or used on decorative clothing, or may be part of a hazard or warning system. One or more solid state light sources may also be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Winvic Sales, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A Gutstein, Monita Liu
  • Patent number: 8157422
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus is disclosed herein that may illuminate a space with light emitted from a light source or to concentrate the emitted light on a certain object. The lighting apparatus may include a lens and a main body that may house a light source. One or more connectors may be formed on the lens and the main body to connect the lens to the main body such that the connectors are not visible once the lighting apparatus is assembled. The lighting apparatus may facilitate mass production and enhance design characteristics owing to a simplified coupling configuration of the connectors provided therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Dongki Paik, Hyunha Kim
  • Patent number: 8152327
    Abstract: A lens for a flashlight or other lighting unit provides for focusing light from a source, such as an LED, to provide a light beam adjustable between a spot beam and a wide beam. The lens includes a lens body with a front face, a rear LED-receiving well, and a side surface extending between the front face and the rear well. The front face includes a central surface surrounded by an annular concave surface. The rear well includes a space for the LED to be adjusted in position. The rear well space is defined by a concavely-curved sidewall and a concavely-curved base. The concave curvature of the sidewall and base may be Bezier curves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Coast Cutlery Company
    Inventors: David C. Brands, R. Stephen Mulder, David Lewin
  • Patent number: 8152333
    Abstract: A metallic reflector device having one or an array of individual reflector elements for positioning over a corresponding one or array of light sources, preferably comprising one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs). The metallic reflector device includes a planar base and a plurality of the reflector elements. The planar base has one or a plurality of apertures, each aperture having an edge that defines a proximal rim of the reflector element. Each reflector element includes an annular sidewall having an inner surface that extends from the proximal annular rim to a distal annular rim. The proximal annular rim defines a first opening through which direct and reflected light from a light source is emitted. The distal annular rim defines a second opening through which the light source is disposed. The inner surface of the annular sidewall is formed from the material of the planar sheet by mechanically deforming the planar sheet, such as by stamping or drawing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: LSI Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: John D. Boyer
  • Patent number: 8152336
    Abstract: A removable LED light module for use in a light fixture assembly includes an LED lighting element and one or more resilient members to maintain a compression force between the LED light module and the light fixture to provide effective heat transfer from the LED light module to the light fixture. The LED light module can include a plurality of electrical contact members to facilitate an electrical connection between the LED light module and the light fixture assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Journée Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Clayton Alexander, Brandon S. Mundell
  • Patent number: 8147080
    Abstract: A personal control unit (PCU) for a transportation-based entertainment system comprises a number of buttons. Illumination is provided for the buttons by illuminating a border region that is rounded containing some of the keys, and is provided for some of the buttons themselves. A light diffusion mechanism is provided between the illumination source and the illuminated regions related to the keys so that the illumination appears even across the entire PCU. A controller may adjust the illumination level and color of the illumination source. A system may be provided for matching at least one of color and brightness of the PCU lighting with cabin lighting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Thales Avionics, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Foreman, Hagop Sakadjian, Derek Nguyen
  • Patent number: 8142037
    Abstract: A water-bearing household appliance such as a dishwashing machine is provided with a housing having a housing edge which defines a washing compartment opening and with a washing compartment which is enclosed by the housing and which is defined by the housing. A seal is provided onto which a device door can be closed to abut the seal and the dishwashing machine has lighting elements arranged in the area between the housing edge and the seal for illuminating the washing compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhard Hering, Sebastian Wagner
  • Patent number: 8138941
    Abstract: A compact warning light employs LED lamps as a light source and has a lighthead configured for insertion into the reflector shells of a motor vehicle such as a sedan or SUV. The lighthead has a base and cover which define a sealed interior space surrounding the LED lamps. The base is constructed of heat conducting material and the LED lamps are secured to the base so that heat generated by the lamps is conducted away and dissipated by the base. The base may include a post for supporting a plurality of individually energized arrays of LED lamps. The cover may be optically clear, tinted or provided with facets or a surface texture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Whelen Engineering Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin M. Smith, Todd J. Smith
  • Patent number: 8138690
