Illumination inventions 10/06

20060238994 - Light guide for a control knob fitted with a rotary index: This invention relates to a light guide (1) for a control knob, particularly an instrument panel of a vehicle. The knob is fitted with an index (3) free to move in rotation about an axis (A). The light guide (1) will be inserted between a light source (2) and the...

20060238993 - Pointer lighting device: An indicator lighting device in which light introduction efficiency into a indication portion can be improved, brightness is good and unevenness in lighting is small is provided; wherein an indicator 7 which has a translucent indication member (indication portion) 72 and a light introduction member (light introduction portion) 73 and...

20060238995 - Snow goggles: A pair of snow goggles includes a frame, two lenses, a band and a light unit. The light unit consists of a base, a plurality of lamps, a battery, and a changeover switch. The frame is provided with air holes for air to flow in and out of the frame,...

20060238996 - Formicarium illuminator: A light fitting accessory for a transparent walled formicarium filled with clear, ant-nutritious tunneling gel. The formicarium has a basal cavity formed by a base wall raised within the sidewalls and the accessory housing is received as a manual push fit in the cavity enabling easy, modification free, retrofit of...

20060238997 - Universal chargeable electro-optical illuminating lamp: The invention relates to a universal chargeable electro-optical illuminating lamp includes: a housing, a lighting unit installed at the front end of the housing, a battery chamber installed in the housing, wherein at least one chargeable battery is installed in the battery chamber and connected to the lighting unit via...

20060238998 - Flashlight radio: A combination flashlight audio device wherein the flashlight has an elongated body with an integral mounting flange to which the audio component mounts by way of an attachment means. The streamlined combination may be separated or attached as the audio component is detachable from the flashlight and each of the...

20060238999 - Light device: A light device includes a number of brackets disposed on a base board, and a number of light members engaged in the brackets respectively, for attaching to the base board. The light members are made of light emitting diodes and arranged in series, to generate a light of an increased...

20060239000 - Light-emitting diode lighting device: A lighting device having one or more pair of side-emitting light-emitting diodes arranged end-to-end, one “flipped” relative to the other, such that the beam spreads of the LEDs complement one another and increase the overall beam spread of the device, or instead the intensity of the beam about a narrow...

20060239001 - Display device with molded light guide: A display device includes a base with at least one light device. A conductive layer is provided on the base and is electrically coupled to the light device. A light guide is formed the base and the conductive layer, and includes an aperture surrounding the light device and having a...

20060239002 - Methods and apparatus for an led light engine: An LED light engine comprising a high thermal conductivity substrate (e.g., a metal-clad PCB), a plurality of light-emitting-diode (LED) semiconductor devices mechanically connected to the substrate, an outer dike fixed to the substrate and surrounding at least a portion of the LED devices, and a substantially transparent polymeric encapsulant (e.g.,...

20060239003 - Battery operated device with a battery life indicator: A countdown timer for high performance flashlights and similar battery-operated devices that is initialized with a runtime figure equal to the life expectancy of installed linear depletion-curve cells, that is always on and visible, that counts down whenever the flashlight is switched to the ON position, and that displays time...

20060239004 - Super-short type energy-saving lamp: The present invention provides a super-short energy-saving lamp wherein the axial length can be smaller than common ones....

20060239005 - Led operation light: A LED operation light, comprising at least two power sources, at least one of which is an adjustable power source, at least two LED units, and measuring and control means. The LED units, which comprise one or more LED components, emit light in response to power received from the power...

20060239006 - 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 phosphor, and an intermediate wavelength-selective filter arranged so that backscattered...

20060239007 - Luminaire and method: The luminaire has a reflector (10) having a light emission window (15), near to first opposed edges (16) of which respective sets of strips (25) are present to create a cut-off angle β. The reflector (10) is closed by a hood (30) which, along first walls (31) thereof close to...

20060239008 - Optical sheet and backlight assembly of liquid crystal display with the same: An optical sheet includes a substrate onto which light is incident, and a convex part protruded from the substrate by a predetermined thickness. A thickness of the convex part increases from an edge to a center thereof....

20060239009 - Light deflector, light deflection array, optical system, image forming device, and projection type image display apparatus: A light deflector includes a substrate; a plurality of control members provided at edge parts of the substrate, the control members having upper parts where stoppers are situated; a fulcrum member provided on an upper surface of the substrate, the fulcrum member having a top part; a plate-shaped member movably...

