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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8132940 | Lamp unit, illumination device, and display apparatus In a lamp unit (1), a conductive section (2) is formed by directly extending a layer structure of a reflective member (42) from (i) one end of a square U-shape of a part of the reflective member (42) that is closest to a power feeding sec... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8033693 | Lighting structure with multiple reflective surfaces A system and method for lighting structure designs, for example LED packaging, reflector designs and optics in lighting fixture, has been illustrated. In one embodiment, the lighting structure has multiple reflective surfaces such that a first reflective surface and... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7850345 | Optic for LEDs and other light sources An LED lighting device comprises an LED light source; a thermal management element coupled to the LED light source to manage heat generated by the LED light source; a primary reflector with at least one reflective surface oriented to collect light from the LED light... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7572037 | Light emitting device, display device and a method of manufacturing display device Disclosed herein is a light emitting device, which includes a light emitting element configured to emit a light, and a concave mirror portion configured to reflect the light emitted from the light emitting element, the concave mirror portion being erected on a circu... | 08/11/2009 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7411202 | Irradiating apparatus An irradiating apparatus includes a support member and a reflector supported by the support member to define a concave light energy reflector surface. A light source of radiating energy is disposed generally at the source focal point of the reflector. The support me... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7401951 | Light shield The present invention is directed to a light housing installed in close proximity to a light source. The light housing has a shield and an attachment arm for securing the shield. The attachment arm allows the shield to be removably attached in close proximity to the... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7390116 | High-brightness, compact illuminator with integrated optical elements A compact, high-brightness, integrated illuminator in which collection of light from a point-arc source is maximized by a multi-curvature reflector section configuration of elliptical reflector and segmented spherical retroreflector directing all light rays into a w... | 06/24/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7378686 | Light emitting diode and side emitting lens The invention is an illumination system that incorporates a light emitting diode and a side-emitting light-recycling lens. The side-emitting light-recycling lens recycles part of the light internally generated by a light emitting diode back to the light emitting dio... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7373273 | Light extractor for a light guide lamp There is described a light extractor (8) for a light guide lamp (1) whose useful surface, that is to say, the surface that, in use, faces the emission surface (5) of the light guide lamp (1), comprises a predetermined distribution of diff... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7357538 | Method and apparatus for providing light An apparatus and method according to which light is provided. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354177 | Light fixture with composite reflector system A light fixture having first and second housing members movable between closed-fixture and open-fixture positions for lamp-changing purposes, in which a first reflector member is secured to the first housing member and includes a first connection-edge, a separate se... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355560 | Dielectric lens, dielectric lens device, design method of dielectric lens, manufacturing method and transceiving equipment of dielectric lens A design process first determines a desired aperture distribution, then converts the electric power conservation law, Snell's law on the rear face side of a dielectric lens, and the formula representing light-path-length constraint, into simultaneous equations, and ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350942 | LED matrix display module with high luminance area ratio The invention relates to a display apparatus, particularly to structure of LED display modules. The invention could be implemented through a LED matrix display module with high luminance area ratio comprising an injection molding unit and a printing board fitted the... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350952 | Illumination system and display device using the same An illumination system that makes it possible to generate light with less color irregularity with a simple structure while restraining the increase of size is provided. A tube-shaped reflector having a tube-shaped wall whose inner surface is reflective is provided. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7338182 | Lighting fixture housing for suspended ceilings and method of installing same A lighting fixture housing includes two end caps, a reflector assembly, and a ballast box cover. The two end caps further include top and bottom flanges and mounting brackets having support tabs extending thereon. The lighting fixture housing is installed by first s... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331695 | Visible light-reflecting member A visible light-reflecting member is disclosed which uses a plate or a film for reflecting visible lights, whose reflective surface is provided with an aluminum thin film having an aluminum purity of not less than 99 mass % and an X-ray diffraction pattern wherein, ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330314 | Color combiner for solid-state light sources An illumination apparatus has first and second optical condenser systems sharing a common aperture. The first optical condenser system has a first solid-state light source having a first spectral band and a first curved surface spaced apart from the first solid-stat... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325954 | Vehicle light A vehicle light with a bulb arranged sideway is provided which can reduce a length of the entire light without a deterioration in its brightness and with a simple configuration. The vehicle light can include a light source arranged sideway on an optical axis extendi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327254 | Bulb with sensing function A bulb adapted with an infrared sensor includes a LED and a power switch, the switch being turned on to light the LED in the bulb when the sensor detects the heat emitted from a human body and turned off to kill the light when failing to detect the heat for practica... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7314292 | Lighting device A lighting device (1) comprising at least one light source (3) as well as a light reflector disposed beside the light source (3) for reflection of at least part of the light radiated from the light source (3), a special feature being the ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7306342 | Notch-filter reflector A reflector includes a body that defines an optical surface. A reflective surface is disposed on the optical surface including a stack of dielectric layers defining at least one notch filter. ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7300185 | Quadrilateral symmetrical light source A reflector for focusing light emitted from a light source in a generally planar direction is disclosed. The reflector is matched with the light source that is preferably a light emitting diode (LED) mounted on a substrate. The reflector is mounted over the LED on t... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290902 | Direct-type backlight The present invention provides A direct-type backlight having: a resin sealing member including at least one resin layer, which has a light reflecting section formed on the outermost surface of the resin sealing member; an optical semiconductor element sealed by the... | 11/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7281818 | Light reflector device for light emitting diode (LED) array A reflector device to be utilized with light emitting diodes (LEDs), and particularly with high-flux LEDs. In the reflector structure individual reflector portions surround at least one LED. Light output from each individual LED is reflected by sloping walls of each... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281834 | Method and apparatus for image illumination using self-contained luminaire A planar waveguide system includes a planar waveguide having a planar surface for emitting light, a back panel opposite the planar surface, and edge sides between the planar surface and the back panel. To reduce light energy losses during delivery of light from the ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281824 | Luminaire with reflector having two portions with different optical axes A luminaire has a concave reflector with an optical center on an optical main axis in an optical main plane. A screen extends along the optical main axis to a light emission window. The reflector has a first faceted reflector portion at a first side of the optical m... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7261440 | Axis symmetric specular reflector A strobe unit includes a light source and a reflector. The reflector incorporates a plurality of reflecting regions arranged symmetrically about the source. Each of the reflecting regions incorporates a partial parabolic section which extends arcuately in a plane pe... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261439 | Illumination system The invention relates to a road illumination system for forming a low beam in traffic applications comprising a light source and a reflecting surface formed by a multiplicity of reflector segments arranged around a central optical axis. According to the invention, t... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7252406 | Fluorescent lamp system using reflectors A gas discharge lamp includes a plurality of gas discharge bulbs arranged on a base along a perimeter defining a middle region and at least one reflective mirror positioned in the middle region and operative to reflect light outward from the middle region. Alternati... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7246921 | Back-reflecting LED light source An LED light source using back-reflecting collection optics with a supporting structure and heat sink to block only a small amount of light. A reflector has a front and back side with an LED positioned on the front side of the reflector. A heat conducting body is po... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244049 | Light assembly for vehicle A light assembly for a vehicle is provided with a light source capable of emitting rays including a visible ray and an infrared ray, a main reflector disposed so as to reflect the rays emitted by the light source forward, and a filter being reflective of the infrare... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7229192 | Light fixture and lens assembly for same A light fixture or troffer for directing light emitted from a light source toward an area to be illuminated, including a reflector assembly within which the light source is positioned and a lens assembly detachably secured to a portion of the reflector assembly such... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7220035 | Compact, high-efficiency illumination system for video-imaging devices An illumination system for a video-imaging device has a light source and a collector of light from the light source. The collector is formed according to the principles of non-imaging optics and receives a portion of the light from the light source. The collector is... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217010 | Reflector with negative focal length A luminaire with reflector of negative focal length is disclosed, which comprises a light source and a luminaire screen having a reflector of negative focal length, a side screen and a plate; wherein the reflector of negative focal length is capable of reflecting th... | 05/15/2007 |
