Light Emitting Diode Patents (Class 362/800)
  • Patent number: 8314555
    Abstract: A lamp including a two-sided source plate, a plurality of light sources, a lens, a diffuser plate, and a driver insulator is disclosed. One set of the light sources generates white light and is attached to one side of the source plate. Another set of the light sources generates colored light and is attached to the source plate's other side. The lens encapsulates the white light-generating set, and redirects that white light. The driver insulator and the diffuser plate are each in contact with the source plate's other side. The driver insulator, diffuser plate, and that side of the source plate define a light box region that contains the colored light-generating set of light sources. The driver insulator acts as a reflector, and the diffuser plate acts as a diffuser, such that colored light is dispersed from the light box region through the diffuser plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Osram Sylvania Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle Kun Huang, Glenn Freeman, Junwon Lee
  • Patent number: 8314346
    Abstract: A wiring board for a light-emitting element includes a ceramic insulating substrate, and a conductor layer formed on the surface or in the inside of the insulating substrate, the conductor layer having a mounting region mounting a light-emitting element on one surface of the insulating substrate. The insulating substrate includes a heat-conducting pole-like conductor having a thermal conductivity higher than that of the insulating substrate. The heat-conducting pole-like conductor extends through the insulating substrate in the direction of thickness thereof from the light-emitting element mounting region of the insulating substrate, and is formed by the co-firing with the insulating substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohide Hasegawa, Minako Izumi, Yasuhiro Sasaki, Noriaki Hamada, Takuji Okamura, Koichi Motomura
  • Patent number: 8303130
    Abstract: An optical wall wash system including at least one module comprised of a 2 by 2 array of fixed elements, each element including a reflector and a refractor; a fixture, including light emitting diodes (LEDs) affixed thereto, for securing the at least one module, wherein there is a 1:1 correspondence between elements and LEDs and the fixture is rotated a first angular amount from nadir and towards a wall. Each of the elements within the at least one module is further oriented a different angular amount in relation to its underlying LED from each other element within the at least one module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Wilston Nigel Christopher Sayers, Ronald Garrison Holder
  • Patent number: 8303137
    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: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Dongki Paik, Hyunha Kim
  • Patent number: 8297161
    Abstract: Flare munition for battlefield illumination is provided that includes: (a) at least one electrical flare body; (b) an electrical energy source connectable with the flare body; and (c) an electrical or electronic control device for connecting the electrical flare body with the source of energy during a specified time interval. The flare munition can be fired from a weapon or can be launched as a bomb and allows safe and simple subsequent recovery of the corresponding flare body because no pyrotechnic flare charge is used. Instead, an electrical flare body is used that emits light in the visible and/or infrared wavelength range depending on its intended purpose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH
    Inventor: Sebastian Münzner
  • Patent number: 8297767
    Abstract: An illumination module includes a plurality of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) and a light conversion sub-assembly mounted near but physically separated from the LEDs. The light conversion sub-assembly includes at least a portion that is a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) material that also includes a wavelength converting material. Despite being less reflective than other materials that may be used in the light conversion sub-assembly, the PTFE material unexpectedly produces an increase in luminous output, compared to other more reflective materials, when the PTFE material includes a wavelength converting material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Xicato, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter K. Tseng, Gerard Harbers
  • Patent number: 8297783
    Abstract: In a light emitting device and system providing white light with various color temperatures are provided, a light emitting device includes a light emitting element (LED) that is operated by a driving bias and emits first light, and a phosphor layer including a phosphor that partially wavelength-converts first light and emits second light, thereby emitting white light using the first light and the second light, wherein the phosphor has a maximum conversion efficiency at a first level of the driving bias, and the LED has a maximum conversion efficiency at a second level of the driving bias, the first level being different from the first level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu-Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 8297787
    Abstract: Disclosed is an LED light bulb having safe and efficient heat dissipation, while also providing maximum light distribution by providing multiple printed circuit boards arranged in a pyramidal structure, having multiple LEDs. The multiple printed circuit boards are connected by conductor wires contained within a transparent housing, so that the multiple printed circuit boards sit on a base of the LED light bulb. A bottom printed circuit board may also be employed if additional circuitry is desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: 1 Energy Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Beijing Yu
  • Patent number: 8292461
    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: February 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Gerry Farrel Thornton, Justin Mathew Walker, Neil Ruberg
  • Patent number: 8293382
    Abstract: The luminous element includes a luminescence lamination, a second transparent oxidative conducting layer and a composite conducting layer. The composite conducting layer includes first transparent oxidative conducting layer and a metal layer. The second transparent oxidative conducting layer is positioned between the metal layer and luminescence lamination the second transparent oxidative conducting layer forms good ohmic contact with the luminous element and with metal layer. Thus, the metal layer will not be influenced by interfusion so as to maintain good light transmissivity and raise luminous efficiency of luminous element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Chen Ou, Chen-Ke Hsu