    Abstract: In embodiments of the present invention, a method and system is provided for designing improved intelligent, LED-based lighting systems. The LED based lighting systems may include fixtures with one or more of rotatable LED light bars, integrated sensors, onboard intelligence to receive signals from the LED light bars and control the LED light bars, and a mesh network connectivity to other fixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Digital Lumens Incorporated
    Inventors: Brian J. Chemel, Colin Piepgras, Steve T. Kondo, Scott D. Johnston
  • Patent number: 8132942
    Abstract: A light source is combined with an optic and a reflector. Light incident onto to the reflector is reflected with a single reflection. The reflector occupies a portion of a solid angle around the light source to the exclusion of the optic at least with respect to any optical function. The reflector directly receives a second portion of light. The optic occupies substantially all of the remaining portion of the predetermined solid angle to directly receive a first portion of light from the light source. A reflected beam from the reflector is reflected into a predetermined reflection pattern. The inner and/or outer surface of the optic is shaped to refract or direct light which is directly transmitted into the optic from the light source from a first portion of light and/or reflected into the optic from the reflector from the reflected beam into a predetermined beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Ronald G. Holder, Greg Rhoads
  • Patent number: 8132953
    Abstract: There are provided a light emitting diode substrate module and a method of manufacturing the same, and a backlight unit and a method of manufacturing the same. A light emitting diode substrate module according to an aspect of the invention includes: a metal plate; an insulating film having a predetermined thickness and provided on an entire outer surface of the metal plate; a reflective film having a predetermined thickness and provided on an entire outer surface of the insulating film; and at least one light emitting diode package electrically connected to a driving circuit provided on the reflective film by pattern printing. Unnecessary material costs can be avoided by forming a predetermined driving circuit by pattern printing, and optical characteristics can be improved by stably maintaining reflection characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung LED Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Kyu Park, Seong Ah Joo, Seung Hwan Choi
  • Patent number: 8132935
    Abstract: There is provided a light emitting module including: a printed circuit board; a plurality of light emitting diode chips disposed at a distance from one another on a conductive pattern formed on a top of the printed circuit board; and a connector formed on a bottom of the printed circuit board and electrically connected to the plurality of light emitting diode chips. The light emitting diode chips and the connector are optimally arranged to ensure that the light emitting module is suitably utilized as a high-density linear light source including a great number of light emitting diode chips and emits light outward with minimum loss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Led Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Sam Park, Hun Joo Hahm, Hyung Suk Kim, Seong Yeon Han, Dae Hyun Kim, Do Hun Kim, Dae Yeon Kim
  • Patent number: 8134780
    Abstract: A prism includes a light incident portion that has first and second convex portions, the first and second convex portions each are a convex portion that refracts rays of light incident to a prism body and reduces a spread angle after incidence to the prism body via the convex portion to be smaller than that before the incidence, the spread angle is an angle between a given two of the rays, a first reflecting surface, provided on the prism body, that can reflect a first ray of light that has entered the prism body via the first convex portion, a first emitting portion, provided on the prism body, that emits, to the outside, the first ray reflected by the first reflecting surface, and a second emitting portion that emits, to the outside, a second ray of light that has entered the prism body via the second convex portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ominato, Takeshi Kitakata, Shunsuke Ichizawa
  • Patent number: 8128262
    Abstract: The present application relates to a lighting applications. In particular, the present application describes examples of lighting fixtures and light bulbs containing a light transmissive optic. The orientation of the solid state emitters together with the contoured output surface of the light transmissive optic produce a tailored light output distribution over a designated planar surface. The light generated by the solid state light emitters is of a sufficient intensity to illuminate the designated planar surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: ABL IP Holdings LLC
    Inventors: David P. Ramer, Jack C. Rains, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8128258
    Abstract: A Light-Emitting Diode (“LED”) light including a housing with two ends, a base coupled to the housing at one of the two ends for connecting to an electrical fixture, the housing including vertical plates with a majority of higher-power LEDs mounted on the vertical plates at an angle of less than 75 degrees relative to the vertical plates. In one aspect, the LEDs are mounted in a column and row grid pattern. In one aspect, the housing includes a horizontal plate with lower-power LEDs mounted thereon. In one aspect, the LED light includes a temperature regulation device housed within its housing for heat dissipation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Inventor: Pervaiz Lodhie
  • Patent number: 8128265