20060239011 - Knock down hardback collapsible lampshade: A lamp shade which can be collapsed to reduce its size for shipping, display and storage, having an upper ring, a lower rings, and a cover. The cover of the lampshade is relatively stiff, particularly when formed into a taught cone or cylinder. It is self supporting when assembled, but...

20060239010 - Knock soen hardback collapsile lampshade: A lamp shade which can be collapsed to reduce its size for shipping, display and storage, having an upper support, a lower support, and a cover. In one embodiment, the supports are placed into corresponding top and bottom edges of the cover and held in place by press-fitting a plurality...

20060239012 - Knockdown hardback lampshade with knockdown bottom spider: A lampshade having an upper ring, a lower ring, a mounting spider and a cover. One or both rings are segmented with releasable end connections. The legs and hub of the mounting spider are releasably joined, at least in part, with the legs attached to one of the rings, creating...

20060239013 - Thru-hull light: A thru-hull fitting assembly is connected to the forward end of a hollow lamp housing for mounting to a hole in the hull of a vessel in a water-tight fashion. An HID or other lamp is mounted in the lamp housing and is surrounded by a reflector which may have...

20060239014 - Bulb assemblies of light string with various connective status: The invention relates to a light string having bulb assemblies with various connective statuses, wherein the bulb assembly includes a shell to receive the bulb holder and the bulb. The shell is provided with a male flange and a female groove for connecting with another groove and another flange of...

20060239015 - Fixing structure: A lamp receptacle of a projection apparatus includes a receptacle body defining a receiving space, and having a peripheral wall and an upper opening. The peripheral wall is formed with an aperture. A fixing element is attached securely to the peripheral wall above the aperture, and protrudes into the receiving...

20060239018 - Display system using wheel-mounted strips of flashing lights: A strip with multiple LEDs is installed on a wheel. When the wheel rotates, the LEDs are activated by a controller in accordance with stored image files, displaying the images. The LEDs may be multi-color devices, displaying the images in multiple colors. The image files may be downloaded over a...

20060239017 - Interior illumination system and method for a motor vehicle: A system and method for providing interior illumination in a motor vehicle is disclosed. The system and method include provisions for adjusting the interior lighting conditions to improve visibility of the illuminated objects under different ambient lighting conditions. In some cases, the system and method can also include provisions that...

20060239016 - Method for adjusting interior illumination: A method for altering interior illumination in a motor vehicle is disclosed. The method includes provisions for adjusting the interior lighting conditions to improve visibility of the illuminated objects under different ambient lighting conditions. In some cases, the method can also include provisions that adjust interior lighting conditions quickly if...

20060239019 - Headlamp optical axis adjusting method: A headlight optical axis adjustment method is provided in which, on an imaged picture of a light distribution pattern of low beam illumination from a master headlight whose optical axis has been adjusted, a relative positional relationship between a horizontal line (36a) and an oblique line (30b) of a light/dark...

20060239020 - 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 to give...

20060239022 - Projector-type lamp unit for vehicle: A projector-type lamp unit including a first reflecting surface for reflecting and condensing light emitted from an LED toward a projection lens disposed in the forward direction than the LED, a second reflecting surface for reflecting a part of the reflected light from the first reflecting surface toward the projection...

20060239021 - Vehicle headlamp: A vehicle headlamp including a projector-type lamp unit and a reflection-type lamp unit. The projector-type lamp unit includes a first light source, a first reflector, and a projection lens disposed in a forward direction of the first light source. The reflection-type lamp unit includes a second light source, and a...

20060239023 - Light beam adjusting device for vehicle: A light beam adjusting device includes a housing having a reflector, a light device disposed within the reflector for generating light which may be partially reflected upwardly and partially reflected downwardly by the reflector. The light reflected downwardly by the reflector is allowed to emit out through the housing. A...

20060239024 - Headlamp with beam patterns formed from semiconductor light sources: Headlamp systems are provided that form desired beam patterns from light supplied by semiconductor light sources. The systems include a source array of semiconductor light sources and a lens system to produce the spread components of desired beam patterns and a source array of semiconductor light sources and a lens...

20060239025 - Luminous panel and the use thereof for video display screens: A luminous panel includes a transparent plate provided with two opposite flat surfaces which are connected by an edge surface, a reflecting surface which is disposed oppositely with respect to the surface at a nonzero distance in such a way that a transparent medium blade whose optical index is less...

20060239026 - Backlight module: A backlight module includes a light guide plate and a light source. The light guide plate includes a first end portion, a second end portion, a middle portion between the first and second end portions, a top face extending from the first end portion to the second end portion, a...