  • Patent number: 8292458
    Abstract: An LED lamp is specified, comprising at least one LED and at least one radiation-emitting semiconductor component, it being the case that when the LED lamp is operating, the at least one LED emits visible light and the at least one radiation-emitting semiconductor component emits electromagnetic radiation having a peak intensity outside the visible region of the spectrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Osram AG
    Inventors: Ralph Peter Bertram, Robert Kraus
  • Patent number: 8292463
    Abstract: The present invention provides an illumination module comprising one or more light-emitting elements which are thermally coupled to one or more heat extraction elements. The one or more heat extraction elements are configured to transfer heat in substantially a first direction. One or more optical elements are further integrated into the illumination module, wherein the one or more optical elements are optically coupled to the one or more light-emitting elements and configured to redirect the light emitted by the one or more light-emitting elements in substantially the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Ingo Speier, Damien Loveland
  • Patent number: 8292459
    Abstract: The general field of the invention is that of illumination devices compatible with the use of night vision goggles comprising a light intensifier. The device according to the invention comprises a carpet of three types of light-emitting diodes called green diodes, blue diodes and red diodes emitting in three different spectral bands centered respectively on a first wavelength situated in the green, a second wavelength situated in the blue and a third wavelength situated in the red. The device comprises an optical plate disposed above the carpet of diodes, the zones situated above certain of the red diodes comprising an interferential filter whose optical transmission has a cutoff wavelength situated in the red in the vicinity of 630 nanometers, the height of the interferential filter above the diode and the shape of the filter being chosen so as to filter in part the light emitted by the red diode so as to be compatible with the use of night vision goggles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Thales
    Inventors: Laurent Mozer, Arnaud Petitdemange, Olivier Rols
  • Patent number: 8292462
    Abstract: A lamp seat structure capable of adjusting light source sensing direction includes a connecting seat and a lampshade, or includes a connecting seat and a light bulb. The connecting base includes a base, a metallic lid, a cylinder, and a circuit modular board which are connected with an outer metallic conducting rod and an inner metallic conducting rod so as to be screwed to a light holder. A blocking board is located between a limit light trough of the cylinder and a light sensor of the circuit modular board. The circuit modular board is disposed under a partition. The circuit modular board is provided with a plurality of light emitting diodes for illumination. Alternatively, the circuit modular board is disposed and located on the partition, and a lower end of the cylinder is formed with an inner metallic threaded section for connecting with the light bulb. The lamp of the present invention is capable of sensing light and dark to turn on/off the lamp automatically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Inventors: Tsun-Yu Huang, Cheng-Yi Huang
  • Patent number: 8287154
    Abstract: The lighting device is provided with lamp housing, LED module, terminal cover, and light penetrating hood. Lamp housing comprises base, heat sink on the base, thermal dissipation channel between neighboring two heat sinks, and the base inner container. LED module comprises base for fixing, lamp cover attached to the side of the base, multiple LED lamp being inside the lamp cover, and connecting part connected to the corresponding container on the base. Each terminal cover seals the forward and reward part of the lamp housing, and the light penetrating hood is connected below the lamp housing, and the container for LED module is surrounded with the lamp housing, the terminal cover, and the light penetrating hood. This utility model can simplify the manufacturing process and cut down the cost and time to research and develop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Inventor: Ho Byung Park
  • Patent number: 8288964
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mirror for personal use, with a lighting system for illuminating at least part of a person (9) being situated in front of the mirror. According to the invention, a position detector for detecting the position of the person (9) in front of the mirror is provided. Further, the lighting system comprises multiple lighting elements which can be actuated independently from each other in dependence of the signal of the position detector. It is especially preferred that the mirror is comprised of an array (8) of OLEDs (1) which can be selectively actuated to function as a mirror element or as a lighting element, respectively, in dependence of the position of the person (9) in front of the mirror. Further, it is preferred that these OLEDs (1) also act as capacitive proximity sensors for the position detector. Thus, a versatile mirror with a good mirror image without blinding is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Dirk Hente, Martin Christoph
  • Patent number: 8287153
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus comprises: an upper housing having a graduated stepped cylindrical profile, forming an upper portion of the lighting apparatus; a substantially annular heat sink having a round profile around its outer periphery and a hexagonal profile around its inner periphery, and being shaped so as to have an opening at the bottom of the heat sink; a plurality of LEDs located around the inner periphery of the heat sink, the LEDs being oriented so as to emit light in an upward direction at an angle; and a hexagonal reflector situated between the upper housing and the heat sink, the hexagonal reflector having a downwardly reflective lower surface. When the lighting apparatus is assembled and power is applied to the LEDs, light emitted from the LEDs is reflected off of the lower surface of the reflector so as to exit through the opening at the bottom of the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Huizhou Light Engine Ltd.
