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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7405871 | Efficient EUV collector designs A collector that includes a laser produced plasma (LPP) extreme ultra violet (EUV) light source and a first optical path from the source to a mirror. The mirror is the first mirror that light emitted from the source and traveling along the first optical path impinge... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7402940 | Surface light emitting apparatus A surface light emitting apparatus that can be made smaller in depth and lighter in weight and has high uniformity in luminance over the light emitting surface is disclosed. The surface light emitting apparatus of the present invention comprising a substrate, a plur... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7397189 | Lamp device and projector therewith In a lamp device provided with an arc tube, a principal reflection mirror, and a sub-mirror; a decrease in illumination light, caused by a trigger line disposed to improve the turn-on characteristics of the arc tube, being suppressed. The lamp device include an arc ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7394188 | Phosphor based light source component A method of making a light source includes the steps of forming a first optical component having a phosphor material in fixed relation to a first multilayer interference reflector, providing a second optical component having an LED capable of emitting light that exc... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7385338 | Cylindrical lamp employing internal reflector A lamp (10) comprising an hermetically sealed, cylindrical envelope (12) arrayed about a longitudinal axis (13); two filament supports (14, 16) sealed in the envelop; a filament (18) fixed between the filaments supports; and an int... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7382091 | White light emitting diode using phosphor excitation A white light emitting diode (LED) is provided, which includes a reflective mirror arranged on the light emitting path of a blue or an ultra violet LED die at an appropriate angle. Phosphors are coated on the reflective mirror, the emitting plane of the LED, or both... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7377670 | Illumination device and projector equipping the same Exemplary embodiments of the present invention include a second reflector attached to a sealing portion so that its reflection surface may surround substantially the front half of a light emitting portion, the heat capacity of a front-side electrode surrounded with ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7364312 | Light source lamp and projector A light source lamp, in which reduction of the available amount of illumination light on an illuminated region side can be reduced or suppressed, heightens light utilizing efficiency. The light source lamp has a light emitting tube having a luminous part in which a ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7355328 | Short-arc lamp with dual concave reflectors and a transparent arc chamber A short arc lamp with two transparent apertures. The lamp includes a sealed transparent arc chamber with an internal integral light reflector, and an external light reflecting element positioned external to the sealed arc transparent chamber. ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7331690 | Infrared headlight An infrared headlight useful in a night vision system may be made with an infrared emitter positioned in a reflector. The radiation source is associated with a filter body which has a first filter layer part and a second uncoated part. The two parts are designed so ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329011 | Light source unit, method of manufacturing light source unit, and projector A light source unit including an arc tube having a light emitting section, sealed sections, an elliptic reflector, and a secondary reflecting mirror to cover the front side of the light emitting sections and reflect a luminous flux radiated from the light emitting s... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327074 | Illuminating devices employing titanium dioxide photocatalysts An illuminating device is made from a transparent hollow envelope that encloses a filler gas. The envelope has inner and outer surfaces. The illuminating device has a coating of a fluorescent material deposited on the inner surface of the transparent envelope where ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7309953 | Electron beam pumped laser light source for projection television An electron beam pumped laser including a surface-emitting laser faceplate oriented at a non-perpendicular angle. Embodiments are described in which a bending coil bends the electron beam, or in which the faceplate is situated in the direct path of the e-beam emissi... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306830 | Method for coating the quartz burner of an HID lamp In order to improve the energy balance of an HID lamp, the quartz burner, preferably the inside thereof, is coated with a UV reflecting layer system by alternatingly applying amorphous thin layers made at least of titanium oxide and silicon oxide having the respecti... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7290886 | Illuminating system and method for improving asymmetric projection An illuminating system and method for improving asymmetric projection includes a light source producing a light beam to form a light path, a projection lens disposed in the light path, a light valve inserted in the light path between the light source and the project... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7286271 | Scanning chassis with a light transparent slot A scanning chassis is suited for scanning a document. The scanning chassis includes a case, a light source, at least one reflector, a lens assembly and an optical sensor. The case has a light transparent slot shaped like a bar form, wherein the widths corresponding ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7279826 | Reflector lamp with a partially reflective burner A reflector lamp is described which consist essentially of a light source, in particular in the form of a high-pressure gas discharge lamp (HID [high intensity discharge] lamp or UHP [ultra high performance] lamp), as well as a main or secondary reflector (12... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7235918 | Thermally-conductive plastic articles having light reflecting surfaces A thermally-conductive polymer composition suitable for making molded reflector articles having light-reflecting surfaces is provided. The composition comprises: a) about 20% to about 80% by weight of a base polymer matrix such as polycarbonate; and b) about 20% to ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7233100 | Lighting apparatus using microwave A lighting apparatus using microwave comprises: a waveguide for transmitting microwave generated in a magnetron; a mesh screen installed on an outlet portion of the waveguide for blocking a leakage of the microwave and passing light; a bulb located in the mesh scree... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7230382 | High pressure mercury lamp with vented reflector and image projection apparatus A lamp with a reflector comprises a high pressure discharge lamp and a reflector. The reflector has a first opening and a second opening. Clearance between a sealing portion of the high pressure discharge lamp and the second opening is substantially filled. The seal... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7224107 | Illumination unit An illumination unit has a light source, in particular a high-intensity discharge lamp or an ultra high performance lamp, a main reflector and a back reflector with an aperture opposite the main reflector. Light is reflected from the light source through the apertur... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7218043 | Plasma display panel with light guides for improving contrast Disclosed is a plasma display panel. The plasma display panel comprises a lower substrate and an upper substrate, which are spaced apart by a predetermined distance from each other to define a plurality of discharge cells therebetween; a plurality of barrier ribs di... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207693 | Display structures for light-emitting diodes Light display structures are provided that are simple and comprise few parts so that they can be economically fabricated from various polymers and quickly assembled. They are especially suited for carrying light-emitting elements and lend themselves for realization ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204611 | Lamp with coating reflecting middle infrared and transmitting near infrared A lamp for night sight applications includes a bulb that transmits both visible and infrared light. The lamp also includes a coating that reflects middle infrared radiation and is transparent to near infrared radiation to increase output efficiency in the near infra... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7128438 | Light display structures Light display structures are provided that are simple and comprise few parts so that they can be economically fabricated from various polymers and quickly assembled. They are especially suited for carrying light-emitting elements and lend themselves for realization ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128424 | Light source device and projector A light source device includes a light-emitting tube and a reflector. The light-emitting tube has a light-emitting portion that generates a light beam by an electric discharge between electrodes, and sealing portions provided on both sides of the light-emitting port... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7119480 | Ventilated reflector A reflector assembly includes at least one reflector body having an inner cavity including a first inner surface conformable along a first geometric curve, and a second inner surface conformable along a second geometric curve. An outer surface is conformable about t... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7061168 | Infrared reflector and infrared radiator having an infrared reflector The invention relates to a reflector for an infrared radiator, having a blackened Eloxal layer, and to an infrared radiator having a halogen incandescent lamp as radiation source and such a reflector. ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7044623 | Thru-hull light A thru-hull fitting assembly is connected to the forward end of a hollow lamp housing for mounting to a hole in the hull of a vessel in a water-tight fashion. An HID or other lamp is mounted in the lamp housing and is surrounded by a reflector which may have an oute... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7044609 | Light source device and projector A light source device includes: a light-emitting tube including a light-emitting portion that generates a light beam by an electric discharge between electrodes and sealing portions provided on both sides of the light-emitting portion; a reflector including a neck p... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7025464 | Projection display systems utilizing light emitting diodes and light recycling A projection display system has at least one light-recycling illumination system and at least one imaging light modulator. The light-recycling illumination system includes a light source that is enclosed within a light-recycling envelope. The light source is a light... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021806 | Illuminated displays An illuminated display includes a light source positioned within an optical chamber defined by a first optical element having a first reflective surface with an image thereon. A second optical element is positioned within the chamber and is spaced from the first opt... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6969946 | Enhanced brightness light emitting device spot emitter The amount of usefully captured light in an optical system may be increased by concentrating light in a region where it can be collected by the optical system. A light emitting device may include a substrate and a plurality of semiconductor layers. In some embodimen... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6747407 | Plasma display device, and method for manufacturing display module of plasma display device A plasma display device including a back surface glass plate equipped with discharge electrodes and having electronics connected to the back surface thereof, a front surface glass plate mounted on and opposing to the back surface glass plate via separation walls and... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6741014 | Light emitting device and camera having the same There is provided a light emitting device that is capable of changing the illumination angle in the transverse and vertical directions. An emission unit includes at least an arc tube being elongated in a longitudinal direction thereof, and a reflection umbrella. A l... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6724140 | Organic light-emitting device An organic light-emitting device comprising: a back electrode; an organic light-emitting layer; a transparent electrode; a first reflective mirror; a substrate; and a second reflective mirror in this order, the second reflective mirror having R1(θ=0°) o... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6710522 | Reflector lamp with a support body surrounding the reflector The invention relates to a reflector lamp which comprises a reflector body (13) with a concave reflective part; an electric lamp (15) comprising a gastight lamp vessel with at least one end portion (18), an electric element (17) arranged ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6710520 | Stress relief mechanism for optical interference coatings An optical interference coating for reflecting infra-red radiation and transmitting visible light. The coating comprises alternating layers of high index of refraction material and low index of refraction material. As the total number of layers increases, the ratio ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6690102 | Electric lamp The electric lamp has a light source (3) having a first (31) and a second light-generating portion (32) in a concave reflector (2). The reflector has an axis of symmetry (20) and a first (21) and a second reflector portion (22), each having an optical axi... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6670616 | Ultraviolet-light irradiation apparatus Irradiation lamps of an ultraviolet-light irradiation apparatus are uniformly cooled to achieve an appropriate temperature of the walls of the lamps and the ultraviolet light emitted from the lamps is efficiently reflected toward an object to be irradiate... | 12/30/2003 |