    Abstract: A device for illuminating a target surface of a vehicle. The device includes a base and a top cover coupled to the base. The top cover includes a perimeter wall portion and an actuator portion coupled to the perimeter wall portion. The actuator portion extends generally downward between walls of the perimeter wall portion toward the base and is movable toward the base for changing the state of a switch upon application of an external force to the actuator portion. A light source is coupled to the base and positioned for illuminating the target surface through the actuator portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Shamitz, William Harrop
  • Patent number: 8123387
    Abstract: In an LED lamp device including a surface mount device type of LED lamp, an LED lighting circuit protecting part, a resistive element, a circuit part, and a case part, the circuit part has a metal plate which is embedded in the case part in a state where the metal plate is partially exposed, the LED lamp is mounted on the exposed portion on a front side of the metal plate, and the resistive element is mounted on the exposed portion on a rear side of the metal plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Inagaki, Hiroshi Ito, Akihiro Misawa, Yukiko Marui
  • Patent number: 8123375
    Abstract: A solid state lighting tile (10) includes a substrate having a planar surface. A first plurality of solid state light emitting devices (LEDs) are on the substrate. The first plurality of LEDs (19) are connected in series to form a first string of LEDs of a first color having an anode contact (22) at a first end of the tile and a cathode contact (24) at a second end of the tile. A second plurality of LEDs are on the substrate. The second plurality of LEDs (21) are connected in series to form a second string of LEDs of the first color having a cathode contact (28) at the first end of the tile and an anode contact (26) at the second end of the tile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald H. Negley, Paul E. Sims, Ban P. Loh
  • Patent number: 8123378
    Abstract: A heatsink for cooling at least one LED may have a longitudinally extending channel flanked on each side by a longitudinally extending column of heat fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Neil Ruberg, Justin M. Walker
  • Patent number: 8123376
    Abstract: A lighting device comprising first and second groups of solid state light emitters, which emit light having peak wavelength in ranges of from 430 nm to 480 nm, and first and second groups of lumiphors which emit light having dominant wavelength in the range of from 555 nm to 585 nm. In some embodiments, if current is supplied to a power line, a combination of (1) light exiting the lighting device which was emitted by the first group of emitters, and (2) light exiting the lighting device which was emitted by the first group of lumiphors would have a correlated color temperature which differs by at least 50 K from a correlated color temperature which would be emitted by a combination of (3) light exiting the lighting device which was emitted by the second group of emitters, and (4) light exiting the lighting device which was emitted by the second group of lumiphors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Antony Paul Van De Ven, Gerald H. Negley
  • Patent number: 8123380
    Abstract: A waterproof LED lamp holding structure includes an object having a plurality of through holes, and a plurality of LED lamps serially connected via an electric wire. Each of the LED lamps has a rear part enclosed in a protective member that has a first and a second end. Wedge-like keys are provided on the protective member near the first end and each have a rearward outward slant outer surface. Further, anchoring lugs are provided on the protective member to outward obliquely extend from the second end toward the first end. When the LED lamps along with the protective members are inserted in the through holes on the object, the wedge-like keys and distal ends of the anchoring lugs respectively abut against an outer and an inner side of the object to thereby hold the LED lamps immovable and straight in the through holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Inventor: Hsu-Wen Liao
  • Patent number: 8120240
    Abstract: A light emission device includes multiple electrically activated solid state emitters (e.g., LEDs) having differing spectral output from one another; and/or phosphor material including one or more phosphors arranged to receive spectral output from at least one of the solid state emitters and to responsively emit a phosphor output, to provide spectral output. In one arrangement, at least four electrically activated solid state emitters each have different spectral outputs in the visible range, with the emitters arranged in an array positioned on a single reflector cup or other support, with at least two solid state emitters differing substantially in size. Aggregated output may include white light having a color temperature in any of several desired ranges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventor: George R. Brandes
  • Patent number: 8118449
    Abstract: An LED based module designed to be easily retrofitted into existing incandescent based light fixtures with minimum or no modification is provided. The LED module of the present disclosure includes a generally cylindrical threaded adapter module including a flat top surface and a conical bottom portion. The bottom portion includes a threaded cavity for receiving a conventional threaded rod of a light fixture which then couples the LED module to the light fixture. The top surface of the LED module is configured to mount a metal core printed circuit board including at least one LED (light emitting diode). Furthermore, the LED module includes at least two channels running therethrough to accommodate wires or conductors from the light fixture to the metal core printed circuit board. The threaded surface of the LED module is configured to accept a conventional shade retainer ring or nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: LED Specialists Inc.
