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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123389 | LED lamp assembly with thermal management system A lighting system is described. The lighting system includes a lamp and a first container including a first phase change material thermally connected to the lamp. Heat generated by the lamp during operation is conducted to the first phase change material. The system... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7938567 | LED lighting system A lighting system is provided having a light source with a housing, an LED engine, a controller, a heat sink, a connection device, and a power cable opening. The LED engine, controller and heat sink can be enclosed by the housing and sealed from atmosphere. The heat... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7780328 | Heat distribution in a distributed lighting apparatus Described herein is an apparatus which is, under a range of atmospheric conditions, capable of maintaining the emission of light at a point remote from a light source. Notably, the apparatus is able to heat and distribute a fluid, and by doing so, prevents condensat... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7699515 | LED lighting system A lighting system is provided having a light source with a housing, an LED engine, a controller, a heat sink, a connection device, and a power cable opening. The LED engine, controller and heat sink can be enclosed by the housing and sealed from atmosphere. The heat... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7651256 | Ventilation/illumination duct, ventilation/illumination system using the ventilation/illumination duct, and control method for the ventilation/illumination system A ventilation/illumination duct is disclosed which can not only ventilate an indoor space, but also can illuminate the indoor space. A ventilation/illumination system using the ventilation/illumination duct, and a control method for the ventilation/illumination syst... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7510313 | Fiberoptic illuminator A fiberoptic illuminator has a housing with an interface enabling an end fitting of a fiber optic bundle of a medical device to be connected to the housing. The illuminator includes a lamp assembly mounted within the housing for directing a high intensity beam of li... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7434946 | Illumination system with integrated heat dissipation device for use in display systems employing spatial light modulators Disclosed herein is an illumination system for use in display systems employing spatial light modulators. The illumination system comprises a fastening mechanism for securing the bonding of the walls of the light integrator of the illumination system. A heat dissipa... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7422356 | Light emitting device A light emitting device, comprises at least: a light emitting element; a wavelength conversion member for converting the wavelength of light from the light emitting element; a bendable light guide member for guiding light from the light emitting element to the wavel... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7372208 | Methods and apparatus for thermal management of fluorescent lamps An assembly for heating a fluorescent lamp (such as the lamp used in a flat panel display) includes a circuit card having a plurality of transistors each configured to produce heat disposed thereon. A thermally-conductive layer is disposed proximate to the plurality... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7350926 | Light source apparatus and an image display apparatus A light source apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention is comprised of a light emitting tube having a first electrode in one end and a second electrode in the other end thereof, the tube having both ends closed, a concave-shaped reflector havi... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344280 | Illuminator assembly An apparatus includes a lens having a light entrance end forming a recess defining a concave surface, a heat sink having an end portion facing the recess and a light source positioned to transmit light having a predetermined wavelength via the concave surface of the... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341365 | LED unit for a vehicle lamp assembly An LED unit for a vehicle lamp assembly. The LED unit is comprised of a housing, one or more LEDs, a light pipe, and an optic structure. The housing contains the LEDs and has the light pipe extending therefrom. The light pipe is sized sufficiently narrow for extendi... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338194 | Liquid crystal display and backlight module thereof A liquid crystal display and a backlight module thereof are provided. A backlight module comprises a light source, a reflector, and a bottom plate. The reflector is disposed under the light source. The bottom plate is disposed under the reflector and facing a lower ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7290915 | Light coupling assembly A light coupling assembly that couples a light source to a light conducting system attached to a medical instrument so that light from the light source is transmitted to a surgical site. The light coupling assembly according to the present invention includes a membe... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288796 | Light emitting diode light source A light source that utilizes light emitting diodes that emit white light is disclosed. The diodes are mounted on an elongate member having at least two surfaces upon which the light emitting diodes are mounted. The elongate member is thermally conductive and is util... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275852 | Backlight unit and LCD display apparatus having the same A backlight unit including an LED module including a plurality of LEDs emitting light, and an LED substrate supporting and driving the plurality of LEDs, a diffusion sheet placed over the LED module and diffusing light emitted from the LED module, an optical sheet p... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273310 | Backlight module An edge-lighting type backlight module (10) includes a light guide plate (12), at least one light sources (14), a reflector (16), a thermally conductive layer (18), and a plurality of heat pipes (20). The light guide plate h... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7273309 | Display device comprising a luminous element with an emission characteristic of controllable solid angle The invention relates to a display device including a luminous element and a light guide which has coupling locations and decoupling locations and transports a light signal that is emitted by the luminous element. The inventive luminous element has a radiation chara... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270459 | Method and apparatus for directing light from a light source A light guide is configured to direct light from a light source. The light guide has an outer guide member and an inner guide member located in the outer guide member. A light passage is defined through the light guide between the inner and outer guide members. When... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267468 | Fiber display device A fiber display device (200) includes a light source (21), a fiber binding (27) for transmitting light beams from the light source and a brightness modulating system (29) for modulating the transmission of the light beams. The fiber bindi... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261434 | Backlight apparatus, and a liquid crystal display (LCD) therewith Dissipation of heat generated by a luminescent source, such as a fluorescent lamp, of a backlight apparatus and an LCD therewith is enhanced by providing a proximity section in a holder, making the hottest part the closest to the holder for efficient heat conduction... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7262830 | Exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method An apparatus for exposing a wafer to light. The apparatus includes a light source unit having a light source for emitting light, a first cooling unit for cooling the light source unit, in which the first cooling unit has a gas flowpassage for a gas passing through t... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258462 | Backlight unit including curved fluorescent lamp, and liquid crystal display apparatus including the backlight unit A backlight unit that includes: an outer container; a curved fluorescent lamp that is contained in the outer container and includes two electrodes and a glass bulb that has (i) a folded portion and (ii) two straight portions that extend in parallel with each other f... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258468 | Assembling structure for replaceable assembling lamp to image output device The present invention provides an assembling structure for replaceably assembling a lamp to an image output device. The image output device includes a housing and a lens. The housing includes a first surface having an opening. The lens is positioned on the first sur... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7242028 | Light emitting diode light source A light source that utilizes light emitting diodes that emit white light is disclosed. The diodes are mounted on an elongate member having at least two surfaces upon which the light emitting diodes are mounted. The elongate member is thermally conductive and is util... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234853 | Textile product with illuminated fibers manufacturing process Textile product comprising light guiding fibres (2) consisting of a central core capable of transmitting the light and of an external sheath, in which at least a length portion of said external sheath presents, in respect to the internal core, a refraction in... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7223002 | Hybrid fiber optic framing projector This invention provides a hybrid fiber optic framing projector of high optical efficiency that emits no UV (ultraviolet) or IR (infrared) energy in the projected beam. A preferred embodiment includes a light source on an optical axis at the primary focus of an ellip... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7217022 | Optic fiber LED light source An exterior lighting device based on a light emitting diode in conjunction with an optic fiber is disclosed. The device has a cylindrical housing having a closed end and an open end. The light emitting diode is placed on the interior of the on the closed end of the ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210841 | Illumination unit and liquid crystal display device using the unit The liquid crystal display device is provided with: light sources; light guiding plate for guiding light from the light sources to a direction of a liquid crystal panel; reflection sheet to cover the light guiding plate and light sources; frame portion for supportin... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204612 | Heat dissipation structure for ellipsoidal lamps A heat dissipation structure for an ellipsoidal lamp to provide an improved cooling effect for the ellipsoidal lamp has a redesigned shape and installing location for the blower duct that extends the outlet thereof to the edge of effective light beam zone of the ell... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7163318 | Illuminator assembly An apparatus that includes a lens having a light entrance end forming a recess, a heat sink having an end portion facing the recess, and a light source positioned to transmit light via the recess into the lens. The light source is in thermal communication with the h... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7163327 | Illumination system using a plurality of light sources An illumination system includes a plurality of radiation generating sources, such as LED dies. A corresponding plurality of optical waveguides is also provided, with each waveguide having a first and a second end, with each first end being in optical communication w... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7160012 | Lamp A lamp (10) is disclosed with a single or double-sided socket, whereby a bulb element (11) is arranged on the at least one socket (12), which surrounds a volume of space (14) and said lamp is provided with at least one LED element (13 | 01/09/2007 |
| 7140761 | Application handpiece with lamp of novel shape An essentially u-shaped discharge lamp (13) comprises a gaz fill and a pair of electrodes (15) at its ends. The lamp (13) way be comprised in a handpiece (1) for treating a surface by means of electromagnetic radiation. ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131735 | Light source device, optical device, and liquid-crystal display device A light source device, comprising a light guide block that is provided with an inner wall capable of reflecting light and is shaped as a hollow component to form a light guide, and a point light source array that is located opposite one end face of the light guide b... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7130507 | Light source unit for use with a light guide and lamp mounting arrangement A light source unit, for supplying light via a light guide to a remote location, comprises a support for supporting a light source and a light guide in a prescribed alignment relative to each other, the support comprising a first part for supporting the light source... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125147 | Method and apparatus for directing light from a light source A light guide is configured to direct light from a light source. The light guide has an outer guide member and an inner guide member located in the outer guide member. A light passage is defined through the light guide between the inner and outer guide members. When... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7119480 | Ventilated reflector A reflector assembly includes at least one reflector body having an inner cavity including a first inner surface conformable along a first geometric curve, and a second inner surface conformable along a second geometric curve. An outer surface is conformable about t... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114809 | Apparatus based on shutter function for projection of a stereo or multichannel image An apparatus for projecting a moving or still stereo or multichannel image. At least a first and at least a second video projector, or the like, project images intended for the left and the right eye of a viewer alternately in time and in synchronization with the fu... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7110645 | Method and instrument for microscopy A microscope includes a light source that emits an illuminating light beam for illumination of a specimen, a beam splitter separating measuring light out of the illuminating light beam, and an apparatus for determining the light power level of the illuminating light... | 09/19/2006 |
