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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142052 | Medical light solidifying device A medical light solidifying device includes a housing box, a rotary work table, a lighting source reflection body, and an LED lighting source set. The rotary work table is rotatably located in the housing box for being placed with a target material. The lighting sou... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8100563 | Reflector assembly for a luminaire The present invention relates to a reflector assembly for a luminaire where the reflector assembly comprises an anti-static member disposed between a lamp of the luminaire and a reflector body. In various aspects the anti-static member may be glass, plastic or other... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8092037 | Fluorescent light fixture retrofit kit A retrofit kit is configured for a single or multiple tubular fluorescent lamp fixture. The original fixture being retrofitted may or may not have any reflectors. The kit includes a new improved reflector with double concave wings. The winged reflector preferably ha... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8079736 | Lighting apparatus A lighting apparatus comprises a housing and a first reflector. The first reflector is mounted beneath the light source and includes a plurality of segmented reflectors, each having at its top, a installation hole and at its bottom, an opening wider than the install... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8061876 | Illumination device An illumination device comprises a light reflecting plate, a circuit board, and a point like light source, the light reflecting plate or a combination of the light reflecting plate and the circuit board forming a receiving concave portion. The point like light sourc... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8047687 | Lighting apparatus A lighting apparatus comprises a housing and a first reflector. The first reflector is mounted beneath the light source and includes a plurality of segmented reflectors, each having at its top, a installation hole and at its bottom, an opening wider than the install... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8038325 | Method for manufacture of reflecting mirror, reflecting mirror, illumination device, and projector An auxiliary reflecting mirror is manufactured by heating the central portion of a quartz glass tube and compressing the central portion by pushing two end portions of the quartz glass tube so that the wall thickness of the central portion thickens, accommodating th... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8007137 | Sports lighting fixture having die-cast frame in high-reflectance material An apparatus and method for a high intensity lighting fixture. In one aspect, instead of a spun aluminum bowl-shaped reflector, a die cast metal reflector frame, somewhat simulating a bowl shape, includes an inner surface with mounting structure. A high reflectance ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7976198 | Method and apparatus to provide up-light for aerial viewing and effectively control glare and spill light An apparatus, method, and system to provide, as one example, up-light for aerial viewing from downwardly aimed wide area, high intensity, lighting fixtures. The method controls a small percentage of light from the fixture to pass up and away for up-light, with the r... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7954982 | High intensity light reflector apparatus An air-cooled light reflector apparatus for high intensity light sources typically used in indoor horticultural and agriculture applications. The reflector apparatus includes an internal reflector fixed to a curved assembly of hinged extruded sections, a unique adju... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7905634 | Multi-reflector LED light source with cylindrical heat sink A cylindrical light source comprises multiple LEDs mounted on either the exterior or interior surface of the cylinder, with heat-sink fins respectively on its interior or exterior. The LEDs emit radially, but their emission is redirected along the cylinder axis by i... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7874704 | LED luminance-augmentation via specular retroreflection, including collimators that escape the étendue limit The diffuse reflectivity of an LED source is utilized to recycle some of its emission, thereby enabling a luminaire to escape the étendue limit. Retroreflectors intercept the rays destined for the outer part of the luminaire aperture, which can then be truncated. T... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7866853 | Light-emitting element mounting substrate and manufacturing method thereof, light-emitting element module and manufacturing method thereof, display device, lighting device, and traffic light The present invention provides a light-emitting element mounting substrate which includes: a core metal provided with a reflective cup which reflects light emitted from a mounted light-emitting element in a prescribed direction; and an enamel layer having a thicknes... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7857488 | LED lamp An LED lamp includes a printed circuit board, a plurality of LED modules mounted on the printed circuit board and a reflector mounted on the printed circuit board and covering the LED modules. The reflector includes a first extending portion and a second extending p... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7802904 | Electronic stroboscope An electronic stroboscope including a generally longitudinal light discharge tube and a reflector comprising a first reflecting part which reflects light radiated from the light discharge tube and a second reflecting part which reflects light directly radiated from ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7784976 | Lighting apparatus The present invention relates to a lighting apparatus, and more particularly to a lighting apparatus including a frame in which a connector is installed, a lampshade in which a reflector, whose first and second anodized aluminum reflectors are integrally connected t... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7758215 | PAR lamp with short arc HID bulb and cut-out in aluminum to prevent arcing A lamp is disclosed that includes a light source that requires high voltage for starting. A reflector body includes an electrically conductive reflective surface that is oriented to receive light from the light source and direct the light in the desired direction. A... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7744253 | Built-in light The invention relates to a built-in lamp comprising a holder for fastening in an installation surface, in particular in a room ceiling, a bulb and a reflector, with a reflector opening disposed in the direction of illumination defining a direct light discharge regio... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7744254 | Ballast housing for electronic HID luminaire A luminaire having a housing containing an electronics assembly and a vertically oriented high intensity discharge lamp extending downwardly from a lamp socket carried by the housing, and a reflector carried by said housing for distributing the light emitted from th... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7740381 | Sports lighting fixture having die-cast frame in high-reflectance material An apparatus and method for a high intensity lighting fixture. In one aspect, instead of a spun aluminum bowl-shaped reflector, a die cast metal reflector frame, somewhat simulating a bowl shape, includes an inner surface with mounting structure. A high reflectance ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7712929 | Lighting device with composite reflector A light fixture device comprises a reflector portion having a pair of parallel longitudinal boundary regions and a pair of parallel lateral boundary regions; the reflector portion being shaped according to a longitudinal focal line, a pair of housing portions, each ... | 05/11/2010 |
