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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186863 | Linear light source having light guide with tapered saw tooth structures The present invention discloses a linear light source having light guide with tapered saw tooth structures for Charge Coupling Device Module (CCDM). The linear light source comprises a light guide and at least two Light Emitting Diodes (LED's). The light guide inclu... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8177380 | Light emitting device and lighting device having the same A light-emitting device (10) includes: a light-emitting element (1); and a light flux controlling member (2) for controlling light emitted from the light-emitting element (1), the light flux controlling member (2) has (i) a light-i... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8152347 | Light emitting diode linear light for machine vision The invention herein comprises a linear lighting system which incorporates light emitting diode (LED) light sources with one or more distinct colors including broad band white light. The LED die or die arrays are mounted to a high thermal conductivity circuit board ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147100 | Lighting device A lighting device includes a substrate, a LED element, and a lens. A light exit surface of the lens includes a first light exit surface and a second light exit surface. A curve obtained by cutting the light exit surface by a plane including the optical axis has, on ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142051 | Systems and methods for converting illumination An illumination system according to the principles of the invention may include a first LED and a carrier material. The carrier material may be comprised of plastic, synthetic material, polymer, latex, rubber or other material. The carrier material may also contain ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8136974 | Metal coordination compound and light-emitting material containing the same To provide a light-emitting device that is capable of red-light-emitting with high luminance and high efficiency and that is excellent in endurance; and a metal coordination compound metal coordination compound having a partial structure represented by formula (1) t... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8132948 | Method and apparatus for directing light around an obstacle using an optical waveguide for uniform lighting of a cylindrical cavity A method and apparatus for directing light from a light source along a trajectory to avoid particular obstacles and provide uniform illumination of a surface having a particular geometry such as a cylindrical geometry is described. The surface may enclose components... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8128267 | Light source and illumination device comprising at least one light-emitting element A light source comprising a light engine (10), especially with at least one LED and/or at least one laser light emitting element, and further comprising a light guide (11) and an out-coupling structure (12) is proposed. By this, a flexible schem... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128268 | Light-emitting device, and lens used in the same A light-emitting element 1 has a rod-shaped light-emitting element 3, an LED lamp 10, and a lens 20 for converging light from the LED lamp to an end face of the rod-shaped light-emitting element. The lens 20 has a scattering area a... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8104911 | Display system with distributed LED backlight A display system with a distributed LED backlight includes: providing a plurality of tile LED light sources, each tile LED light source having a tile and a plurality of similar LED light sources on each tile connected for emitting light therefrom; orienting the plur... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8096691 | Optical irradiation device An optical irradiation device incorporating a cluster of LEDs arranged so that shaped facets of adjacent LEDs come together to increase the packing density of LEDs in the cluster. A light guide collects light emitted by the LEDs. Two or more light guides and LED clu... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8092060 | Cradle A cradle includes a housing, an indicator configured to display a status by emitting light, a light-emitting unit serving as a light source for causing the indicator to emit the light, and a reflection unit for guiding the light emitted from the light-emitting unit ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8087809 | Apparatus for illuminating brand in a bottle and method for the same Designs of bottle sets are disclosed to highlight a sign in a transparent container. In one embodiment, a bottle set includes a bottle and a base. A fixture is provided and disposed within the bottle. The fixture includes a light guide extended from an interior bott... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8083375 | Lamp device Disclosed is a lamp device. The lamp device includes: a structure which includes an opening and an inner surface forming the opening; a plurality of light emitting devices disposed on the inner surface of the struc... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8066417 | Light emitting diode-light guide coupling apparatus Different arrangements for improving the coupling-in efficiency between an LED assembly and a light guide are disclosed. In a first arrangement, a substantially planar end of a light guide is seated on a perimeter wall of a support that encloses a LED assembly, and ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8033704 | Compact, high efficiency, high power solid state light source using a solid state light-emitting device A compact, high-efficiency, high-power, solid state light source, comprising a high-power solid state light-emitting device, a light guide having a proximal light-receiving end proximate the light-emitting device and a distal light-transmitting end spaced farther fr... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8029178 | Fiber optic tail light system A fighting system comprising: a light harness; and a fiber optic light pipe having a body with an outer diameter, and a jacket that substantially covers the entire length thereof between a proximal and distal end about the outer diameter; where said proximal end is ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8007156 | Light assembly for flashlights A nonimaging light assembly for flashlights, including a light source and a lens symmetrical about an optical axis for receiving light from the light source and producing therefrom a light beam having concentrated and divergent components resulting in a high intensi... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7997780 | Lighting device A lighting device includes a housing, a plurality of LEDs arranged on a base of the housing, and a first optical plate positioned above the LEDs. The first optical plate includes a light input surface, a light output surface opposite to the light input surface, and ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7997770 | LED tube reusable end cap A replacement for the standard fluorescent lamp tube has a plurality of LED devices mounted on a circuit board. The enclosure within which the circuit board is held has a clear or frosted lens mounted on a heat sink. The lens and heat sink each are arcuately shaped ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7993046 | Flexible light-emitting apparatus A flexible light-emitting apparatus including a side light-emitting flexible light guide rod, two light emitting diodes, and two lenses is provided. The side light-emitting flexible light guide rod has a first end, a second end opposite to the first end, and a light... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7985015 | LED spotlight having a funnel-shaped lens An LED spotlight has an arrangement having at least one LED, above which there is arranged a color conversion substance, and an optical system of a substantially transparent material, which directs incident light from the LED arrangement in the direction of an exit ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7976205 | Light-emitting module, particularly for use in an optical projection apparatus A light-emitting module is specified, comprising at least two light sources disposed on a common carrier. At least one of said light sources includes at least two LED chips. Each light source of the module is followed downstream by an optic body of an optical elemen... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7976206 | Structure of light bulb A light bulb includes a bulb body, a light guide, and at least one light-emitting diode (LED). The bulb body includes a light-transmitting shell and a conductive base. The light-transmitting shell is mounted to the base. A circuit board is fixed at one side of the b... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7976204 | Illumination system and method for recycling light to increase the brightness of the light source An illumination system for increasing the brightness of a light source comprises an optical recycling device coupled to the light source, preferably light emitting diode (LED), for spatially and/or angularly recycling light. The optical recycling device spatially re... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7972050 | Display apparatus having right-hand and left-hand illumination units The invention relates to a display apparatus with a display unit, having means for background lighting at the back of the display apparatus. According to the invention, the means for background lighting comprise two illumination units being provided at the right-han... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7954988 | Scanner module and image scanning apparatus employing the same A scanner module and an image scanning apparatus employ an illuminator that includes at least one light emitting diode, a light guide to change the direction of the light from the light emitting diode, and a light source holder to which the light emitting diode is m... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7942563 | LED with light pipe assembly An LED light pipe assembly includes a light pipe; a heat sink portion; an LED mounted on a substrate in optical communication with the light pipe; and a carrier portion for receiving the light pipe and providing electrical interconnections to the LED. The heat sink ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7942562 | Illumination device, in particular for vehicles The invention relates to an illumination device, in particular for vehicles. The illumination device comprises at least two semiconductor light sources which emit light with different colours, as well as at least one light guide into which the light from the semicon... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7905644 | System in package high power high efficiency light-emitting diode lamp The invention provides a system-in-package, high power, and highly efficient light-emitting diode lamp. The light-emitting diode lamp, according to the invention, includes a light-guiding device. At least one end of two ends of the light-guiding device, the light, c... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7905645 | Illuminated floor mat An apparatus comprises a floor mat configured to illuminate at least partial outlines defining feet placement areas to assist a user in getting out of a bed in low light conditions. The floor mat includes left and right illumination paths at least partially outlinin... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7878697 | High power LED lamp with heat dissipation enhancement A high power LED lamp comprises a container having a cavity to fill with a liquid, a light source module for providing a high power LED source light to penetrate through the liquid, and an axial thermal conductor having a first portion nearby the light source module... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7878696 | Optical component, light converting member, and light emitting device An optical component that can be attached to an end portion of an optical guiding member, and a light converting member used in the optical component. The optical component comprises a cap having an engaging portion defining a bore engaged with an end member of a li... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7874714 | Optical unit and light irradiating device An optical unit is provided with an integral light condensing section and a light transmitting section. The light condensing section is in a shape of a parabolic body of rotation substantially widening from a proximal end toward a distal end with a concave section o... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7871181 | Structure of a color changeable soft-tube light An improved color changeable tube light includes a opaque core line, a plurality of LEDs being arranged in the core line, a translucent diffuser with the same length as the core line, a cladding layer having the same length as the core line and covering the core lin... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7862218 | Point source apparatus and method of manufacture thereof A point electromagnetic radiation source apparatus (200) for fluorescence microscopy comprises an array of individually unpackaged light emitting diodes. A lightguide (102) is coupled to the array of individually unpackaged light emitting diodes (20... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7854539 | Illumination device comprising a light source and a light-guide Proposed is an illumination device (1), comprising a semiconductor light source (10) for generating light, a primary optical system (20) for feeding the light to a secondary optical system (30), which is provided for radiating the light a... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7837369 | Light-emitting device, image-printing device, and manufacturing method of sealing member A light-emitting device includes a plurality of light-emitting elements, an element substrate on which the plurality of light-emitting elements are disposed, a plate-shaped sealing member having a lens array in which a plurality of lenses is arranged and sealing the... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7837371 | Light source A light source, such as for a projection system, having a plurality of semiconductor chips and at least two different, electromagnetic-radiation-emitting chip types with different emission spectra, each semiconductor chip having a chip coupling-out area through whic... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7837370 | Low profile side emission TIR lens for LED A low profile side-emitting lens for an LED die has two tiers of different waveguides radially extending out from a center side-emitting lens. An LED emits light into the center side-emitting lens, which has a curved surface that internally reflects the LED light ou... | 11/23/2010 |
