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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7985008 | Plastic component having visible part and light source The present invention relates to a plastic component having a visible part that is made in one single layer from a plastic molding compound and that comprises a transparent or translucent matrix, and having a light source that comprises one or more lamp elements, si... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7901113 | Side illumination lens and luminescent device using the same The present invention relates to a side illumination lens and a luminescent device using the same, and provides a body, a total reflection surface with a total reflection slope with respect to a central axis of the body, and a linear and/or curved refractive surface... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7748873 | Side illumination lens and luminescent device using the same The present invention relates to a side illumination lens and a luminescent device using the same, and provides a body, a total reflection surface with a total reflection slope with respect to a central axis of the body, and a linear and/or curved refractive surface... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7549775 | Light source apparatus and image display apparatus having same Directivity of light beams can be adjusted appropriately relative to the normal to the light emission surface of a light source. Thus, the light source apparatus has high brightness without significant unevenness in illumination with its simple structure. The light ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7520642 | High-density illumination system A compact and efficient optical illumination system featuring planar multi-layered LED light source arrays concentrating their polarized or un-polarized output within a limited angular range. The optical system manipulates light emitted by a planar array of electric... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7441929 | Lighting unit having a plurality of curved surface elements The invention relates to a lighting unit having at least one light source and at least one light guide following the source and at least partially surrounding it, said light guide including at least one light exit surface facing away from the source and at least app... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7431481 | Modular surface light guide A light guide assembly includes a base and a light source that are removably secured to the base. The light source is oriented to emit light out and away from the base. A light distributor is spaced apart from the light source and distributes the light across the li... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7404655 | Vehicle rearview assembly including a map light Rearview assemblies for a vehicle are provided. The rearview assembly includes a housing coupled to a mounting structure that is configured to be mounted in a vehicle. The housing includes a rearward viewing means, and also includes a lamp subassembly. The lamp suba... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7403691 | Light guide plate having high-density dots A light guide plate (10) includes a pair of opposite incidence surfaces (101, 103), an emission surface (108) and a bottom surface (109) opposite to the emission surface. A plurality of dots (11) is distributed on the bottom surfac... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7400439 | Uniform illumination system A compact and efficient optical illumination system featuring planar multi-layered LED light source arrays concentrating their polarized or un-polarized output within a limited angular range. The optical system manipulates light emitted by a planar light emitters su... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7370994 | Collimating lens for LED lamp A collimating lens includes a first end face with an LED accommodation hole for accommodating an LED lamp, a second end face, which is disposed opposite to the first end face and has an area greater than the first end face, and a sidewall, which is connected between... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367686 | Position lamp for use with watercraft and ashore and having multiple light sources A position lamp for watercraft or for placing ashore, in particular a multicolored lamp, having light to be emitted in at least two different directions and at least one light source per direction, the light passing optically refractive elements, and in which a dedi... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7339200 | Light-emitting diode and vehicular lamp A light-emitting diode including a curved surface portion 14aA formed in the front face of a sealing member 14 with the cross-sectional shape of the curved surface portion being in the shape of an undulating curve that has a concave curve C1 | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334933 | Unified optical collection and distribution of light from quasi-point sources including LEDs, and linear light sources A lighting device that provides a surface that uniformly projects light from single or multiple light sources. It also provides a lighting device that minimizes the number of optical components between the light source and the viewer so as to increase efficiency. It... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7325954 | Vehicle light A vehicle light with a bulb arranged sideway is provided which can reduce a length of the entire light without a deterioration in its brightness and with a simple configuration. The vehicle light can include a light source arranged sideway on an optical axis extendi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322706 | Device for adjusting light intensity for discharge lamp projectors The invention relates to a device for adjusting light intensity for discharge lamp projectors with an optical assembly that contains a spherical mirror and a discharge lamp, and a Fresnel lens provided in front of the lamp of the optical assembly. The device is char... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311430 | Lamp unit of vehicle headlamp A low beam light distribution pattern is formed by turning on a first light source unit and a high beam light distribution pattern is formed by additionally turning on a second light source unit. The second reflector of the second light source unit has reflecting fa... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310458 | Stacked module systems and methods The present invention provides methods for constructing stacked circuit modules and precursor assemblies with flexible circuitry. Using the methods of the present invention, a single set of flexible circuitry whether articulated as one or two flex circuits may be em... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7301265 | Light source unit, method of manufacturing light source unit, and projector Exemplary embodiments of the present invention include a light source unit in which only a small number of components are required, the shapes of the corresponding components are not complicated, a lens is fixed and hence good workability is achieved, and lowering o... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290906 | Vehicle lamp and method of use A lamp can include LED lamps as a light source. An optical guide path including a first reflecting surface and a second reflecting surface can be provided between the LED lamp and a lens that radiates an illumination light. The optical guide path can be integrally c... | 11/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7270445 | Apparatus and method for safe illumination of fine art works A lighting system for illuminating artwork includes a housing; a lamp mounted within said housing and including a halogen bulb and a reflector, said reflector having a dichroic coating; a linear spread lens positioned in front of said lamp and having an etched porti... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270427 | Display device, lighting device and projector The object is to provide a display device that is capable of displaying an image with high luminance and a wide color reproduction range under simple control. The display device includes a light source device that emits first to fourth illumination lights, a spatial... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270454 | Vehicular lamp A vehicular lamp in which a luminous flux utilization factor is enhanced by a structure of a light-emitting element that is disposed to face forward with respect to a vehicular lamp and covered from its front side with a translucent member. The circumferential regio... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7259810 | Backlight assembly having particular lamp and reflecting plate arrangement and direct lighting type liquid crystal display apparatus A direct lighting type LCD apparatus includes lamps for generating a first light, a diffusing member for diffusing the first light and light reflected from a reflecting member to emit a second light having uniform brightness distribution, and a receiving member for ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258473 | Vehicle lamp A vehicle lamp can include a first light source located almost at the center of an emission region, and a transparent cover lens arranged to cover the front in the direction of illumination from the first light source. A central reflective portion of the cover lens ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255462 | Dimmer device for backlight module At least one light distribution device is provided in the spacing between adjacent light sources to allow light diffused from both sides of the light sources to be properly refracted and reflect so as to more evenly diffuse light toward a diffuser plate and thereby,... | 08/14/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7246917 | Apparatus and method for using emitting diodes (LED) in a side-emitting device An LED having a predetermined direction of radiation is combined with a first and second reflector. The first reflector opposes the LED and has a predetermined direction of reflection. The direction of reflection of the first reflector opposes the direction of radia... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7236105 | Anti collision light for aircraft Anti collision light for an aircraft includes a number of light emitting diodes (LEDs) arranged on a common plane. A reflecting arrangement is located above the plane and reflects the light emitted by the diodes in a sidewards direction. A surrounding reflecting arr... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229192 | 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... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7217010 | Reflector with negative focal length A luminaire with reflector of negative focal length is disclosed, which comprises a light source and a luminaire screen having a reflector of negative focal length, a side screen and a plate; wherein the reflector of negative focal length is capable of reflecting th... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210806 | High-density illumination system A compact and efficient optical illumination system featuring planar multi-layered LED light source arrays concentrating their polarized or un-polarized output within a limited angular range. The optical system manipulates light emitted by a planar array of electric... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207699 | System of light units A system composed of a plurality of light units with each light unit having different light emission properties. The component parts of each of the light units, such as optically effective components that influence the beam path of the light emitted by the lamp, and... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207700 | Near field lens with spread characteristics A near field lens is for an automotive light assembly, generally comprising a central body positioned between opposing side bodies. The central body extends in a vertical direction, while the side bodies are positioned on horizontal sides of the central body. The op... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204601 | Illumination apparatus and image-taking apparatus An illumination apparatus is disclosed, with which an illumination optical system can be made small while attaining uniform light distribution properties within an irradiation region of light, by properly designing the shape of a reflection member. The illumination ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7182480 | System and method for manipulating illumination created by an array of light emitting devices The present invention provides an illumination optical system that enables the direction and mixing of light from light emitting devices. The optical system comprises a plurality of light emitting devices that are spatially arranged in an array, wherein this array c... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175316 | Searchlight with improved optical density This invention relates to searchlight type light devices including underwater light devices and automobile headlights. A light device in accordance with the present invention provides light beam compression along the optical axis and thus increases considerably the ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172317 | Reflector lamp A reflector lamp which is structurally compact in its axial direction has a light capsule surrounded by a tubular shield with electric leads which are anchored or fixed in a base at one end of the lamp with the leads structurally arranged to support opposite ends of... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168836 | Vehicle illumination lamp A cylindrical lens extends generally in a width direction of a vehicle, and light from three light-emitting elements, rearward of a rear focal line of the cylindrical lens, is reflected forward by three reflectors. A reflecting surface of each reflector has an ellip... | 01/30/2007 |
