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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152345 | Pedestrian safety headlamp assembly A headlamp assembly for an automotive vehicle includes a housing and a lens. At least one protrusion is located on or adjacent to the housing such that the protrusion and lens are urged together when the headlamp assembly is subjected to an impact, contact between t... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8100569 | Vehicle headlight A vehicle headlight can include an LED optical unit with a high cooling efficiency. The LED optical unit can include a projector lens, a lens holder including a frame that has a tapered portion, and an LED light source mounted on a base member. The base member can b... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8007150 | Vehicular illumination lamp A vehicular illumination lamp includes a convex lens positioned on an optical axis in a vehicular longitudinal direction and a light emitting element positioned in a proximity of a rear side focal point of the convex lens. The vehicle lamp is configured so as to for... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7798688 | Headlight lens for a motor vehicle The invention relates to a headlight lens for a vehicle headlight comprising a light source, particularly for a motor vehicle headlight, wherein the headlight lens comprises a transparent lens body made of glass comprising a surface arranged to face the light source... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7762697 | Vehicle lamp A light-emitting element is disposed to face the front side such that an end point of a rectangular or square light-emitting chip corresponding to the vehicle's own lane is positioned at a rear focal point of a convex lens. An additional lens is disposed to surround... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7645061 | Headlight assembly The invention relates to a low beam headlight with at least one light module. The individual light module exhibits at least one light source and at least one primary lens connected downstream of the light source; and the light source is a luminescent diode. In addit... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7631997 | Vehicular headlamp and light emission module A vehicular headlamp includes a semiconductor light emitting device that faces in a direction substantially perpendicular to a forward direction, a reflector that is formed like a curved surface so as to surround the semiconductor light emitting device, has an openi... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7563008 | LED projector headlamps using single or multi-faceted lenses A condenser lens and a headlamp assembly employing the condenser lens improves control over the beam spread characteristics, while at the same time reduces the package size of the headlamp assembly. The condenser lens is provided for a projector-type headlamp assemb... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7524095 | Headlight for a motor vehicle with a combined mirror and deflection elements and their method of manufacture A headlight for a motor vehicle comprises a light source, a mirror and a transparent optical deflection element placed in front of the mirror, the mirror being capable of cooperating with the light source in order to generate a beam delimited by an upper cut-off lin... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7524096 | Multisectional building element with connection seam and method to manufacture same A component assembly includes a first part having a transparent section. The first part defines an outer surface. A second part is fixedly secured to the first part at a portion of the transparent section. The first and second parts create a connecting seam through ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7458707 | Headlamp optical module for a motor vehicle Headlamp optical module for a motor vehicle comprising, disposed along an optical axis: an elliptical-type reflector with at least one light source placed in the vicinity of a first focal point of the reflector; a converging lens placed in front of the reflector and... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7410280 | Light guide for lighting vehicles, preferably motor vehicles The present invention relates to a light guide for lighting vehicles, preferably motor vehicles. Light rays emitted from the light source of the light guide are reflected off of reflecting surfaces toward a light exit surface. The reflected surfaces are arranged to ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7410267 | Method for manufacturing a vehicular lamp and a vehicular lamp A method for manufacturing a vehicular lamp including a wire installation process that installs a wire (hearing wire) 6 in a flat resin plate 7 by heat; a shape-forming process that forms the resin plate 7 into a predetermined curved shape; a tr... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7407310 | Vehicular headlamp A vehicular headlamp 1 including a projection lens 16 installed on the optical axis Ax extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle a light source 12a provided behind the rear side focal point F of the projection lens 16,... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7404654 | Rearview mirror for a vehicle A rearview mirror (01) for a vehicle with a partly transparent reflective element (03) for observing the traffic behind has at least one signaling mechanism with light-emitting lighting device (05, 07) provided on the rear side of the reflective... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7401960 | Light emitting diode headlamp A light emitting diode headlamp capable of low beam and high beam functions. The light emitting diode headlamp assembly comprises high-flux light emitting diodes, a reflector subassembly, a first and second light transmissive member, and a heat sink. ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7399106 | Lens optics used to reduce part deformation due to heat A light assembly for an automotive vehicle includes a lens holder that supports an internal lens. The light assembly includes a light source powered by the vehicle. The internal lens includes a first surface having a plurality of protrusions. The protrusion scatter ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7369227 | Imaging fluorescence signals using telecentricity The present invention relates to the field of DNA analysis. In particular, the present invention is directed to a device for the parallel imaging of fluorescence intensities at a plurality of sites as a measure for DNA hybridization. More particular, the present inv... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364334 | Headlight for a motor vehicle giving a cutoff beam The object of the invention is a light, for a motor vehicle, giving a cutoff beam, in particular of the fog type, having an optical axis. The light having a light source having a filament, the overall shape of which is substantially cylindrical and the axis of which... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357545 | Multi-focal lens for bi-functional headlamp The headlamp assembly having low beam and high beam operation modes includes a light source, a reflector surface adapted to reflect light from the light source outward to a condenser lens positioned at a distance from the light source. An opaque shield is positioned... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350947 | Lens optics used to reduce part deformation due to heat A light assembly for an automotive vehicle includes a lens holder that supports an internal lens. The light assembly includes a light source powered by the vehicle. The internal lens includes an undulating surface facing the light source. A reflective metallic layer... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341358 | Illumination apparatus An illumination apparatus is disclosed in the invention. The illumination apparatus includes a cavity with a diffusion surface, a light source, a light-spreading device, and at least one optically-conditioning surface with a wavelike array formed thereon. The light-... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339200 | Light-emitting diode and vehicular lamp A light-emitting diode including a curved surface portion 14aA formed in the front face of a sealing member 14 with the cross-sectional shape of the curved surface portion being in the shape of an undulating curve that has a concave curve C1 | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334933 | Unified optical collection and distribution of light from quasi-point sources including LEDs, and linear light sources A lighting device that provides a surface that uniformly projects light from single or multiple light sources. It also provides a lighting device that minimizes the number of optical components between the light source and the viewer so as to increase efficiency. It... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322725 | Light device for vehicle and vehicle provided with same A vehicle and associated light source that comprises a single source of light and a surrounding housing and lens arrangement that gives the visual effect of multiple light sources. ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7314299 | Vehicle lamp and method of manufacturing the vehicle lamp A vehicle lamp includes an inner lens having a rigid structure. The inner lens is elastically fitted into a lamp housing. By securing an outer lens to the lamp housing, the lamp housing is made to have a rigid structure to fix the inner lens thereto. The inner lens ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7301265 | Light source unit, method of manufacturing light source unit, and projector Exemplary embodiments of the present invention include a light source unit in which only a small number of components are required, the shapes of the corresponding components are not complicated, a lens is fixed and hence good workability is achieved, and lowering o... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290908 | Vehicular lamp A vehicular lamp including a light-emitting element 10 that emits light at a greater diffusion angle in the lateral direction than in the vertical direction, thus enabling the light to be incident on the rear face 34a of a horizontally elongated... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287876 | Cold cathode fluoresecent lamp lighting device A cold cathode fluorescent lamp lighting device includes a lens cover, a cold cathode fluorescent lamp and a control box. The lens cover is a semicircular-shaped tube and includes a post having a threaded hole for insertion of a bolt. The cold cathode fluorescent la... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7282665 | Method and apparatus for processing articles with a laser beam A method for joining workpieces by welding with laser light, in which a plurality of workpieces are arranged between a lower pressure plate and a translucent upper pressure plate on a multiplicity of supporting segments movable in a vertical direction, whereby the w... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281831 | Direction indicators for vehicles To provide a direction indicator of a compact design effective to secure brightness and visibility during the blinking operation of the direction indicator, the direction indicator (9 or 11) includes an indicator body (92) adapted to be mounted ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7275849 | LED replacement bulb A LED bulb and light module utilizes a LED light source and directs light therefrom in a manner which improves efficiency and illumination. Ideally, the LED bulb is structured to create a virtual image whereby the efficiency of light directed out of the module is gr... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273305 | Visual display device A lighting device especially suitable for automotive center-high-mounted-stop-light (CHMSL) and brake light applications is provided. The lighting device comprises a display panel having at least two interfaces therein, with at least one interface configured as a li... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7261449 | Lighting module giving a light beam with cut-off line for a motor vehicle headlight, and a headlight comprising such a module A lighting module able to give a light beam with cut-off line for a motor vehicle headlight, comprising a light source, a reflector, a dioptre serving as an exit lens or an exit lens, and a reflective folder. The light source is combined with a collimator in order t... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261435 | 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... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258473 | Vehicle lamp A vehicle lamp can include a first light source located almost at the center of an emission region, and a transparent cover lens arranged to cover the front in the direction of illumination from the first light source. A central reflective portion of the cover lens ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255467 | Vehicular headlamp and light emission module A vehicular headlamp for emitting light ahead of an automobile, includes: a semiconductor light emitting device; a reflector, having its optical center on the semiconductor light emitting device, for reflecting light generated by the semiconductor light emitting dev... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7237935 | Light source module and vehicular lamp A vehicular lamp has a plurality of light source modules for emitting light. Each of the light source modules has a semiconductor light-emitting element, a lighting circuit operable to control an electric current flowing into the semiconductor light-emitting element... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234852 | Vehicle headlamp A lamp includes a projection lens, a reflector, and a prismatic lens. The prismatic lens receives direct light, which has been transmitted from the light source outwardly with respect to a widthwise direction of a vehicle, and refracts the received light toward the ... | 06/26/2007 |
