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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8087805 | Motor-driven, head-displaceable floodlight unit A motor-driven, displaceable-head floodlight unit according to one or more embodiments is described. The floodlight unit is arranged to generate a plurality of light and projection effects used in stagecraft and performances, at least several LED sources being confi... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7578606 | Luminance-preserving, parallax-reducing diffuser A diffuser incorporates diffuser elements (10) that each include a waveguide (12) coupled between a concentrator (14) and an inverse concentrator (16). The diffuser (44) may be disposed between a backlight (102) and a modula... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7461954 | Lighting system, projector, and method for assembling lighting system The invention provides an illumination system that can include a first reflecting mirror arranged on a rear side of a light-emitting portion of the illumination system including an arc tube, and a second reflecting mirror arranged on the front side of the light-emit... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7441928 | Lighting device A lighting device can include at least one LED light source having at least one LED chip, the LED light source being configured to impart a certain directivity to light emitted from the LED chip in a direction of the optical axis of the light source. A first reflect... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438424 | Illumination optical apparatus and projection type display apparatus An illumination optical apparatus and a projection type display apparatus capable of enhancing an illumination efficiency; having an ellipsoidal mirror, a light source arranged at a first focal point of the ellipsoidal mirror, a stop arranged closer to said light so... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438437 | LED lamp assembly An exemplary LED lamp includes a housing, a printed circuit board, at least one LED, a light reflective module and a lamp cover. The printed circuit board is positioned on a bottom of the housing. The LED electrically connects with the printed circuit board. The lig... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7390106 | Lighting apparatus The present invention comprises a method of enhancing illumination by a variety of lamp types through the use of reflective technologies, for example, replacement of expensive high intensity density of mercury vapor lamps with low wattage fluorescent tubes having at... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7364312 | Light source lamp and projector A light source lamp, in which reduction of the available amount of illumination light on an illuminated region side can be reduced or suppressed, heightens light utilizing efficiency. The light source lamp has a light emitting tube having a luminous part in which a ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7312913 | Imaging light source with polarization and color recovery The present invention provides a polarized colored light source for a display system in which light of other polarization states and colors are recycled. The color can be scrolled synchronously with a display. In one embodiment, the invention includes a tunnel havin... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7287881 | Light deflector and rear-projection screen The presented invention relates to a light deflector. The light deflector defining a light-incident side and a light-exiting side, the deflector comprising a plurality of reflector(42) arranged side-by-side in a predetermined orientation, each reflector havin... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275841 | Utility lamp A utility lamp (1) comprises a curved reflector (2) having a spherically curved surface. An array of LEDs (3) is arranged in an electrical circuit on a thin substrate mounted via thermally conductive epoxy on a thermally-conductive base (4 | 10/02/2007 |
| 7261438 | Lighting device with adjustable spotlight beam A lighting device (10) has a light source, a light pipe (28), two convex magnifying lenses (40, 60), and an adjusting mechanism (20) for moving the two magnifying lenses (40, 60) relative to the light source. The light emitted from... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7252413 | Light fixture, reflector housing, and facility that includes a plurality of light fixtures A light fixture is described. The light fixture includes a socket housing and a reflector housing. The socket housing includes a socket for receipt of a lamp, and a reflector housing mounting surface. The reflector housing includes a direct reflector for providing d... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7244050 | Full cutoff area light fixture A full cutoff luminaire having a housing with an open bottom, a vertically mounted lamp centrally located within the housing, a radial reflector surrounding a portion of the lamp and a downwardly extending optic lens having an open top enshrouding a lower portion of... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245203 | Indicator apparatus and method for a vehicle using side-emitting light-emitting diode An indicator is provided that utilizes a side-emitting light-emitting diode to indicate the state of a vehicle. An example vehicle indicator is an automobile turn indicator. Other embodiments and features further provide for a conventional light-emitting diode addit... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237934 | Vehicle headlamp By inserting a light source bulb into a reflector from a side thereof at a position apart downwardly from an optical axis, it is made possible to use an area situated on a side of the optical axis effectively for controlling the light distribution of a vehicle headl... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232241 | Illumination system, projector, and method for manufacturing illumination system The invention provides an illumination system that can include a first reflecting mirror arranged on a rear side of a light-emitting portion of the illumination system including an arc tube, and a second reflecting mirror arranged on the front side of the light-emit... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7224107 | Illumination unit An illumination unit has a light source, in particular a high-intensity discharge lamp or an ultra high performance lamp, a main reflector and a back reflector with an aperture opposite the main reflector. Light is reflected from the light source through the apertur... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220044 | Liquid crystal display and backlight module thereof A liquid crystal display and backlight module. The backlight module comprises a base plate, first reflectors, light sources, second reflectors, diffuser plate and diffuser film. Each first reflector comprises a wave-shaped structure and is provided with a first refl... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7213944 | Light source apparatus, lighting apparatus and projection display apparatus A light source apparatus includes a lamp, an ellipsoidal mirror collecting a part of light radiated from a light transmission plane of the lamp, and a spherical mirror collecting another part of the light radiated from a light transmission plane not collected by the... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7213947 | Multiple output illumination using reflectors A multiple output illumination system includes a first and second reflectors each having an optical axis and a first and second focal points substantially on the optical axis. In one embodiment, one of the focal points of each reflector are proximate to one another,... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7195375 | Compact, high-efficiency, energy-recycling illumination system A compact light-beam homogenizer is realized by multiple reflections within internally-reflecting optical channels which are arranged in a folded configuration. The optical channels may be hollow with mirrored walls, or made of a solid transparent optical material. ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192162 | Spotlight A novel spotlight where the position of image formation does not change even when the zoom adjustment is made after focus adjustment, so that focus adjustment and zoom adjustment can be facilitated. When a drive shaft (10) is rotated by operating a zoom adjus... | 03/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7178950 | Method and apparatus for a lamp housing A method and apparatus for a lamp housing is provided that blocks light and dissipates heat. The lamp housing encases or is integral to a reflector, and has an inner surface that absorbs radiation emitted by the lamp burner and an outer surface that allows for impro... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175322 | Vehicle headlamp At an upper position of an optical axis Ax between a reflector and projection lens, a pair of left and right first additional reflectors are arranged and a pair of second additional reflectors are arranged on both the left and right sides of the pair of first additi... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175297 | In-grade light fixture with leveling and alignment mechanisms, installation features and anti-condensation valve An in-grade light fixture, comprising a below grade light fixture having a light opening substantially at grade level. An optical chamber is arranged within the light fixture housing and holding a light source generating light that passes through the light opening. ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7157839 | Phosphor based light sources utilizing total internal reflection A LED package including an LED that emits excitation light at an excitation light wavelength and a layer of phosphor material positioned to receive the excitation light and having a first index of refraction at the excitation light wavelength. The phosphor material ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153015 | Led white light optical system The invention provides an LED lighting device and method that produces high intensity, spatially uniform, white light in the near and far fields in a reduced package size that does not significantly heat the surrounding environment, wherein the white light is produc... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7151874 | Lensed tapered optical waveguide An optical coupling element for use in large numerical aperture collecting and condensing systems. The optical coupling element includes a curved surface such as a lens at the output of a tapered light pipe (TLP). The TLP in combination with the curved surface alter... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147903 | High efficiency optical devices Optical devices such as backlight assemblies, according to the present invention include a multilayer optical film in which at least one of the layers comprises an oriented birefringent polymer. The multilayer optical film exhibits low absorptivity and can reflect l... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7131736 | Efficient illumination systems for reduced étendue color video projection systems An illumination system is provided with at least a first reflecting device that has a first focal point at the arc of an arc lamp. The second focal point of the reflecting device is located at the input end of a compound parabolic concentrator (CPC). The CPC is opti... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128424 | Light source device and projector A light source device includes a light-emitting tube and a reflector. The light-emitting tube has a light-emitting portion that generates a light beam by an electric discharge between electrodes, and sealing portions provided on both sides of the light-emitting port... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7121704 | Vehicle headlamp A pair of additional reflectors are disposed face to face under a light source. The reflective surfaces of the respective additional reflectors are formed of paraboloids of revolution, with the first focal point of the reflective surface of a reflector as a focal po... | 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 |
| 7119899 | Particle sensor system A device is illustrated for detecting particles in a fluid that can detect smaller particles without the need for added power or space and can be implemented inexpensively. The device utilizes two mirrors and a photo-diode. The housing of the photo-electric diode is... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7111969 | Vehicle lamp An automotive tail light. An LED emits its light laterally. A reflection part surrounding the LED picks up the light and reflects it towards the light dish. A low height light is thus provided. ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108377 | Video light producing device and projection type video display To provide a projection type video display capable of reliably preventing a double image from being produced. A first light flux producer for producing a first light flux and a second light flux producer for producing a second light flux are arranged on the light em... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7077546 | Illumination apparatus and liquid crystal projector using the illumination apparatus An illumination apparatus includes a reflector including a parabolic or ellipsoidal mirror, a light source arranged near a (first) focal point of the reflector, and a front mirror having a transparent window and a mirror surface symmetrical about the light axis. Lum... | 07/18/2006 |
