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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8038315 | Luminaire housing with printed bottom panel A luminaire housing with a printed bottom panel is provided. The luminaire housing has a luminaire housing frame. The printed bottom panel is coupled to the luminaire housing frame and has a first surface generally facing the interior of the luminaire housing. The f... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7931383 | Illumination device, display device and television receiver An illumination device is provided on a backside of a display panel so as to irradiate a display panel with light, the illumination device including a plurality of rod-like light sources arranged in a planar configuration such that they do not cross each other, and ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7726826 | Direct-type backlight device A thin direct-type backlight capable of realizing high brightness uniformity is provided by a specific configuration of the direct-type backlight whereby high light beam utilization ratio is maintained while periodical unevenness of the light emitting surface is sup... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7703936 | Illumination device, light guide plate, surface light source device and illumination unit An illumination device, surface light source device, and an illumination unit are provided that provide increased and uniform emission brightness. The device includes parallel fluorescent lamps between a reflection sheet and light flux control member. A back face of... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7611260 | Protecting cover and LED lamp tube having the same A light emitting diode (LED) lamp tube structure includes a tube, a circuit board, a plurality of LED lamps, two electric connectors and a protecting cover. The tube includes a plurality of heat dissipating holes. The circuit board is installed in the tube. The LED ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7581845 | Backlight assembly and liquid crystal display apparatus having the same In a backlight assembly and a liquid crystal display apparatus, the backlight assembly has lamps parallel to each other to emit a light, a receiving container having a bottom portion and a side portion to receive the lamps, and a mold member coupled to the receiving... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7534007 | Backlight module A backlight module is disclosed. The backlight module includes a back plate, a diffuser and a supporter. The diffuser is disposed over the back plate. The supporter is disposed between the back plate and the diffuser and includes a seat and a fixing member. The fixi... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7419278 | Lamp guide holder, backlight assembly and liquid crystal display module including the same A lamp guide holder includes a horizontal part that has a front surface and a rear surface, a fixing part that extends from the rear surface, and at least one lamp holding part on the front surface and having a ring shape. The lamp holding part has at least one prot... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7401942 | Female electric connector plug apparatus for and method of attachment to flourescent tube luminaire fixture assembly This invention is for electric power line attachment apparatus to hanging luminaire including fluorescent tube luminaire assembly, and includes a female connector attached to the luminaire and a power line connector cord male segment plugged into the female segment ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7372564 | Light source A light source for an atomizing device, specifically an atom absorption spectrometer comprising one, two, or more lamps, whose ray can be selected by means of at least one two-dimensionally moveable optical selection element, and which can be directed in the directi... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7360938 | Surface light-source device and display unit using the same A surface light-source device of a display unit comprises a light source, light guide plates and reflector sheets. The light guide plate has an emission surface for emitting the light of the light source as planar light. The reflector sheet reflects the light of the... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7352418 | Backlight assembly and direct lighting type liquid crystal display apparatus An LCD apparatus is provided. The LCD apparatus includes lamps for generating a first light, a diffusing member, and a receiving member. The diffusing member diffuses the first light from the lamps and reflected light to emit a second light having uniform brightness... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350934 | Illuminated display system An illuminated display system is disclosed. The illuminated display system includes a circuit board with a front surface and a rear surface, and a plurality of light-passing holes. At least one light pipe is arranged on the rear surface of the circuit board. The at ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344278 | Luminaire with reflector of adjustable rotation Luminaire with reflector of adjustable rotation comprises a luminaire housing, a reflector received in the housing and an assembled component at ends of reflector. Each longitudinal end of the luminaire has a recess and a projection on internal surface, the recess d... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341359 | Lighting device using cold cathode fluorescent lamp Disclosed herein is a lighting device using a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL), which has reduced size and volume and concentrates light from the CCFL, thus enhancing its luminance. The lighting device includes a casing which is open on a surface thereof, thus h... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338194 | Liquid crystal display and backlight module thereof A liquid crystal display and a backlight module thereof are provided. A backlight module comprises a light source, a reflector, and a bottom plate. The reflector is disposed under the light source. The bottom plate is disposed under the reflector and facing a lower ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7325941 | Backlight assembly A backlight assembly having protrusions in a side surface between a side supporter and a cover shield is provided. The protrusions prevent the cover shield from being deformed by an external force and prevent disconnection of a wire between the side supporter and th... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322717 | Illuminator and display device using the same An illuminator for a display device is provided on a back side of a display panel, and includes a plurality of rod-shaped light sources each having a length extending in a first direction and having substantially the same length. The plurality of rod-shaped light so... | 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 |