    Inventors: Wojciech Pawelko, Michael Fusco
  • Patent number: 8113689
    Abstract: Projectile apparatus is provided employing light and sound that may be dispersed over a large area with high intensity to produce a non-lethal, visible and audible countermeasure to temporarily blind and/or disorient one or multiple potential adversaries. The apparatus is suitable for use in tactical scenarios by military, police, and special operations personnel. The apparatus is also suitable for use in training operations for military, police, and special operations personnel. For amusement or recreation, the apparatus may be used in simulated warfare or in games such as paintball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Nanohmics, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael W. Mayo, Daniel R. Mitchell, Michael K. McAleer, Byron G. Zollars, Michael G. Durrett, Keith D. Jamison
  • Patent number: 8115370
    Abstract: A bending LED bulb has a transparent bending tube and a flexible LED strip. The flexible LED strip has a flexible printed circuit board (PCB) and a plurality of LEDs mounted on the flexible PCB and is inserted and fixed in the transparent bending tube. As the LEDs are sequentially mounted on the flexible PCB, the LEDs are adjacent to a wall of the transparent bending tube, and are equally spaced. Accordingly, a lumen value of the bending LED bulb can be raised, and heat generated by the LEDs can be dissipated out through the wall of the transparent bending tube to avoid high temperature arising from accumulation of the waste heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Liquidleds Lighting Corp.
    Inventor: David Huang
  • Patent number: 8113681
    Abstract: A blood tracking light includes a first light source emitting blue light, a second light source emitting red light, and a third light source emitting cyan light. The light sources combine to create a light beam that provides a distinct visual appearance to blood. The light sources may include one or more LEDs, including blue LEDs, red LEDs, and cyan LEDs. The intensity of the light sources may be varied to enhance the distinct visual appearance of the blood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Edgar A. Dallas, Benjamin J. Nyssen
  • Patent number: 8113688
    Abstract: A configuration of multiple LED modules having a plurality of LED modules that each contain a carrier that has a first main area, a second main area and at least one semiconductor layer. The first main area has a planar configuration. The LED modules also include a plurality of LED semiconductor bodies that applied on the first main area of the carrier. In addition, the multiple LED modules include a common heat sink, where the carrier of the LED modules in each case are connected to the common heat sink on the second main area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Osram AG
    Inventors: Werner Marchl, Werner Spath, Gunter Waitl
  • Patent number: 8115411
    Abstract: A light emitting diode lighting device and system that can be used for illuminating the interior and/or exterior of vehicles, aircraft, watercraft, signage or buildings is provided. It includes a voltage feedback constant current power supply circuitry and high power LEDs. The printed circuit assemblies are firmly mounted onto a continuous or semi-continuous mounting channel case that also works as a heat sink. By this means, it not only increases the reliability of the LED lighting tube but also it provides sufficient heat dissipation capability for the heat generated by the LEDs. Since the operating temperature of the LEDs is controlled and stays in cool condition, it dramatically increases the LED's lifetime and efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: LED Smart, Inc.
    Inventor: Xinxin Shan
  • Patent number: 8115384
    Abstract: A light source, includes an LED emitter and a meniscus lens having a hollow cavity in which the LED emitter is disposed. The meniscus lens is in exemplary embodiments hyperhemispheric, and it produces a high quality optical image of the LED emitter. The cavity of the lens is filled with air, such as terrestrial atmosphere, inert gas, or vacuum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Patrick R. Destain, Stephen J. Willett
  • Patent number: 8113687
    Abstract: A modular LED lighting fixture is provided, where the shape and brightness of light output from the fixture can be altered by changing LED modules and/or power supplies powering the modules within the fixture. The fixture can include a housing, a modular, removable LED module attached within the housing, and at least one modular, removable power supply attached to the housing for powering the LED module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell George Villard, John Perry
  • Patent number: 8109657
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a heat sink including a base and a plurality of fins extending from the base, an LED module mounted on a bottom face of the base, an envelope covering the LED module, and a lamp housing defining a cavity. An annular receiving groove is recessed from the bottom face of the base. The LED module is attached on the bottom face of the base and surrounded by the receiving groove. The envelope includes a recessed body and an engaging flange around the recessed body. The heat sink, the LED module and the envelope are received in the cavity. The fins of the heat sink extend outwardly through the lamp housing and are exposed in an outer environment. A gasket is received in the receiving groove and tightly sandwiched between the base and the flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xing-Gui Huang, Chin-Chung Chen, Xiu-Yi Zhang
  • Patent number: 8111001
    Abstract: An LED package containing integrated circuitry for matching a power source voltage to the LED operating voltage, LEDs containing such integrated circuitry, systems containing such packages, and methods for matching the source and operating voltages are described. The integrated circuitry typically contains a power converter and a constant current circuit. The LED package may also contain other active or passive components such as pin-outs for integrated or external components, a transformer and rectifier, or a rectifier circuit. External components can include control systems for regulating the LED current level or the properties of light emitted by the LED. Integrating the power supply and current control components into the LED can provide for fabrication of relatively small LEDs using fewer and less device-specific components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Underwood, Yifeng Wu
