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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7568818 | Lamp distribution modifier and luminaire having the same A luminaire for mounting on a vertical surface is provided, the luminaire including a housing having an aperture, a lamp disposed within the aperture and configured to emit light through the aperture to the vertical surface and to an associated worksurface, and a la... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7484865 | Light guiding apparatus with shielding member of a computer A light guiding apparatus for a computer bezel includes a panel (14), a guiding member (30), and a shielding member (50). The panel has a light-pervious member (144). The guiding member is attached to the panel for guiding light therein. ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7352011 | Wide emitting lens for LED useful for backlighting Lenses and certain fabrication techniques are described. A wide-emitting lens refracts light emitted by an LED die to cause a peak intensity to occur within 50-80 degrees off the center axis and an intensity along the center axis to be between 5% and 33% of the peak... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347595 | Method of providing modulated illumination of a road, and a vehicle headlight for performing the said method The invention relates to a method of lighting a road with a vehicle headlight, in which the projected light is modulated in response to the presence of any persons on the road. The method comprises the following operations: detecting in the road scene at least one p... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7293902 | Vehicle headlamp A vehicle headlamp is provided with: a projection lens; a light source; a reflector for reflecting light, which has been directly emitted by the light source, to a front side along an optical axis; and a shade arranged between the projection lens and the reflector, ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284888 | Multifunction light device The present invention relates to a light device projecting a light beam along a principal lighting axis, by means of at least one light source, the light device also comprising at least one reflector, a frame and a shield. The shield is able to move in rotation abou... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7275840 | Luminaire A luminaire for indirect lighting has a main reflector, a counter-reflector with a light emission window in a plane T. The counter-reflector and reflector are oppositely arranged. The main reflector has a reflecting surface built up from a plurality of facets n havi... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275495 | Flagpole beacon The present invention relates to an environmentally friendly beacon or light for illuminating a pole-mounted, halyard-hoisted flag, banner, pennant or the like that has a luminous source located in a cover, is mounted on top of the pole, and is capable of continuous... | 10/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7222986 | Multiple swivel flashlight A multiple swivel flashlight provides a stable housing with flat bottom for ready support on most surfaces, as well as a pair of lamp reflector arms which are either conducting or carry conductors to supply the reflectors with the voltage and current needed to drive... | 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 |
| 7158019 | Integrated LED warning and vehicle lamp An integrated LED warning and vehicle lamp according to aspects of the present invention has a base configured to directly replace an existing vehicle lamp by reception into the lamp's reflector shell. The integrated warning and vehicle lamp includes a first radial ... | 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 |
| 7134771 | Automobile lamp assembly having rotating anti-glare shield and method An automobile lamp assembly including a movable glare shield which is moved into the portion of the beam of light produced by a lamp assembly that is associated with the foreground area, thereby reducing the illumination level in the foreground area. The shield may ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131749 | Heat distributing hybrid reflector lamp or illumination system A reflector lamp or illumination system comprising a concave reflector having a parabolic or ellipsoidal front section and a spherical rear section with it's focal point just ahead of the focal point of the front section, and a finite light source located at the foc... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7131757 | Holder and heat sink for high performance light emitting diode warning light assembly A signal light supporting apparatus for emergency vehicle warning signal lights employing light emitting diodes provides a secure and removable mounting for one or more of the light emitting diodes and an optic of each light emitting diode to a support casing that f... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7121691 | Lamp assembly with interchangeable light distributing cap A lamp assembly includes a thermally conductive post aligned in an axial direction, a light emitting diode (LED) at an axial end of the post, a first arched reflector that reflects light from the LED and that has an apex generally aligned along the axial direction a... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7111958 | Portable radial projection light source arrangement A portable radial projection light source arrangement includes a shelter housing and an illumination unit. The shelter housing includes a protection base having a light source cavity therein, and a supporting frame mounted on the protection base. The illumination un... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7075713 | High efficiency collector for laser plasma EUV source Collector optics (70) for an EUV radiation source (10) for collecting EUV radiation (78). The collector optics (70) includes an elliptical dish reflector (72) where light generated at a focal point (76) of the reflector (... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7059746 | Illumination device and projector equipping the same An illumination device including a light-emitting tube having a light-emitting member in which light emission is carried out between a pair of electrodes and sealing members located on both sides of the light-emitting member, a first reflecting mirror to hold the li... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7052150 | Rod integrator An integrating rod (200) for use with a multiple segment dynamic filter, such as a spiral dichroic color wheel having three or more narrow filters adjacent to the exit face (206) to enable the integrating rod to recapture light rejected by a given segm... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7036967 | Vehicle lamp A reflector of a vehicle lamp includes a main reflector, a first sub-reflector, a second sub-reflector, and a relief portion. The main reflector includes a main reflection surface that reflects light from a light source in a forward direction. The first sub-reflecto... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7033046 | Lighting device having a light blocking mechanism A lighting device includes a light source that illuminates an object of illumination, a reflecting member provided opposite the light source so as to direct a first part of illuminating light emitted therefrom to the object of illumination, and a light-blocking memb... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7014346 | Light shield mounting for automotive headlamp A lamp unit has a reflector (62) having a reflector surface (64) with an inverted U-shaped aperture (66) formed therein and extending through said reflector to an opposite surface (68). The inverted U-shaped aperture thereby has a bight (... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6994454 | Vehicular cornering lamp A vehicular cornering lamp which radiates beams having different light distribution patterns in accordance with different driving conditions such as different driving speed ranges. A bulb shade blocks light from a front filament from reaching a lower reflecting area... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993255 | Method and apparatus for providing adaptive illumination An illumination system (20, 72, 110, 142) for illuminating a scene comprising: an illuminator (24, 74, 116) having a plurality of substantially contiguous independently controllable light (26, 76) providing regions each of which provides light t... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6953265 | Light source device A light source device has a light shielding member having an aperture, a light source arranged on one side of the light shielding member, and a converging member arranged relatively with respect to the light source and the light source to thereby converge light emit... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6913375 | Lamp masking method and apparatus A motor vehicle lamp assembly having a light source for emitting light and a source enclosure having a light transmissive portion for transmitting light from the light source to an illumination zone. The enclosure is affixed with a material which covers a selected r... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6910791 | Headlight A headlight having an ellipse group reflecting surface as a main reflecting surface and a projection lens further includes a second reflecting surface, a third reflecting surface, and a ring-shaped lens. Direct light from a light source reaching to a space between t... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6893145 | Light system An X-ray localizer light system comprises: a long life X-ray localizer light source; an optical concentrator, the light source being situated at a first focal spot, the optical concentrator being configured for concentrating X-ray localizer light from the light sour... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6893140 | Flashlight A flashlight is disclosed which includes a housing adapted to receive one or more battery cells and having a transparent lens on a forward end thereof. An LED light source connected to the cell is utilized in conjunction with collimating optics positioned adjacent t... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6886962 | Shielded reflective light-emitting diode In a shielded reflective LED, each of light sources can be surface-mounted substantially without being influenced by heat distortion based on the difference in thermal expansion coefficient between resin and metal because the light source is so small-sized that only... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6851834 | Light emitting diode lamp having parabolic reflector and diffuser A light fixture consists of one or more light emitting diode (LED) packaging systems within a housing. Each LED packaging system includes one or more LED light sources that simultaneously shines onto opposing reflecting surfaces, then shines forward through encapsul... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6821000 | Light integrator using an end-supported glass rod for enhanced uniformity and robust support A light integrator comprising: an elongated cylindrical light integrating cavity having a longitudinal cylindrical chamber wall with a diffusely reflecting interior surface, said chamber wall having a longitudinally extending output slit for emitting light from the ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6796698 | Light emitting diode-based signal light A light-emitting diode-based light source (40) for retro-fitting into a traffic signal lamp (10) employing an incandescent light bulb (12) includes at least one light emitting diode (LED) (46), a dispersing reflector (62) cooperati... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6758582 | LED lighting device 9A light emitting diode (LED) lighting device includes a concave mirror and a convex mirror having a diameter less than a diameter of the concave mirror. The convex mirror is positioned to face the concave mirror and is fixed to the concave mirror. An LED array is f... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6729746 | Light source device A light source device has a light shielding member having an aperture, a light source arranged on one side of the light shielding member, and a converging member arranged relatively with respect to the light source and the light source to thereby converge light emit... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6641293 | Light shield with reflective inner surface A light shield is adapted to be mounted within a headlamp assembly and includes a shield portion having an inner surface and an outer surface and a support portion which is adapted to mount the shield portion within a headlamp assembly. The outer surface ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6622053 | Electronically controlled stage lighting system A lighting system operating using a digital mirror as its operative device. The digital mirror is used to shape the light which is a passed through advanced optical devices in order to produce an output.... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6601974 | 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... | 08/05/2003 |