| 7314288 | Backlight system A backlight system for use with a liquid-crystal display provides longer lamp lifetime through uniform temperature distribution, offers improved brightness uniformity and enhanced power-supply system efficiency, and ensures safety through lowered voltages. Linear la... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311419 | Illumination apparatus for a fluorescent task lamp An illumination assembly for a handheld fluorescent task lamp, comprising first and second elongated compact fluorescent bulbs positioned in an upright orientation side by side; a self starting electronic driver circuit operable to start and run the at least first a... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306350 | Firecracker-like light string The invention relates to a firecracker-like light string, which includes bulb assemblies on both sides as a string of firecrackers. Blind wires are interconnected with the electrical wire to position the bulb assemblies on both sides of the electrical wires in secur... | 12/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7293897 | Integrated fluorescent lamp device An integrated fluorescent lamp device for use with a lamp fixture including a lamp socket configured to removably receive a portion of the integrated fluorescent lamp device therein to selectively support the integrated fluorescent lamp device thereon, the integrate... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7287871 | Light box display with bracket assembly and signage method for back-to-back vending devices A lightbox and bracket assembly for use preferably as a display at the end of a bank of devices, such as gaming devices is disclosed. The lightbox has an easily removable, magnetically secured cover. The lightbox includes features for reducing display installation t... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284883 | Free-cavity, double-diffusing indirect lighting luminaire A lighting system and device for providing indirect light using free-cavity, double-diffusing configurations are disclosed. In accordance with the embodiments of the invention, a lighting fixture comprises a cover structure with a diffusion layer and a reflective pl... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7273295 | Lighting module and backlight module A lighting module comprises a bezel, a lamp and a fixing component. The lamp includes two straight portions and one bending portion therebetween. The two straight portions substantially being parallel to each other. A fixing component includes a main body fixed with... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7264373 | Backlight module A backlight module (BLM) including a bezel, at least a first lamp and at least a second lamp is provided. The bezel has a first lighe region and is arranged substantially in parallel to the top side of the bezel. The second lamp is positioned in the second light sou... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264374 | Decorative lighting assembly A decorative lighting assembly includes a plurality of light emitters each having a pair of oppositely positioned first male connectors. The light emitters emit light when power flows through the first male connectors of the light emitters. A plurality of elongated ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261435 | Light fixture and lens assembly for same A light fixture or troffer for directing light emitted from a light source toward an area to be illuminated, including a reflector assembly within which the light source is positioned and a lens assembly detachably secured to a portion of the reflector assembly such... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7252412 | Luminaire and method of lighting by means of a luminaire The luminaire has a reflector (10) having a light emission window (15), near to first opposed edges (16) of which respective sets of strips (25) are present to create a cut-off angle β. The reflector (10) is closed by a hood (3... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249870 | Light fixture having a housing with a channel for receiving a front element A light apparatus has an elongate bulb extending essentially in a first direction. An elongate reflector has a first surface generally facing the bulb and a second surface generally facing away from the bulb. A housing supports the reflector and bulb. The housing ha... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7229193 | Backlight unit A backlight unit, suitable for a large sized LCD device, includes a plurality of fluorescent lamps alternately provided under an LCD panel in at least two parts, formed by dividing a light-emitting surface. Adjacent end parts of the fluorescent lamps are overlapped ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222992 | Luminaire A luminaire includes at least two lamps and a main reflector whose outer edge defines a light emission window. A counter reflector is provided opposite the main reflector. Light originating from the lamps can only leave the luminaire through the light emission windo... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7217026 | Illuminator, liquid crystal display comprising it and lamp socket A lighting system includes a light guide plate, having a plane of incidence into which light enters and a plane of emission from which the light is emitted, a light source, having a luminous portion and a non-luminous portion, that is located adjacent to the light g... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213937 | Backlight module A backlight module. The backlight module comprises a housing, a light source disposed on the housing, a diffuser positioned over the light source and a spacer disposed between the housing and the diffuser to maintain a distance therebetween. The spacer comprises a s... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7208007 | System and method utilizing guided fluorescence for high intensity applications A fluorescence concentrator system that provides for high brightness light source. The system can include a host doped with fluorescent material, which is optically pumped by an adjacent illumination source. The fluorescence concentrator captures a portion of the is... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7192161 | Fluorescent illumination device An illumination device for simulating neon or similar lighting uses fluorescent dyes, thus allowing for emission of light in colors that cannot ordinarily be achieved by use of LEDs alone. Such an illumination device is generally comprised of an elongated diffusing ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7192159 | Backlight module having a truss type structure A backlight module having a truss type structure comprises a plurality of truss type members, a reflector and at least a light source. The truss members and the light source positioned on the truss type structure. In a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, the truss t... | 03/20/2007 |