20060239027 - Backlight module: A backlight module comprising a light guide plate, a lamp reflector and a lamp for providing a light is provided. The light guide plate includes a side end, an upper surface, and a lower surface. The light provided by the lamp enters the light guide plate through the side end...

20060239031 - Backlight module with brightness enhancing structures and liquid crystal display device incorporating same: A liquid crystal display device (700) has a liquid crystal panel (701) and a backlight module (70) under the liquid crystal panel for providing light beams to the liquid crystal panel. The backlight module includes at least one light source (720), and a light guide plate (711). The light guide...

20060239030 - Backlight with light diffusion and brightness enhancement structures and method for producing such: A backlight device (100) includes a light guide plate (110), a light source (130) arranged at a side face of the light guide plate, a lamp cover (140) surrounding the light source, a light reflection plate (120) arranged below the light guide plate, a light diffusion plate (150) arranged over...

20060239029 - Light guide plate and backlight module adopting the same: A light guide plate (200) includes an emission surface (204), a bottom surface (206), and at least one chamfering (202). The emission surface intersects with the chamfering. The bottom surface intersects with the chamfering and is opposite to the emission surface. The light guide plate further includes a plurality of...

20060239028 - Optical element and the light source apparatus utilizing the same: The present invention discloses an optical element, having a first optical surface and a second optical surface for receiving an incident light, the optical element comprising: at least a transparent diffusion unit, for scattering the incident light, each being placed on the first optical surface; and at least a transparent...

20060239032 - Light guide plate, surface light source device and display: A surface light source device for illuminating a displaying member of a display comprises a light guide plate and primary light source. Primary light enters into a first guiding portion through an end face (incidence face) thereof extending in an extending direction, then inner-propagating and entering into any second guiding...

20060239033 - Backlight unit for dynamic image and display employing the same: A backlight unit for a dynamic image and a display employing the same are provided. The backlight unit is used for a light source of a display and includes light-emitting devices located separately on a substrate, an image analyzer which analyzes an image signal and extracts position information on a...

20060239034 - Light system with an attachment structure that is insert molded to a light guide: A light system, such as a backlight system for an LCD, includes a light guide and an attachment structure that are insert molded together at an edge surface of the light guide, and an optically active element (e.g., an LED and/or an optical sensor) attached to the attachment structure. By...

20060239035 - Backlight assembly and liquid crystal display apparatus having the same: There are provided a backlight assembly (200) and an LCD apparatus (110) having the same. A lamp unit (210, 220) is received in a first receiving container (300) having a first bottom surface (350) and a first sidewall (310) so that the lamp unit (210) faces the first sidewall. The...

20060239036 - Lamp seat assembly for a projection apparatus: A seat assembly is used for seating a bulb unit securely within a projection apparatus. The bulb unit has two conductive legs. The seat assembly includes a bottom seat for holding the bulb unit thereon, and a power connector that is disposed on the bottom seat for connecting electrically to...

20060239037 - Method for manufacture of transparent devices having light emitting diodes (led): A method of fabrication of transparent LED devices, of the type comprising the operations of: i) providing a series of conductive paths on a transparent underlayer; ii) connecting said conductive paths to electronic control means; iii) associating to said underlayer an array of LED sources addressable individually or in groups...

20060232953 - Illuminated document holder: A document holder suitable for illuminating a document such as a restaurant menu for reading in dim lighting conditions. The document is removably secured to the substrate of the holder. A switch controls a light source to provide illumination of the document on demand....

20060232954 - Lamp structure with a signal transmission alert: A lamp structure with a signal transmission alert includes a lamp seat and a transparent shade, wherein a concave space is located at a bottom of the lamp seat within which located a light and heat source. The light and heat source is connected to a personal computer via a...

20060232955 - Light source for a helmet visor: The present invention relates to light source for being supported on a visor device which is pivotally supported on a helmet between open and closed positions. The visor device supports the light source thereon for pivotal movement with the visor device. The visor device comprises a visor member and a...

20060232956 - Luminaire: A ceiling-mounted luminaire having a bent lens that has a horizontal portion for directing light downward, and a bent or diagonal portion for directing diagonally light toward an adjacent wall. The luminaire improves the flooding of light onto the wall. An auxiliary reflector plate can be inserted within the main...

