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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100128489 | LED DEVICE FOR WIDE BEAM GENERATION An apparatus and method is characterized by providing an optical transfer function between a predetermined illuminated surface pattern, such as a street light pattern, and a predetermined energy distribution pattern of a light source, such as that from an LED. A lens is... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100110695 | LIGHTING LENS AND LIGHTING DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME A lighting lens can sufficiently suppress unevenness color and improve light use efficiency. This light lens has: first incidence surface 20 that is orthogonal to the optical axis; second incidence surface 21 that expands the radius toward the light emitti... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100079986 | Transparent Light-influencing Plate and a Luminaire with Such a Plate A light-influencing plate for a luminaire is made from transparent material and has wave progressions, which form a wavy structure, on one side and parallel light-damping or light-impermeable strips on the other side. The strips run transversely with respect to the wave... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100073938 | Two-side asymmetric light-shift illuminating lens body A two-side asymmetric light-shift illuminating lens body mainly projecting light from a light emitting device to two asymmetric relative outer directions includes a base having a receiving slot with a downwards opening for receiving a lighting device; a large non-spheri... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100073937 | Lens body equipped with a light emitting device capable of generating two-side illumination A two-side illuminating lens body mainly projecting light from a light emitting device to two relative outer directions includes a base with a receiving slot having a downwards opening for receiving a lighting device. A concave arc for receiving the light emitting porti... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100039827 | Secondary Optic Lens A secondary optical lens (105) includes a base plane (1054), a light incident surface (1053), a light emitting surface (1055), and two fasteners (1052). The light incident surface (1053) is a concave surface and is located in th... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100020264 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE ASSEMBLY, SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE ASSEMBLY, AND LIGHT OUTPUT MEMBER A light emitting device assembly includes: a light emitting device; and a light output member provided on the light emitting element and having an upper surface on which a curved part that outputs light from the light emitting device is provided, wherein a value of a x ... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20090323356 | ILLUMINATING DEVICES USING SMALL PT SOURCES INCLUDING LEDS In one form, there is a luminaire for providing uniform color and brightness from multiple small light sources, which includes a shallow plate of transparent material having a first surface which is substantially flat, and a second surface which includes patterned plane... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090296405 | SPREAD LENS AND LIGHTING DEVICE ASSEMBLY USING THE SAME The present invention relates to a spread lens and a light emitting device assembly using the spread lens for miniaturization and improving a spread characteristic of a lens. In accordance with the present invention, a spread lens spreading... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090279312 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AND LENS FOR THE SAME A lens for a light emitting diode is formed with a material having a refractive index of n, and the lens includes a base, a first curved circumferential surface extending from the base, a curved center-edge surface extending from the first curved circumferential surface... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090268471 | LENS DEVICE AND ILLUMINATION APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME A lens device used for an LED package includes a base portion, and a refracting portion formed on the top face of the base portion. A recess corresponding to the refracting portion is formed on the bottom face of the base portion. At least one notch connecting with the ... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090237941 | Illumination Optics Luminaire optics (300, 1100, 1500) comprise a complementary reflector (302, 402, 902, 1008, 1104, 1202, 1606, 1702, 1802, 1902, 2002) and lens (304, 404, 704, 904, 1024, 1108, 1204, 1610, 1704, 1804, 1904, 2004) that are described by a set of couple... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090175044 | LIGHT MODULE A light module includes one or more LEDs that are encapsulated in a thermoplastic polymer material. Metal conductors and electrical components providing a power supply circuit for the LED are also encapsulated in the thermoplastic polymer material. The conductive materi... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090154158 | LAMP COVER AND ILLUMINATION LAMP HAVING SAME A lamp cover includes an array of lenses. Each lens includes an incidence surface for receiving light, and an emitting surface opposite to the incidence surface. One of the incidence surface and the emitting surface is a convex surface. Each lens includes a first end an... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090059567 | DIRECT TYPE BACKLIGHT DEVICE AND OPTICAL LENS SHEET An optical lens sheet 3 for use in a direct type backlight device according to the invention includes a plurality of cylindrical lenses 31 arranged in the same direction as the arrangement direction of a plurality of line light sources. The cylindrical len... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090016070 | LIGHTING DEVICE The present invention relates to a lighting device including at least a light source (LS) for emitting light rays and means for guiding said light rays on a projection plane (PP). The guiding means are formed by a lens (OD) presenting a cylindrical portion (CYL) extendi... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20080310166 | Toroidal Lens A lens, suitable for automotive applications, for use with a light source is provided. The lens has a main body defining a cross sectional shape with a curved side and a straight side. The main body is formed by rotating the cross sectional shape about an axis of revolu... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080304287 | Microstructure transfer medium and application thereof The present invention discloses a microstructure transfer medium and application thereof to produce various microstructures on a film, glass substrate, plastic substrate, etc. for utilization in a variety of optical films of a backlight module, light guide plates, color... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080278944 | OPTICAL LENS, OPTICAL MODULE HAVING THE SAME, AND BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAVING THE SAME An optical module includes a point light source device and an optical lens. The point light source device generates light. The optical lens includes an inner curved surface and an outer curved surface. The inner curved surface has a first roughly ellipsoidal shape havin... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080174996 | Light-emitting devices and lens therefor A light-emitting assembly comprising a lens, a first optical source, a second optical source and a third optical source, wherein the lens is disposed forward of said first, second and third optical sources; the third optical source is intermediate the first and second o... | 07/24/2008 |