    Inventors: Sue-Anne Tean Leung, Eddie Ping Kuen Li
  • Patent number: 8287148
    Abstract: A light emitting module includes: light emitting elements arranged with a distance interposed therebetween, each of the light emitting elements includes: a first light emitting surface, and second light emitting surfaces bordering the first light emitting surface; optical wavelength conversion members that convert a wavelength of light emitted from corresponding light emitting elements; and a reflecting member that extends from a gap between adjacent light emitting elements to a gap between the adjacent optical wavelength conversion members so as to surround each of the light emitting elements and so as to separate the adjacent light emitting elements. The reflecting member includes reflecting surfaces that respectively face each of the second light emitting surfaces. Each of the reflecting surfaces is inclined such that a distance between the reflecting surface and the second light emitting surface that the reflecting surface faces is gradually increased toward the optical wavelength conversion member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masanobu Mizuno
  • Patent number: 8282244
    Abstract: In a color-selectively dimmable and focusing LED emitter comprising a plurality of different-colored LEDs arranged, on a support element, as a plurality of similar LED tuples, each of the LED tuples comprising at least two different-colored LEDs, each LED tuple having assigned thereto a separate reflector, and each of the LED tuples being rotated about the optical axis of the associated reflector relative to a neighboring LED tuple. Improved color mixing is achieved together with high efficiency and good focusing in that the LED-emitter comprises more than four LED tuples and each of the LED tuples is rotated about the optical axis of the associated reflector relative to a preceding neighboring LED tuple by a respective angle ?, the angle ? being calculated as 360° divided by the number of the LED tuples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Bega Gantenbrink-Leuchten KG
    Inventor: Heiko Römelt
  • Patent number: 8282238
    Abstract: The present invention provides a light emitting apparatus comprising: a first light emitting portion for emitting white light with a color temperature of 5700K or more; and a second light emitting portion capable of changing the color temperature of the white light emitted from the first light emitting portion, wherein the first and second light emitting portions are independently driven. Accordingly, the present invention has the advantage that it can be diversely applied to desired atmospheres and uses by implementing white light with various light emitting intensities and color temperatures. Further, there is an advantage in that the cumbersomeness in a process is reduced, the space efficiency is enhanced, and the costs are reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jae Jo Kim
  • Patent number: 8277067
    Abstract: In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention, a light source module includes a light source, a frame plate, and an insulation structure. The frame plate includes a plurality of light source pad portions, a power wiring portion, and a peripheral portion. The power wiring portion is electrically connected to the light source to be formed in the vicinity of the light source pad portion. A boundary area of the power wiring portion corresponding to the peripheral portion and the light source pad portion is formed to be open, so that the power wiring portion is spaced apart from the peripheral portion and the light source pad portion. The insulation structure is formed in the boundary area to electrically insulate the power wiring portion from the frame plate. In one aspect, the volume, weight, and manufacturing costs of the light source module may be reduced, and a process of individually packaging light sources may be considered unnecessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se-Ki Park, Gi-Cherl Kim, Young-Keun Lee
  • Patent number: 8277100
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting device includes: a heat sink member; a semiconductor-type light source directly placed on a top face of the heat sink member; a power-feeding holder which is set on the semiconductor-type light source and the heat sink member, for holding the semiconductor-type light source at the side of the heat sink member and feeding a power current to the semiconductor-type light source; and a fixing member which is covered on the power-feeding holder and fixed to the heat sink member, for fixing the power-feeding holder to the heat sink member and sandwiching and fixing the semiconductor-type light source between the power-feeding holder and the heat sink member. As a result, this vehicle light device improves workability of assembling components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroto Tokunaga
  • Patent number: 8274220
    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: June 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Patrick R. Destain, Stephen J. Willett
  • Patent number: 8274229
    Abstract: The present invention of a reverse polarity series type LED is formed by two sets of LED and diode assemblies in reverse polarity series connection wherein the first set is consisted of at least one or multiple homopolar series or parallel connected or series and parallel connected LEDs, and the second set consisting of at least one or more homopolar parallel or series connected or series and parallel connected LEDs for further connection to the drive circuit formed by current-limiting impedance and/or power storage and discharging devices and/or voltage-limit circuit devices in order to produce the required operational characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Patent number: 8272757