| RE41308 | Optic reflection device An Optic Reflection device, for application as Reflectors in the Light Track of optic installations, more specifically, as Reflector for single or multiple reflections in the scanner, apparatus of optics industry. Designed trapezoidal as opposed to rectangular or ot... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7665866 | LED luminaire for generating substantially uniform illumination on a target plane A luminaire includes a fixture housing, a plurality of LEDs disposed on a mounting surface in the fixture housing, and at least one reflector disposed in the housing. A center of each LED is positioned along a line and each LED faces towards an associated target sur... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7618158 | Illumination system using filament lamps An illumination system using filament lamps including a filament lamp, a reflector having a first and second focal points, the filament lamp disposed proximate to the first focal point of the reflector to emit rays of electromagnetic radiation that reflect from the ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7614767 | Networked architectural lighting with customizable color accents The present invention provides systems and apparatuses for dynamically controlling the operational modes of a single luminaire or a group of networked luminaires configured to deliver an illumination pattern having a decorative colored glow surrounding a central reg... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7591567 | Luminaire with a compound parabolic reflector Luminaires for illuminating a target zone having target zone subregions in front of and to the sides of the luminaire. The luminaire includes a housing, a lamp holder in the housing positioned to support an electric lamp in a generally vertical orientation, and a co... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7578605 | Light shaping reflector system and method of manufacture and use A reflector system having two-axis control through which beam collimation and wide-angle beam overlapping occur, and a method of manufacturing such a system through cutting flat reflective sheeting and forming the resultant flat parts into the three-dimensional refl... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7553048 | Stabilized mirror system for a handheld laser pointer A hand-held laser pointer is disclosed wherein the laser beam is isolated from unwanted hand tremor motions of the laser pointer housing. A laser beam is directed toward a pair of passively inertially stabilized mirrors disposed within the housing that are biased to... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7543963 | Module for projecting a light beam A module for projecting a light beam comprises: a light source suitable for producing the light beam, a substantially flat support surface on which the source is arranged in a manner such as to emit the light beam from only one side of the surface, and a curved refl... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7520641 | Etendue-squeezing illumination optics In some embodiments, an apparatus for use generating illumination is provided that comprises a reflective base, a first light source positioned proximate the reflective base, and a reimaging reflector positioned partially about the first light source, where a percen... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7517115 | Reflector lamp A reflector lamp having a concave reflector with a base at one end and a lens at an opposite end. A discharge lamp having a fill of or forming salts maintained by heat in a vapor phase is located near the base end of the reflector. When the reflector lamp is oriente... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7513654 | Lighting device for vehicle A lighting device for a vehicle has a light-emitting element disposed on an optical axis, a first reflection surface for reflecting light emitted from the light-emitting element in an outer radial direction of the optical axis, and a second reflection surface for re... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7481557 | Method and apparatus for reflecting light An apparatus and method according to which light is reflected. ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7478929 | Backlight unit A backlight unit suitable to prevent color separation phenomenon of LED lamps is disclosed. The backlight unit includes a bottom cover, a printed circuit board attached to an inner upper surface of the bottom cover, a plurality of LED lamps mounted on an upper surfa... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7470042 | Luminescent light source and luminescent light source array To provide a luminescent light source that can increase the number of divisions of a reflecting mirror without reducing pitch interval of reflection areas. A luminescent light source comprises a reflecting mirror for reflecting light, a mold unit arranged on a light... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7465071 | Electric light fixture with reflectors A light fixture has an elongated housing having a floor and side walls defining a transversely open and longitudinally extending outlet and a light source extending longitudinally in the housing. A U-section asymmetrical primary reflector extending longitudinally in... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7465070 | Illumination device The invention relates to an illumination device which comprises a plurality of downlight reflectors (1) that are impinged upon by illumination means and that have respective front reflector openings (2) pointing in the direction of illumination. The in... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7455431 | High efficiency light fixture A light fixture for illuminating a specific target area is disclosed. The light fixture includes an extended light source that emits light from a surface. The light source emits light from the surface in directions towards the target area and away from the target ar... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7443588 | Optical diffuser for producing a circular light field The optical diffuser has a transparent base body with a first surface, which is divided into facets. Each facet has an elevation or a depression correlated or associated with a second curved surface. Respective facets have correspondingly different geometrical shape... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441927 | Lamp with a lens lenticule pattern based on the golden ratio A lens with lenticules arranged in a spiral pattern is described. In polar coordinates the centers of successive lenticules are radially and angularly spaced by spacing factors including Phi, the conjugate of the Golden Ratio. The resulting spiraling lenticule patte... | 10/28/2008 |