20060232957 - Airport light base installation with non-conductive isolation transformer support: An airport light base container includes a continuous sidewall having an upper extremity with a light fixture assembly affixed thereto and a lower extremity with a bottom plate affixed thereto, in which there is a space in the light base container between the light fixture assembly and the bottom plate....

20060232958 - Flameless taper candle: A flameless taper candle provides a wax sleeve with an attractive shape that is easily manufactured, and includes an elongated portion, a light portion, a power portion, a wax sleeve, and a switch portion. The elongated portion has an upper tubular body and a PCB assembled in the upper tubular...

20060232959 - Lighting assembly with releasably attachable lamp and component housings: A lighting assembly with a lamp housing and a component housing which have corresponding mechanical connectors for releasably attaching the housings to one another and which have corresponding electrical connectors for releasably providing electrical connection between the housings. The lamp housing has a lamp frame, at least one lamp socket...

20060232960 - 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 lamp distribution modifier disposed within the aperture...

20060232961 - Compact task ambient luminaire with twin tube lamp: A compact fluorescent luminaire mountable on a vertical surface is provided, the luminaire including a housing, an aperture formed at an underside of the housing, a lamp disposed within the aperture and oriented to emit light through the aperture to the vertical surface, wherein the lamp comprises first and second...

20060232962 - Hazard marker kit: A hazard marker kit has several components including a hazard light, a base for supporting the light in different angular orientations on different surfaces, a translucent cone, and a staff with attached pennant. The hazard light is housed within a disc shaped high impact plastic housing, an upper portion of...

20060232965 - Light emitting panel assemblies: Light emitting assemblies include a generally planar optical conductor having at least one input edge with a greater cross-sectional width than thickness and at least one light source having a light output distribution with a greater width component than height component positioned adjacent to the input edge for directing light...

20060232964 - Lighting device, backlight device, and liquid crystal display device: The present invention is made to realize (i) a lighting device capable of emitting uniform surface light having high luminance and a wide color reproduction range, and (ii) a liquid crystal display device including the lighting device. Such a lighting device of the present invention includes: (i) a GB lamp...

20060232963 - Machine for illuminating flourescent art: A device for illuminating fluorescent art includes a UV light source, a white light source, a UV sub-housing and a white light sub-housing. The UV light source is contained in the UV sub housing and the white light source is contained in the white light sub-housing so that the white...

20060232966 - Light unit display: A light emitting device with a top electrode and a bottom electrode is pushed by a plug to make contacts with either an upper metal plate or a lower metal plate each serving as one of the leads for an electrode of the light emitting devices. The plug is inserted...

20060232967 - Light support apparatus and associated method of use: A light strand support apparatus having two slots for receiving and securing a light strand. Each slot is held fixed with respect to other. The apparatus holds each light strand at a fixed distance from a surface or object as the slots are supported by a central component that extends...

20060232968 - Lighting device for festival decoration: A lighting device for festival decoration comprises a plurality of decorative lamp blocks wired in series successively, each block having a two-row lamp fixture; a lamplight controller and a knob switch for regulating lamplights electrically coupled with the wired decorative lamp blocks. The decorative lamp block consists of two-row lampshades,...

20060232970 - Hanging decorative lights: A hanging lights having decorative members is provided. The hanging lights includes a rope light having a tube enclosing at least one set of micro-bulbs electrically connected in series; and a hanging cord longitudally, and substantially tracing rope light, the hanging cord having a first end affixed on a third...

20060232969 - Illumination device for backlighting an image reproduction device: The invention relates to an illumination device for backlighting an image reproduction device that contains light valves. Said device is characterised in that light spots formed respectively by at least one light emitting diode are arranged in a grid on a thermally conductive support. The respective surface area of the...

20060232972 - 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 trimming process that trims the resin plate formed...

20060232971 - Telescopic and illuminative device: A telescopic and illuminative device is disclosed. The telescopic and illuminative device includes a telescope and a flashlight. The flashlight can be switched between a concealed position and an exposed position. In the concealed position, the flashlight is concealed in the telescope. In the exposed position, the flashlight is exposed...

20060232973 - Lamp cooling device and projection display apparatus: Disclosed herein is a lamp cooling device for cooling a lamp including a light emission source for emitting light, a front transparent plate, a reflector for reflecting light emitted by the light emission source toward the front transparent plate, the light emission source being disposed in an intralamp space surrounded...

20060232974 - Light emitting diode illumination apparatus: The present invention describes a light emitting diode illumination apparatus made of a light bulb base, a heat dissipating device, a plastic lid, a drive substrate, a metal substrate, a circular insulated base and a casing, and the heat dissipating device is in contact with the metal substrate in normal...