    Abstract: A solid-state LED lighting lamp (SSL-LED lamp), based on AC or DC-emitters, which runs under a high AC or DC voltage, with high light generation capability, high reliability and long lifespan, is disclosed. A plurality of AC or DC-emitter chips are integrated on a thermally conductive submount and the electrically conductive element pathways on the submount provide electrical interconnections between the mounted chips and also between the individual LEDs on each chip. The conducting elements also provide redundant current paths at the AC or DC-emitter chip level and individual LED level. Depending on the detail design, the LED SSL-lamp may be directly powered by an AC voltage (i.e. 110/120V or 220/240V power grid) or a high DC voltage. With this design, the LED SSL-lamp can provide sufficient illumination to replace the incandescent or florescent light bulbs for general lighting purpose. The distributed emitter array design ensures the heat dissipation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: AC LED Lighting, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Zhaoyang Fan, Hongxing Jiang, Jingyu Lin
  • Patent number: 8267554
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) device comprises a base and a cover packaging of a rectifier diode chip and a light emitting diode chip connecting in series with a metal wire. The LED device can be plugged directly into the socket of the LED light string without any other external rectifier circuits. Moreover, the device has advantages of small size, easy-to-use and easy-to-change. By adopting different connection methods with the LED device, it can achieve anticipative functions, such as half-wave, full-wave and bridge rectifier, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Qinghaun Sun
    Inventor: Tianming Liu
  • Patent number: 8269646
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light display comprised of a light display unit containing 24 LEDs of various colors, a USB connector connecting the light display unit to a computer, and light display custom software that is loaded onto the computer. When the computer plays music audio such as a WAV file, MP3 file, or a CD disk, the light display custom software, installed on the computer, transforms the audio output into a four 8-bit byte record 40 times a second. The first byte is a header record, and the remaining 3 bytes contain 24 instruction bits. The instruction bits are calculated using a programmed spectrum analyzer that filter the sampled audio signal over a range of 20 Hz to 20K Hz. When the frequencies within a given band exceeds a threshold, the bit associated with that band is set to 1, otherwise the bit is set to 0. The light display unit contains a circuit board that turns the LED associated with the bit on if the bit is one, otherwise it is turned off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Inventor: Robert Francis Exman
  • Patent number: 8262257
    Abstract: The invention provides an illumination device (10) comprising (a) a light emitting diode (LED), (b) a heat sink (85) and (c) a self-supporting grid (500). This grid (500) is arranged downstream of the LED (20) and arranged so as to be in contact with the heat sink 85. The self-supporting grid (500) comprises a plurality of grid structures (501) and a plurality of grid openings 502) between the grid structures (501). At least part of the total number of grid openings (502) encloses luminescent material (51), thereby providing luminescent material-filled grid openings (551). The luminescent material (51) is arranged to absorb at least part of the LED emission (21) and emit luminescent material emission (13). The LED (20) and the luminescent material (51) are arranged to provide light (115) of a predetermined color downstream of the self-supporting grid (500).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Josephus Paulus Augustinus Deeben, Rene Jan Hendriks, Marcellus Jacobus Johannes Van Der Lubbe
  • Patent number: 8262269
    Abstract: A license plate lamp for radiating light to a surface of a license plate attached to a rear end of a vehicle body includes: a lamp body disposed above the license plate; a light emitting diode disposed within the lamp body, the light emitting diode having an optical axis extending in a vertical direction for emitting light toward a license plate located under the light emitting diode; and a control lens provided between the light emitting diode and the license plate for controlling the light emitted by the light emitting diode so that the light is radiated toward a surface of the license plate. The control lens includes a first control portion for radiating the light emitted by the light emitting diode toward an upper end part of the surface of the license plate, and a second control portion located rearward of the first control portion for radiating the light emitted by the light emitting diode toward substantially a whole region of the surface of the license plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroya Koizumi
  • Patent number: 8262256
    Abstract: A semiconductor light module comprising: integrated drive electronics, a semiconductor light source applied to a disk-shaped module, the surface of which is electrically conductive, and wherein the module has good thermal conductivity. The drive electronics are positioned around the semiconductor light source, and the drive electronics comprise a circuit board having at least first and second conductor track levels. The first track level is oriented outward in the light emission direction in the installed state, and the second track level is enclosed by a closed cavity incorporated into the module. Ground-carrying lines of the circuit board are electrically connected to the surface of the module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Osram AG