  • Patent number: 8110835
    Abstract: A light emitting component can include a substrate, a light emitting device supported by the substrate, wherein the light-emitting device has first and second terminals, and a switching element supported by the substrate and having first and second terminals electrically connected to the first and second terminals of the light-emitting device, respectively. The switching element is configured to, at least in part, divert at least some current away from the light emitting device when the switching element is in a closed state. An electrical connection between the first terminal of the switching element and the first terminal of the light emitting device can have a length of less than 5 cm (e.g., less than 2 cm, less than 1 cm, less than 5 mm, less than 1 mm). A current regulator may be supported by a second substrate and can supply current to the light emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Luminus Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Rashmi Kumar, Robert F. Karlicek
  • Patent number: 8109652
    Abstract: An improved LED assembly comprises a frame and a circuit substrate. The frame has a slot, which has an opening on the upper surface of the frame. An elongated inverted L-shaped structure is formed on either side of the opening, and one or more conductive strips are formed on the inner side of the elongated inverted L-shaped structure. Therefore, electricity may be supplied to the conductive strips of the frame. In assembly, the circuit substrate is slid into the slot of the frame so that each of the conductive strips of the circuit substrate is engaged with the corresponding conductive strip of the frame. Therefore, electricity from the electric source may be fed from the source through the conductive strip of the frame and the conductive strip of the circuit substrate and then to the light-emitting units so that each of the light-emitting units may be powered up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Inventor: Ya-Huei Chen
  • Patent number: 8109653
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a heat sink, a bracket, a plurality of LED modules. The heat sink includes a supporting plate and a plurality of fins extending upwardly from a first surface of the supporting plate. The bracket is mounted on a second surface of the supporting plate and includes a plurality of bottom plates each angled an acute angle relative to the second surface of the supporting plate. The bottom plates are arranged radially from a central portion of the supporting plate. Each of the bottom plates includes an outer surface facing downwardly and outwardly away from the second surface of the supporting plate. The LED modules are mounted on the outer surfaces of the bottom plates, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ci-Jin Mo
  • Patent number: 8109658
    Abstract: An illuminating lens includes: a light entrance surface through which light emitted from a light source enters the lens; and a light exit surface through which the light that has entered the lens exits the lens. The light exit surface has: a concave portion intersecting the optical axis; and a convex portion provided around the concave portion to extend continuously from the concave portion. The light exit surface is formed in a shape such that a curvature C of micro-segments of the light exit surface in a cross section including the optical axis has a maximum value at a position outward from the midpoint of the convex portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Daizaburo Matsuki, Syunsuke Kimura, Tomoko Iiyama
  • Patent number: 8106600
    Abstract: A light-weight, portable photocuring device possesses a single multi-wavelength light emitting diode (LED). The single LED backed with a heat sink is driven by a driving circuit and controlled by a timing circuit. A temperature monitor can be included in a closed loop to feed back and control the driver. A multi-plexing device regulates the current to individual ports on the LED effecting the dies allowing the overall wavelength and intensity of the emitted light by the apparatus to be controlled. Lenses and/or light guides in the device act to further direct the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Inventor: Gilbert Fregoso
  • Patent number: 8104922
    Abstract: A solid state illumination device includes a semiconductor light emitter mounted on a base and surrounded by sidewalls, e.g., in a circular, elliptical, triangular, rectangular or other appropriate arrangement, to define a chamber. A top element, which may be reflective, may be coupled to the sidewalls to further define the chamber. The light produced by the semiconductor light emitter is emitted through the sidewalls of the chamber. The sidewalls and/or top element may include wavelength converting material, for example, as a plurality of dots on the surfaces. An adjustable wavelength converting element may be used within the chamber, with the adjustable wavelength converting element being configured to adjust the surface area that is exposed to the light emitted by the semiconductor light emitter in the chamber to alter an optical property of the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Xicato, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerard Harbers, Mark A. Pugh
  • Patent number: 8104908
    Abstract: An illumination module includes a light mixing cavity with an interior surface area and window that are physically separated from an LED. A portion of the window is coated with a first wavelength converting material and a portion of the interior surface area is coated with a second wavelength converting material. The window may be coated with LuAG:Ce. The window may also be coated with a third wavelength converting material with a peak emission wavelength between 615-655 nm where the spectral response of light emitted from the window is within 20% of a blackbody radiator at the same CCT. The LED may emit a light that is converted by the light mixing cavity with a color conversion efficiency ratio greater than 130 lm/W where the light mixing cavity includes two photo-luminescent materials with a peak emission wavelengths between 508-528 nm and 615-655 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Xicato, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerard Harbers, Raghuram L. V. Petluri