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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162497 | Control of emitted light from luminaire Method and apparatus for attenuating unwanted aspects of lighting from a luminaire which is disposed to illuminate an object or objects being photographed. A light attenuating mask is disposed between the luminaire and the object or objects. The light attenuating ma... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8147079 | Diffuser to be detachably mounted on a reflector screen or the like A diffuser for releasable fastening to a reflector screen having screen spokes, includes a diffuser element and a fastening apparatus to fasten the diffuser element to the reflector screen. The fastening apparatus has a plurality of fastening elements constructed an... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147078 | Illumination apparatus and image pickup apparatus The illumination apparatus includes a light source, an optical member configured to at least transmit therethrough light from the light source, and a reflective member configured to include a reflective portion which extends closer to the optical member than the lig... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8113673 | Photographic diffuser A photographic light diffusing device for mounting to a photographic light source includes a base for attaching the photographic light diffusing device to the photographic light source, a semi-transparent hood extending from the base and defining a top edge, and a f... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8104906 | Electronic flash apparatus An electronic flash apparatus includes a flash device, a light emitting device which is different from the flash device, and a concave reflector configured to reflect light beams from the flash device and the light emitting device. The concave reflector includes a f... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8092033 | Illumination assist device and electronic device using the same An illumination assist device used for an electronic device having a flash lamp includes an optical plate and a cover. The optical plate is positioned between the flash lamp and the cover. The cover includes a light transmission board and a plurality of reflection s... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8052292 | Flash assembly having connecting members on circuit board to electrically connected to flash unit A flash assembly includes a circuit board unit, a flash unit, and a housing. The circuit board unit includes a circuit board and two connecting members electrically disposed on the circuit board. Each connecting member defines a gap. The flash unit includes a reflec... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7946719 | Photographic light diffuser A photographic light diffusing device comprises a semi-transparent cowl which is adapted to be mounted on a photographic light source, the cowl including an opening through which the photographic light source is visible when the cowl is mounted thereon, and a remova... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7926962 | Portable electronic device A portable electronic device includes a main body, a camera positioned in the main body, a fill-in light emitting unit positioned in the main body adjacent to the camera, and an optical lens positioned between the fill-in light emitting unit and outside of the main ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7901098 | Illuminating apparatus and image sensing system including illuminating apparatus An illuminating apparatus includes a light source including a cylindrical light-emitting tube, a first optical system, a second optical system, and a third optical system. The first optical system has an incident surface on which light emitted from the light source ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7841729 | Webcam illuminator device An illuminator device for illuminating one or more users in front web camera and a communication terminal having a bulb for emitting light; a reflector operatively associated with the bulb for projecting the emitted light; and an arm disposed between the bulb and th... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7712906 | Macro flash adapter A light guide adapter for a camera stroboscopic illuminator, comprising a removable mounting adapted to adhere to an unmodified on-camera stroboscopic illuminator; and at least one flexible light guide, connected to the mounting, having an entrance aperture position... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7712907 | Ring flash adapter A ring flash adapter of the flash uses a clamping device attached to the external flash of the camera, and using the lightguide (1) the, light can be transmitted from the flash into circular body. The lightguide has a flat circle and a head with an incidence ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7581842 | Illumination apparatus and image-taking apparatus An illumination apparatus having a structure which can make the inside of the apparatus hard to be seen from the outside without deterioration of light distribution, and is applicable to illumination apparatuses having an optical member utilizing total reflection. T... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7533999 | Auxiliary lighting device of camera Presented is an auxiliary lighting device that is incorporated in a camera and is disposed at a position apart from an optical axis of a photographic lens for capturing a subject. The device includes a light emitting member with a cylindrical shape to emit light for... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7506988 | Illumination apparatus and image-taking apparatus An illumination apparatus is disclosed in which its efficiency as an optical system can be improved by effectively utilizing the luminous flux that was not used in conventional illumination apparatuses, and the positional relationship between a light source and an o... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7422353 | Light-emitting device for image taking and image-taking apparatus having same A light-emitting device is disclosed which enables efficient use of luminous flux and achieves a desired light emission characteristic. The light-emitting device has an optical member which has an emergence surface and a plurality of optical portions, each of the op... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7424216 | Camera flash diffuser for macro photography A light diffuser for a camera used in macro photography, the diffuser formed from a prism having a body that includes an opening to accommodate the camera lens such that the body is positioned adjacent the camera flash unit for receiving and redirecting light throug... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7380966 | Photographic light diffuser A photographic light diffusing device is provided. A flexible, transparent cowl is adapted to be mounted on a photographic light source, the cowl including a plurality of ribs and an opening through which the photographic light source is visible when the cowl is mou... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7377660 | Photographing assisting apparatus, photographing method, and photographing system A photographing assisting apparatus is used when a subject is photographed using a photographing apparatus. The photographing assisting apparatus has a planar light source that, while in a state covering a to-be-photographed area on the subject, shines light on the ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7372499 | Electronic flash, electronic camera and light emitting head The present invention is directed to a light emitting head for use with an electronic camera. The light emitting head is preferably formed as an array of red, green, and blue light emitting diodes (LEDs) provided on the sides of a light guide member, preferably a po... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7360909 | Photographic light reflector The present invention discloses and teaches a new and improved photographic flash attachment, light reflecting apparatus that is lightweight, flexible, easily attached and/or detached from a camera flash and conveniently stored in a rolled or folded configuration. T... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357538 | Method and apparatus for providing light An apparatus and method according to which light is provided. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354177 | Light fixture with composite reflector system A light fixture having first and second housing members movable between closed-fixture and open-fixture positions for lamp-changing purposes, in which a first reflector member is secured to the first housing member and includes a first connection-edge, a separate se... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7331681 | Lighting apparatus with adjustable lenses or filters A lighting apparatus comprises a light panel having a panel frame, and a plurality of LEDs or other light elements secured to the panel frame. Lenses and/or filters are adjusted in distance from the light elements, by for example moving the lenses/filters into diffe... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322721 | Side emitting device, backlight unit using the same as light source and liquid crystal display employing the backlight unit A side emitting device, a backlight unit using the same as a light source, and a liquid crystal display (LCD) employing the backlight unit. The side emitting device includes a light-emitting device to emit light, and a side emitter to change the path of at least par... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318652 | Versatile stand-mounted wide area lighting apparatus A lighting effects system comprises an arrangement of lamp elements, such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs) or other light elements, on a panel or frame. The panel or frame may be relatively lightweight, and may include one or more circuit boards for direct mounting o... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7303308 | Lighting apparatus Lighting apparatus for an image-gathering device, includes a light frame supporting a plurality of light emitting diode lamps configured to emit light at a tungsten balanced colour temperature, and a focussing frame comprising a plurality of light focussing lenses c... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7290893 | Lighting apparatus Lighting apparatus for an image-gathering device, includes a light frame supporting a plurality of light emitting diode lamps configured to emit light at a tungsten balanced colour temperature, and a focussing frame comprising a plurality of light focussing lenses c... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7270462 | Reflector for flat panel display device A reflector for flat panel display device. The device is constructed having two sidewalls and a base wall defining with the sidewalls a receiving chamber having a substantially U-shaped cross section for holding a light source. The sidewalls and the base wall each h... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7258457 | Illumination optical system and image-taking apparatus An illumination optical system includes a light source and an optical member disposed in a direction of irradiation of light from the light source. The optical member is made of a particle-containing material with particles having a particle size smaller than 1 μm ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7254323 | Illumination optical system, illumination device and image-taking apparatus An illumination optical system is disclosed, which leads a luminous flux forward effectively, which emitted backward from a light source. The illumination optical system comprises a light source, and a first optical member arranged on an opposite side of a light irr... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7246925 | Light modifier and lamp assembly This light modifier assembly is a continuous light source for still and video imagemakers. More specifically, the continuous light source provides a constant light source for still, digital, video or high definition image capture. In a preferred embodiment, the ligh... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7245546 | Reduced area, reduced programming voltage CMOS efuse-based scannable non-volatile memory bitcell An integrated circuit chip includes a number of memory bitcells. Each bitcell includes: a latch having a sense node; a programming transistor having an efficient saturation region of operation; and a fuse connected to the programming transistor at a first terminal o... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7236697 | Device for driving light emitting diode for flash of camera Disclosed herein is a device for driving a LED for a flash of a camera, such as a digital camera or a camera of a mobile phone, which is capable of driving the LED in two modes to reduce power consumption. The LED drive device comprises the LED, a continuous low cur... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234843 | Light with front and rear panels A light comprising a rear light modifying panel having a front surface and opposite sides; a lamp support panel assembly connected at least at two spaced apart locations to the rear light modifying panel assembly, for supporting at least one lamp in front of the fro... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234845 | Reflector for an electronic flash device and electronic flash device A reflector used in an electronic flash device that collectively emits direct light emitted from a light source and reflected light that has been reflected by a reflective surface onto a subject, and an electronic flash device that uses such reflector. The reflector... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229180 | Reflector device for use in photography Reflector device (10) for use in photography having an openable reflector screen (11) and a screen handle (12), at one end of which handle screen spokes (13) are hinge-mounted, and along which there is mounted so as to be displaceable bac... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7213939 | Hue adjusting lighting system This disclosure describes a lighting apparatus comprising a light hue modulating device that generates compensating light to adjust the light to a desired hue within a space regardless of the hue of the ambient light within the room. ... | 05/08/2007 |