    Inventors: Alois Biebl, Stefan Dietz, Günther Hirschmann
  • Patent number: 8256936
    Abstract: An electronic candle assembly includes a plurality of electronic simulation candles, a main body supporting the electronic simulation candles, a power supply for supplying power, and a sensor system received in the main body. Each electronic simulating candle includes an illuminating device. The sensor system includes a plurality of sensors, an analog-to-digital convertor, a storage unit, and a processor. The sensors measure the velocity of air current traveling through the illuminating device and outputting the velocity of the air current as an analog electrical signal. The analog-to-digital convertor converts analog electrical signal into a digital signal. The storage unit stores predetermined velocity values and predetermined modes for powering the illuminating device. The processor compares the digital signal with the predetermined velocity and controlling the power supply to power the illuminating device in a predetermined mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhen-Bao Liu, Wei-Te Lin
  • Patent number: 8256928
    Abstract: A LED lamp includes at least one LED element having electrode terminals, a conductive heat-receiving member electrically and mechanically connected with the electrode terminals of the at least one LED element, for receiving heat emitted from the at least one LED element via the electrode terminals, a casing for housing, at substantially sealed state, the at least one LED element and the heat-receiving member, a plurality of fins thermally coupled with the casing and arranged at a position out of a main irradiation direction of light from the at least one LED element, and a conductive heat-transfer member electrically and mechanically connected with the heat-receiving member, the heat-transfer member extending to a position at which the plurality of fins exist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Kondo Kogei Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masakazu Kondo
  • Patent number: 8256927
    Abstract: An illumination device includes a lamp housing component, a main bone disposed inside the lamp housing component, and at least one light emitting component. The light emitting component has a heat sink member and a light emitting member. The heat sink member is locked on the main bone, and the light emitting member is disposed on the lamp housing component and contacts the heat sink member. According to the demand for luminance, the number of light emitting components is optionally increased or decreased on the main bone, or the main bone inside the lamp housing component is replaced by an extended main bone, so as to increase the number of light emitting components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Leotek Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Hu, Yu-Yuan Yeh, Ming-Chun Wu, Ching-Po Lee
  • Patent number: 8256926
    Abstract: An illumination device includes a lampshade, a heat dissipation module, a light module and a lamp cap. The lampshade includes a shell and an optical lens fixed on the shell. The heat dissipation module includes a plurality of heat sinks, a bottom plate coupled to the heat sinks, and a cavity defined in the center of the heat dissipation module. The light module is received in the cavity and toward the optical lens, including a substrate and a light source mounted on the substrate. The lamp cap is coupled to the heat dissipation module and away from the optical lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sei-Ping Louh
  • Patent number: 8256917
    Abstract: Five embodiments of security safe light modules are disclosed which provide dedicated, low-power light modules for illuminating, on demand, the combination lock of security safes and, particularly, the combination lock of a security safe designed to store firearms. Several embodiments are designed to magnetically or adhesively adhere to the outer surface of the steel access door of a safe immediately above the combination lock dial or keypad, while others are designed to be permanently sandwiched between the outer surface of the access door and the combination lock which is secured to the door's outer surface with screws accessible from the inside of the safe. All embodiments include a housing preferably made of polymeric structural resin, a 3-volt lithium coin cell, a light emitting diode, and a switch. Certain embodiments provide a timed circuit which automatically shuts off power to the LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Inventors: Michael W. Gammell, Ricky Lynn Brittain, C. Russell Shaw
  • Patent number: 8251689
    Abstract: An ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting diode (LED) device for curing fluids such as inks, coatings, and adhesives, for example. In one embodiment, LEDs are positioned on faces defined by an inverted recess in a base portion. The LEDs are configured such that the light beams emitted from the LEDs converge at a single area or point to provide a single, focused area or point of amplified power from the LEDs. An optical culmination device may be used to further intensify the power output from the LEDs. The optical culmination device provides enhanced power output from the UV LED device which makes the curing process more efficient than previous curing systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Summit Business Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric J. Custer
  • Patent number: 8253240
