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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8118453 | Luminaire and lamellae louver therefor The luminaire has concave side reflectors defining the width W of a light emission window. V-shaped lamellae are present between the side reflectors in the light emission window. Each outer edges of the lamellae has a central portion which is concavely curved and st... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7972036 | Modular bollard luminaire louver A modular louver assembly for a bollard luminaire comprises a louver having an upper surface, a lower surface and an opening, a heat sink disposed within the opening of the louver and adjacent the lower surface, a plurality of LEDs disposed about the heat sink on a ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7708430 | Reflector-baffle for luminaires An embodiment may comprise a baffle blade or blades, an article of manufacture, and/or a luminaire comprising: a blade member with a reflective top section. ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7556403 | Hooded face plate for a message and display sign A display and messaging sign includes a number of pixels and a hooded face plate. The hooded face plate includes a number of hooded apertures, with a hood over each of the pixels. Each pixel is aligned with an aperture. ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7527395 | Automotive head lamp louvre A head lamp for a motor vehicle is disclosed with a reflector for reflecting light. A generally transparent lens is mounted to the reflector for enclosing the head lamp. A light bulb is oriented within the head lamp spaced apart from the reflector for providing illu... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7520636 | Luminaire comprising LEDs This invention relates to a luminaire (106), which has a housing (103) with an opening (111) at a light output side, a reflector (105) mounted in the housing, and facing the light output side, a louver (107) mounted at the opening ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7517113 | Grid screen for illumination devices A grid screen for an illumination device includes a honeycomb grid disc (5) mounted in a component (4) having an aperture (9). The grid screen is fastened to the component with spring clips (10). The spring clips (10) have cranked ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7455429 | Display system cover An assembly (16) for covering a visual display means (10) which has an array of pixels (12) is described. The assembly (16) comprises an array of cells (18) with reflective walls and an opening at each end. A transparent cover sheet (20) is positioned adjacent the o... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7397984 | Light guide screen louver device In a particular embodiment, the louver device includes a transparent layer of material having a first surface and, parallel thereto, a second surface. A plurality of shaped louver members are disposed within the transparent layer of material. The shaped louver membe... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7394593 | Transmitted-light base for a microscope, and method for regulating the illumination intensity of a transmitted-light base The invention relates to a transmitted-light base (1) for illuminating an object (15) for imaging through a zoom microscope (21), the transmitted-light base (1) comprising an integrated light source (3) having an associated electri... | 07/01/2008 |
| RE40355 | Back light assembly for use with back-to-back flat-panel displays The present invention features a system for uniformly distributing luminance and a high degree of collimation from a back light module for flat-panel, liquid crystal displays (LCDs) simultaneously. A constant and uniform luminance output of the back light module in ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7372055 | Night vision infrared illuminator An illuminator assembly is provided for supplying night vision illumination. The assembly includes a support housing and an infrared illumination source. An infrared reflector receives the radiation emitted from the infrared illumination source and reflects the infr... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7338182 | Lighting fixture housing for suspended ceilings and method of installing same A lighting fixture housing includes two end caps, a reflector assembly, and a ballast box cover. The two end caps further include top and bottom flanges and mounting brackets having support tabs extending thereon. The lighting fixture housing is installed by first s... | 03/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7325998 | Bollard lamp A bollard includes a bollard post having a lamp which includes a louver stack. The louver stack includes louvers spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the bollard post. The bollard post is rectangular in cross section and the louver stack extends outwardly b... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7287878 | LED sign cover and method of manufacture A cover for a LED sign is manufactured from a stainless steel sheet that is dimensionally larger than the array of light emitting diodes comprising the LED sign. The stainless steel sheet is laser cut and then bent to simultaneously form a plurality of apertures and... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287887 | Vehicle headlamp A movable shade is moved by a shade driving device between a first shade position which is positioned on an optical axis at a rear focal point of a projection lens and a second shade position which is located further downward than the first shade position. Even in t... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284881 | LED fixing device of a pixel module and method for manufacturing the same An LED fixing device of a pixel module for a sign board is provided. The LED fixing device is installed on a front side of an LED panel of a road sign board, facilitates the downward flow of rainwater, and prevents the rainwater from being introduced into a pixel mo... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281825 | Retractable dimmer sleeve for an elongated light source A retractable dimmer sleeve comprises sleeve material formed into an elongated enclosed passage having an open end and an interior volume for receiving an elongated light source. The dimmer sleeve enables, during operation of a light source while received within the... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7246924 | High performance lighting louvers and luminaires Lighting louvers formed by transverse and longitudinal blades improve the performance of indirect ambient light luminaires by increasing light output, widening the output of the luminaire's maximum intensity light, or both. These lighting louvers include at least on... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7229191 | Industrial up light reflector In order to provide efficient and uniform up and down lighting an elongated luminaire comprises an elongated concave primary down light reflector, a pair of secondary down light reflectors having slots approximately horizontal with a lamp, and a pair of up light ref... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7220023 | Indirect illumination system used as ventilation path for elevator An illuminator is disposed in an air path of a ventilation blower disposed above the ceiling of an elevator cage. An illumination shielding device is disposed below the illuminator and also in the air path. The illumination shielding device includes a plurality of s... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7201496 | Luminaire and lamellae louver therefor A luminaire has side reflectors having edges defining the width W of a light-emission window, and a plurality of lamellae, which have a concave outer edge in the light-emission window and an inner face remote from that window. In the centers of the lamellae, the lam... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7182547 | Bollard lamp A bollard includes a bollard post having a lamp which includes a louver stack. The louver stack includes louvers spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the bollard post. The bollard post is rectangular in cross section and the louver stack extends outwardly b... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178949 | Lighting equipment The lighting device comprises a light source and an associated hollow reflector of transparent material having an internal surface and an external surface which are close to and far away from the source respectively. The inner surface of the reflector has in cross s... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7160001 | Focus assembly for a track light A focus assembly for a luminaire includes a socket, having wires extending therefrom, for receiving a lamp; a mounting cup for securing the socket to the luminaire; a socket focusing mechanism for axially translating the mounting cup relative to a stationary reflect... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7128443 | Light-collimating system A light-collimating system for collimating light from a light source has a plurality of elements (2, 2′, . . . ), each element including at least a first wall (3, 3′, . . . ) and at least a second wall (4, 4′, . . . ). The first (3)... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7121683 | Direct backlight module A direct backlight module for an LCD panel includes a base, a supporter plate and a plurality of films. The base further has a plurality of lamps parallel arranged thereinside. The supporter plate is mounted over the base and further has a frame and a plurality of w... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7121689 | Lighting fixture having spring mounted louvers A lighting fixture is provided having an easily and efficiently installable and removable louver assembly. The lighting fixture has a housing that has a first wall and a second wall and an opening between the first and second walls. At least one spring latch is conn... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118253 | Evenly distributed illumination from radial light producing luminaires and their components A lighting assembly includes a quasi-point lamp, a ring lens at least partially surrounding the source to provide a radial beam of light shaped in the form of a disk of sectionally diverging light, and at least one refracting ring to redirect and/or change the beam ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108398 | Luminaire and lamellae grid A luminaire has a plurality of reflecting lamellae between side reflectors. The lamellae each have an outer edge, an inner surface facing away from the outer edge, and a plane of symmetry through the outer edge and the inner surface. The lamellae have a resin body a... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7101067 | Dual beam high intensity discharge reflector A headlamp assembly for producing high and low beam patterns includes a housing having a reflector. The reflector includes high and low beam reflector surfaces. A light source is disposed within the housing for producing light rays projecting towards the high and lo... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7083303 | Operating theater lamp having adjustable diaphragm An operating theater lamp has at least one lamp body with a discharge lamp, which illuminates a site of an operation via optical means. The illuminance of the operating theater lamp can be changed in the region of the site of the operation by a mechanically adjustab... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7055966 | Illuminator and projector When a video signal is inputted to a projector (10) through a video input terminal, a luminance peak value of an image of the video signal is detected by an image-analyzing circuit (61) to be outputted to a CPU (71). A gain-adjusting circuit ( | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040781 | Luminaire The invention is related to a luminaire for housing a tubular lamp. According to the invention the luminaire has a housing with a light emission window, means for accommodating a tubular lamp in it along the window and in a plane P perpendicular to said window, side... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036957 | Systems of parabolic reflectors and base of a luminaire with fluorescent lamps System of reflectors and base of parabolic fluorescent luminary for concentrating and guiding light, with improved light output and reduction in construction cost. On the support base of the electrical components of the luminary, two of the four side walls are made ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6988817 | Illumination obscurement device An illumination obscurement device for controlling the obscurement of illumination from a light source which is optimized for use with a rectangular, arrayed, selective reflection device. In a preferred embodiment, a rotatable shutter with three positions is placed ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6984061 | Covert infrared landing light An infrared landing light is disclosed including a housing adapted for mounting in an aircraft, a lamp positioned within the housing and adapted to produce light having an infrared portion, and a louver positioned within the housing and adapted to receive the light ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6966672 | Luminaire louvre with double-walled side reflectors A luminaire louvre (1) for an elongate luminaire comprises two elongate side reflectors (2) and a plurality of transverse lamellas (10). The side reflectors (2) in each case have an inner wall (3) and an outer wall (4), whic... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6964506 | Light reflector A light reflector having a row of light reflecting segments separated by fold lines, wherein one segment is located at a top of the row and another segment is located at a bottom of the row. A pair of wings is connected at the sides of the row, each one of the wings... | 11/15/2005 |