| 20080123351 | LED Illumination Device with Cubic Zirconia Lens A lens element has a curved surface mounted adjacent an LED for improving the light transmission efficiency and the dispersal pattern of radiation emitted by the LED.... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20080088770 | LENS AND BACKLIGHT UNIT, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME AND METHOD THEREOF A lens for a liquid crystal display, and a backlight unit and a liquid crystal display having the same. The lens for a liquid crystal display includes a flat portion, a curved portion connected with the flat portion, facing the flat portion and including a first curved ... | 04/17/2008 |
| 20080080192 | Bollard luminaire A bollard luminaire comprising a ground-mountable tubular vertical housing having a base portion and an upper portion, an annular lens member atop the housing in substantial axial alignment therewith, an upper reflector at the top of the lens member directing and reflec... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20080043489 | Light control film A light control film having a refractive index n and an uneven, irregular surface pattern provides a reasonable level of light diffusion without a glare problem provided, for any cross-section perpendicular to the base plane of the film, the average of absolute values o... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080007969 | Thin-plate storage container A light control film having a refractive index n and an uneven, irregular surface pattern provides a reasonable level of light diffusion without a glare problem provided, for any cross-section perpendicular to the base plane of the film, the average of absolute values o... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20070230190 | Lighting Device A lighting device such as a vehicle lighting device can be configured to be easily adapted to design changes in order to comply with various required or desired luminous intensity distributions. Light emitted from a light source at a large angle with respect to a main o... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070091615 | Backlight module for LCD monitors and method of backlighting the same A backlight module for LCD monitors and method of backlighting are disclosed, in which a dome-shaped lens and a LED light source are employed in the backlight module. This method includes the preparation of a LED light source and a dome lens, fitting the dome lens over ... | 04/26/2007 |
| 20070030688 | Vehicular lamp A vehicular lamp including a light-emitting element 10 that emits light at a greater diffusion angle in the lateral direction than in the vertical direction, thus enabling the light to be incident on the rear face 34a of a horizontally elongated inn... | 02/08/2007 |
| 20060279949 | LED package, manufacturing method thereof, and LED array module using the same An LED package includes a substrate, an LED, and a cap. The substrate includes a first conductor unit, a second conductor unit, and a non-conductor unit which electrically insulates the first and second conductor unit. The LED is bonded to the first conductor unit. The ... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060262539 | Uniform luminance and color mixing lens for LED device A lens for an LED having a lens body providing total internal reflection of light emitted by the LED from a first emission point disposed proximate a first junction of the lens body and centerplane. The lens includes an arcuate light-diffusing edge for diffusing light e... | 11/23/2006 |
| 20060256563 | Multi-lens zoom system and method for flashlights An efficient system and method for zooming the light from a flashlight is disclosed. Multiple refractive lenses are translated in unison to allow zooming of the light while reducing the size and weight of the required lenses. In another aspect, a meniscus lens is used t... | 11/16/2006 |
| 20060203486 | Illuminating unit and projection type image display apparatus using the same An illuminating unit having a plurality of light emitting devices and collimators and a projection type image display apparatus using the same are provided. The illuminating unit includes: a plurality of light emitting devices which output light beams of predetermined w... | 09/14/2006 |
| 20060061999 | Refractive optic for uniform illumination An apparatus for distributing light from a light source includes a support and an optic supported by the support. The optic includes a truncated axially symmetric body. ... | 03/23/2006 |
| 20060044806 | Light emitting diode system packages Light emitting diode systems disclosed include semiconductor diodes arranged in cooperation with electrical contacts, mounting provisions, and optical couplings; where the optical couplings include at least a Fresnel lens. A Fresnel lens is further coupled to additional... | 03/02/2006 |
| 20060034097 | Light emitting diode lens and backlight apparatus having the same The present invention relates to an LED lens, in which a planar bottom has a pair of halves symmetrically connected with each other about a reference line and narrowed in the vicinity of the reference line. A pair of substantially semicircular reflecting surfaces are ex... | 02/16/2006 |
| 20060023458 | Light source for precision work The invention provides a light source (1, 200), especially a portable light source (1, 200) used to illuminate a medical or precision mechanical working area, with a casing (2), with a light diode (4) held by the casing (2), with a pri... | 02/02/2006 |
| 20050286252 | Light emitting device, light emitting apparatus, and image projection apparatus A light emitting device which includes at least one light emitting element, has a light emission portion which emits diffused light, at least one optical element upon which a concave portion is formed in which the diffused light which has been emitted from the light emi... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050168995 | Fresnel lens spotlight with coupled variation of the spacing of lighting elements A Fresnel lens spotlight whose emitted light beam has a variable aperture angle, having a reflector, a lamp and at least one Fresnel lens is provided. The at least one Fresnel lens has a negative focal length and a virtual focal point. ... | 08/04/2005 |
| 20050168987 | Bulk-shaped lens, light-emitting unit, lighting equipment and optical information system The lens embraces a bulk-shaped lens body identified by a top surface, a bottom surface and a contour surface, and a well-shaped concavity is implemented in the inside of the lens body, aligned from the bottom surface toward the top surface. The lens body has geometry s... | 08/04/2005 |
| 20050157483 | Lenticular medium with electro-luminescent backlighting An improved system for backlighting a visual effect of interest is presented. The system includes a lenticular luminescent lens, an electroluminescent (EL) light source and a power source coupled to the EL light source. The lenticular luminescent lens includes a lumines... | 07/21/2005 |