    Abstract: A cap member capable of alleviating degradation of reliability and improving fabrication yields is provided. The cap member has a cylindrical side wall portion, a top face portion closing one end of the side wall portion and having a light exit hole formed therein to allow extraction of laser light from a semiconductor laser chip; a light transmission window fitted to the top face portion to stop the light exit hole, and a flange portion arranged at the other end of the side wall portion and welded on the upper face of a stem on which the semiconductor laser chip is mounted. A groove portion is formed in an inner surface of the top face portion, and this groove portion makes part of the top face portion in a predetermined region less thick than the other part thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaya Ishida, Daisuke Hanaoka, Takeshi Horiguchi
  • Patent number: 8251520
    Abstract: Optical display systems and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Luminus Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexei A. Erchak, Eleftrios Lidorikis, John W. Graff
  • Patent number: 8246203
    Abstract: A low profile light comprises mating front and back housings (12, 14), between them defining the thickness of the light. An attachment is provided on the back housing, whereby the light is attachable to a base on which the light is to be mounted. A circuit board (16) mounts circuit elements (36) and interconnecting conductive tracks to which LED devices (28) are connected. The board is enclosed and sandwiched between said front and back housings. The front housing is transparent or translucent to transmit light emitted from the LED devices. The circuit elements and LED devices are arranged to be powered by AC mains electricity. The thickness of the light is no greater than 10% more than the sum of the thicknesses of said front and back housings and the maximum 15 dimension of a minimum power-rating two-core mains electricity power cable (18). That is, it is less than 10 mm thick.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Benchmark Electronics Limited
    Inventors: Gavin Hancock, Elliott Makin, Anthony Jonathan Sanders
  • Patent number: 8246193
    Abstract: A solar lamp includes a solar panel, a reserve power unit, a luminescence module and a transmission module. The solar panel connecting the reserve power unit transforms solar energy into electric energy, and stores electric energy into the reserve power unit. The luminescence module connecting the reserve power unit receives electric energy outputting from the reserve power unit. The transmission module comprises a port, wherein one end of the port connects the reserve power unit, and the other one end of the port electrically connects an electronic product. Therefore, the solar lamp would supply electric energy into the electronic product by the transmission module, or the electronic product would supply electric energy into the solar lamp by the transmission module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Inventor: Rui-Hong Weng
  • Patent number: 8247980
    Abstract: There is provided an LED driving circuit. The LED driving circuit according to an aspect of the invention may include: at least one ladder circuit including: (n?1) number (here, n is a positive integer satisfying n?2) of first branches provided between first and second junction points, and connected in-line with each other by n number of first middle junction points, (n?1) number of second branches arranged in parallel with the first branches, and connected in-line with each other by n number of second middle junction points between the first and second junction points, and n number of middle branches connecting m-th first and second middle junction points to each other, wherein at least one LED device is disposed on each of the first, second, and middle branches. Here, the number of LED devices included in each of the first and second branches is greater than the number of LED devices included in each of the middle branches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung LED Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Jin Lee, Joong Kon Son, Hyung Kun Kim, Jung Ja Yang, Grigory Onushkin
  • Patent number: 8246205
    Abstract: An LED light emitting device includes an LED light emitting component comprising a visible LED die emitting visible light and an infrared LED die emitting infrared light, a power source driver for providing electric energy for the LED light emitting component, and a temperature sensor for sensing a surface temperature of an outer surface of the LED light emitting component. When a value of the surface temperature is smaller than zero degree Celsius, the temperature sensor outputs a control signal to the power source driver to control the power source driver to supply an electric current to the infrared LED die, whereby the infrared LED die radiates infrared light to melt ice on the outer surface of the LED light emitting component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Chih-Ming Lai
  • Patent number: 8247998
    Abstract: A light-emitting device capable of being powered by an AC power supply or an unregulated DC power supply is disclosed. The light-emitting device, in an aspect, is coupled to a controller, a light-emitting diode (“LED”) array, and a power supply, wherein the power supply can be an AC power source or an unregulated DC power source. While the power supply provides electrical power, the controller generates various LED control signals in response to power fluctuation of the electrical power. The LED array allows at least a portion of LEDs to be activated in accordance with the logic states of the LED control signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Bridgelux, Inc.
