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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177396 | Method and apparatus to improve efficiency of lighting A method and apparatus to increase efficiency of wide area lighting fixtures having a lamp mounting opening in a reflector or reflector frame, which results in gap(s) or spaces that do not control incident light to the intended target. The gap(s) or spaces(s) are co... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172434 | Submersible multi-color LED illumination system A submersible LED illumination system may include an array of LEDs, with a first portion of the LEDs capable of emitting white light and a second portion of the LEDs capable of emitting light of a single color. The system may further include a plurality of reflector... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8118459 | Vehicle headlight A vehicle headlight has at least one lens module. The lens module, or each lens module, respectively has a lighting device and a projection lens. Accordingly, at least two lens modules are positioned one on top of the other and at least one reflector is positioned b... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8100557 | LED lighting module with large light emitting angle An LED lighting module includes a base, a plurality of first LEDs disposed on a top side of the base, and a plurality of reflectors disposed on the top side of the base. The reflectors correspond to the first LEDs, respectively, whereby light generated by the first ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7810963 | Light emitting diode module with improved light distribution uniformity In one embodiment, the invention is a light emitting diode module with improved light distribution uniformity. One embodiment of a signal head includes a light emitting diode and a reflector cup positioned to reflect light emitted by the light emitting diode, the re... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7798680 | Method and apparatus to improve efficiency of lighting A method and apparatus to increase efficiency of wide area lighting fixtures having a lamp mounting opening in a reflector or reflector frame, which results in gap(s) or spaces that do not control incident light to the intended target. The gap(s) or spaces(s) are co... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7794119 | Solid state optical system The invention provides a light fixture including a solid state light emitter coupled to a housing and configured to emit light in a path, and a reflector. The reflector includes a reflective surface positioned in the path of the light emitted by the solid state ligh... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7789539 | Compact floodlight system A compact luminaire which includes a housing, a ballast, and a first and second electrical component. The housing has a back and a perimeter wall which extends generally perpendicularly from the back. The perimeter wall has a top wall portion, a bottom wall portion ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7775690 | Gas cooled reflector structure for axial lamp tubes A light weight reflector structure for an axial UV lamp wherein a shell-like channel housing supporting spaced apart ribs that in turn support flexed reflective spars that take the shape of the ribs. A preferred shape for the ribs and spars is parabolic about the ax... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7637641 | Backlight assembly and liquid crystal display device having the same In a backlight assembly and a display device having the same, the backlight assembly includes a receiving container, a light source, a reflecting member and an optical member. The receiving container includes a bottom plate and a sidewall protruded from a side of th... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7600898 | Illuminating device for linearly illuminating a flat object An illuminating device for linearly illuminating a flat object, in particular a bank note, includes at least one or a plurality of linearly disposed light sources, a mirror arrangement serving as a reflector that extends in parallel to the linearly disposed light so... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7581855 | Apparatus and method for improved illumination area fill A reflector for a light source, such as an LED, is provided with a shape which efficiently collects and directs energy to an illumined surface whereby almost 100% of the light is collected and distributed into a designer composite beam. The shape in one embodiment i... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7543966 | Illumination system for illuminating a scan region on an object An illumination system for illuminating a scan region on an object may comprise a hollow reflector having an interior reflective surface and an exit aperture. A light source positioned within the hollow reflector produces a plurality of light rays, some of which are... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7497600 | Booster optic A booster optic is provided in an LED light assembly that includes a primary reflective surface to redirect light towards a desired location to form an illuminance pattern that when combined with a first illuminance pattern, which is formed by only the primary refle... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7481558 | Lateral light emitting apparatus The present invention relates to a lateral light emitting apparatus, which comprises: a frame with a pit, and the bottom of the pit has a first spacer and a second spacer; a base disposed between the first spacer and the second spacer, and at least one side of the b... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7452111 | Variable focusing parabolic reflective lighting system A lighting system includes a bright bulb installed in front of a variable reflector assembly comprising a plurality of leaves. The leaves have some overlap and are pivotally attached near the base of the bulb, so that they can be collapsed inward or expanded outward... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7445363 | Self-standing reflector for a luminaire A self-standing reflector, and method of making same, comprising a main reflector formed from at least one sheet of reflective material, and at least one reflective insert joined to the main reflector. The main reflector is typically formed by folding a plurality of... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7445362 | Parking garage luminaire with interchangeable reflector modules A luminaire capable of selectively directing light from a lamp therein generally upwardly, downwardly, and outwardly, the combination comprising an electrical housing having a generally downwardly directed socket adapted to receive and support a generally vertically... | 11/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7438447 | Apparatus and method for improved illumination area fill A reflector for a light source, such as an LED, is provided with a shape which efficiently collects and directs energy to an illumined surface whereby almost 100% of the light is collected and distributed into a designer composite beam. The shape in one embodiment i... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438443 | Lighting device, image-reading device, color-document reading apparatus, image-forming apparatus, projection apparatus A lighting device includes an illumination face having a length and a width; a light-emitting element having a light-ray-releasing face the maximum length of which is equal to or less than the width of the illumination face; and a light-source unit that has an optic... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438456 | Vehicle headlight A vehicle headlight can project a low beam and a high beam in a reasonable and efficient fashion and does not require a maximum output during high beam illumination, which is low in frequency of use. A light source can be arranged so that a main optical axis thereof... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434965 | Reflector for a linear light source and louvre controller incorporating the same A louvre controller for a linear light source has plural transverse reflectors 33 and each located between side reflectors 31, 32. The transverse reflectors have arcuate surfaces forming a double concave reflector and a base 38 of the transverse... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7427167 | Apparatus and method of using LED light sources to generate a unitized beam An apparatus includes: a plurality of light emitting diodes (LED) of similar or differing wavelengths; a reflector for collecting energy from two or more LEDs into an approximately composite beam; and a housing for distributing this energy into a common aperture. A ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7425077 | LED-powered dental operatory light A lamp assembly adapted to cast shadow-free illumination over an area. Typically, a lamp assembly includes a plurality of light modules that are disposed in a spaced apart relationship over an area. Desirably, the lamp assembly is arranged to aim the light output of... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7413324 | Backlight module having supporting posts and bumpy reflective plate An exemplary backlight module (100) includes a diffusion sheet (110), a plurality of light sources (120), a plurality of supporting posts (130), a plurality of fasteners (140), and a reflective plate (150). The supporting po... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7410274 | Light guiding unit, light guiding unit assembly, and lamp comprising the same A light guiding unit is provided which can reflect light from one light source such that a plurality of irradiated lights can be intermittently viewed, while allowing substantially all portions of the plurality of irradiated lights to be substantially uniform. The l... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7407307 | Illuminating panel and illuminating device An illuminating panel has disposed thereon a plurality of linear light source units, and the linear light source units each include: a light emitter having a plurality of light emitting diodes linearly installed on a base; a first reflector formed of parabolic surfa... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7404657 | Vehicle headlamp A light source is movable between a reference position located on an optical axis on the rear side of a rear side focal point of a projection lens and a forward shift position located on the forward side of the reference position. At a predetermined position of the ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7401958 | Vehicle headlamp A projector-type vehicle headlamp includes a light source which is a line light source extending in a width direction of a vehicle, a reflector, a first auxiliary reflector disposed below the reflector, and a second auxiliary reflector disposed on a front side of th... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7397189 | Lamp device and projector therewith In a lamp device provided with an arc tube, a principal reflection mirror, and a sub-mirror; a decrease in illumination light, caused by a trigger line disposed to improve the turn-on characteristics of the arc tube, being suppressed. The lamp device include an arc ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7393122 | Lamp The present invention provides a lamp that includes a reflection case and a light emitting element. A central portion of a lower wall inner face of the reflection case is stepwise lowered to form a lower wall enlarged inner face, and both faces are made continuous w... | 07/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7387416 | Vehicular illumination lamp with primary and secondary light sources An illumination lamp including a projection lens 12 and primary and secondary light source units 14, 16 are disposed rearwards of a projection lens 12 disposed on an optical axis Ax, which extends in a longitudinal direction of a lamp. The prima... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7387389 | Image display system and method An image display device includes an image processing unit, a light source assembly, an optical modulator assembly, and a projection lens assembly. The image processing unit is configured to receive a video signal and generate image data and control signals. The ligh... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7380962 | Optical manifold for light-emitting diodes An optical manifold for efficiently combining a plurality of blue LED outputs to illuminate a phosphor for a single, substantially homogeneous output, in a small, cost-effective package. Embodiments are disclosed that use a single or multiple LEDs and a remote phosp... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7377671 | 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... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7377670 | Illumination device and projector equipping the same Exemplary embodiments of the present invention include a second reflector attached to a sealing portion so that its reflection surface may surround substantially the front half of a light emitting portion, the heat capacity of a front-side electrode surrounded with ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7377663 | Versatile garment for enhancing the safety of personnel in low-light conditions Safety garments and safety vests are for enhancing the visibility of a wearer in low-light conditions. The safety garment has a first layer, a reflective layer, and a plurality of lights electrically connected to a power source. The lights are attached to the reflec... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7372570 | Incident light redistribution to compensate for radial gradient in detector Nonuniformities in the efficiency of detection of individual fluorescing reaction mixtures in a well plate with a two-dimensional array well array are corrected. The nonuniformities arise both from the stimulation pattern and the detection pattern, and are corrected... | 05/13/2008 |