    Inventors: David Hum, Steve Lester
  • Patent number: 8240872
    Abstract: An interior lighting system for a security safe is taught which incorporates a power supply that is located within the safe and converts alternating current power to low voltage direct current. An electrical switch is in communication with the power supply and mechanically interfaces with the safe door boltworks which energize the lighting system when the safe door is unlocked and opened. A number of LED lights are disposed within the door edge and connected to the switch. When the door is hinged open the LED lights are energized through the switch and illuminate the interior of the safe until the door is closed and bolted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Cannon Safe Inc.
    Inventor: William A. Horn
  • Patent number: 8240881
    Abstract: A light-emitting device package is disclosed and comprises at least one light-emitting device and a carrier. The light-emitting device includes a light-emitting diode chip attached to a first surface of a transparent substrate, wherein the chip comprises a first type conductivity semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second type conductivity semiconductor layer. The carrier comprises a p electrode, an n electrode, a platform and a reflective inside wall. The transparent substrate of the light-emitting device is attached to the platform by an adhering layer. In addition, an angle between the first surface of the transparent substrate and the platform is not equal to zero degree, and the better is about 90 degree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventor: Chia-Liang Hsu
  • Patent number: 8242669
    Abstract: A LED light device includes a light-emitting diode assembly including a light body and one or more LEDs supporting thereat, and a heat dissipating arrangement including a plurality of heat dissipating fins radially and outwardly extended from the light body to define a heat dissipating channel between every two of the heat dissipating fins, and an air guiding member coupled at the front side of the light body. Each of the heat dissipating channels has a front opening extended at the front side of the light body and an elongated side opening for dissipating heat generated from the LED assembly. An air guiding member has a plurality of guiding inlets aligning with the front openings of the heat dissipating channels respectively for guiding air flowing to the heat dissipating channels so as to effectively dissipating the heat from the LED assembly through the heat dissipating fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Ningbo Futai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Fu jun Qiu
  • Patent number: 8240884
    Abstract: The module structure of the LED light and radiator comprises a cover and a light module. The penetrating holes and retaining holes are set at the bottom of the container in the inner side of the bottom cover. The screw holes are set around the fitting holes. The light module comprises an aluminum base set with many screw holes corresponding with the screw holes on the bottom cover, a radiator, LED lights which are on the circuit board and a lamp mask. A circuit board thereon set a lamp mask with screws is below the aluminum base, and the radiator is set on the aluminum base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Inventor: Gao-Shan Chen
  • Patent number: 8240905
    Abstract: An exemplary light source assembly includes a light guide plate, a printed circuit board and light emitting elements. Each of the light emitting elements includes a cuneiform base and a light emitting diode. The cuneiform base includes an inclined surface sloped relative to an outer surface of the printed circuit board. The corresponding light emitting diode is placed on the inclined surface of the cuneiform base such that the light emitting diode is angled on the printed circuit board. Thereby, light is obliquely emitted from the light emitting elements onto the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignees: Innocom Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Te-Hsu Wang, Ming-Chuan Li, Zhao-Yu Wang
  • Patent number: 8240882
    Abstract: A light emitting diode module includes: a printed circuit board including an upper circuit layer, a lower metal layer, an insulating layer, and a plurality of through holes; a metallic heat sink formed with a plurality of chip-support portions and disposed below the printed circuit board; a thermal connection layer that has lower and upper surfaces respectively bonded to the heat sink and the lower metal layer of the printed circuit board; and a plurality of light emitting diode chips, each of which is placed in contact with and bonded to one of the chip-support portions and each of which is electrically connected to the upper circuit layer. A method for making the light emitting diode module is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Bright LED Electronics Corp.
    Inventors: Tsung-Jen Liao, Chung-Kai Wang, Yuan-Hsin Liu, Yao-Tsung Hsu
  • Patent number: 8242927
    Abstract: An LED fixture includes multiple LED drivers and multiple LED lamps so that the lifetime of the fixture is a multiple of the lifetime of a conventional fixture that uses only a single LED driver. A central controller activates and deactivates the LED drivers so that the different LED lamps are driven sequentially. An optional multi-lamp LED driver concurrently drives multiple LED lamps that have been previously driven by the LED drivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventor: Jack Leighton Ries, II