20060232975 - Luminaire having a contoured surface that redirects received light: A luminaire for illuminating a target area, the luminaire including a reflective surface, where the reflective surface receives a light from outside of the luminaire and redirects the light toward the target area away from a viewing angle of the luminaire....

20060232976 - Lighting device with integration sheet: A light device with integration sheet is disclosed, which comprises: a light source; and at least a sheet, each being disposed at the light emitting end of the light source and comprising a plurality of light diffusion zones; wherein each light diffusion zone has a plural arrays of microstructures arranged...

20060232978 - Compact reflector lamp and method for its production: A compact reflector lamp (1) has a reflector (3) which is formed from a reflective substrate material which closely surrounds a lamp vessel section and the lamp neck (6) and in the process is supported on the lamp stem (7)....

20060232977 - Lens assembly: A light lens assembly includes a reflector and a lamp is located at a center of the reflector. A support member is mounted to an open side of the reflector and a lens is connected to the support member so that the light form the lamp goes through lens. The...

20060232979 - Recessed light fixture: A recessed lighting fixture for a surface defined by a panel where the light is adapted for mounting behind the surface aligned with a panel opening having a selected configuration. The fixture includes a can having an opening on one side for escaping light, a mount for securing a light...

20060232981 - Luminaire with multi-purpose mounting feature: A luminaire including a housing and a multi-purpose mounting feature formed at an interior of the housing, where the mounting feature is configured to receive and retain a mount for mounting of the luminaire on a vertical surface, and where the mounting feature is configured to receive and retain an...

20060232980 - Structure of a light and sign assembly for showing the direction of an emergency exit: A light and sign assembly includes a housing, a lamp, a locating member, and a sign panel; the housing has an opening, and a fitting part therein, which is next to the opening; the sign panel is joined to the lower side of the housing; the lamp is held in...

20060232982 - Lamp module: The present invention discloses a lamp module. The lamp module includes a lamp frame for supporting a lamp and a fixing means for fixing the lamp and a reflector to the lamp frame. The fixing means includes a movable first fixing element and a movable second fixing element which both...

20060232984 - Compact fluorescent lamp fixture ventilation method and apparatus: Air flow management of a compact fluorescent lamp fixture is provided to cool the lamps. Lamp chamber ventilation is passive and/or active through the use of vents in the lamp chamber and/or the use of a fan to induce air flow. Ballast housing ventilation is also provided to manage temperatures...

20060232983 - Lighting module: A light module includes a lighting unit, a heat-dissipation plate and an insulative plate. The lighting unit has a leading contact. The heat-dissipation plate contacts the lighting module closely and has a channel corresponding to the leading contact. The insulative plate is disposed under the heat-dissipation plate, and has a...

20060232985 - Portable searchlight device: A portable searchlight device includes a container, a receptacle rotatably attached onto the container with a shaft, to allow the receptacle to rotate freely relative to the container about the shaft, a lamp holder is disposed in the receptacle and includes a lamp, and a rotating device may be used...

20060232986 - Display device for vehicle: A display device for a vehicle has a first display section for displaying measuring information, a second display section for displaying messages, a switching means for connecting the first display section and the second display section to a power source, and a control means for controlling displaying operations of the...

20060232987 - Vehicular lighting system: A vehicular lighting system that enhances motorcycle visibility is provided. Vehicle front headlights, arranged so as to be laterally symmetrical, are formed in a shape of eyes capable of evoking a face. A headlight includes a circular main light forming a pupil portion, an annular ring forming an iris portion,...

20060232988 - Emitting light device for bicycles: An emitting light device of the present invention is realized on the bicycle to generate and conserve electric power, to light the emitting light device. In practice a driven wheel combined with rotating portion (i.e. rear wheel) of the bicycle to form a center-pivot type of axis-joint rotating structure. A...

20060232989 - Headlamp comprising energy absorption means: The invention relates to a headlamp for a motor vehicle, comprising a housing enclosing a light source, fixed on a chassis, together with means for connecting the housing to the chassis, these means being deformable in a plastic way and capable of absorbing at least part of the energy of...

20060232990 - Lightning device with improved screen: A lighting device (10) composed of: at least one linear lamp (11) and a screen (12) associated with the lamp and comprising a plurality of spaced elements (13) set in a crosswise direction in relation to the lamp. According to the invention, said elements (13) are each composed of optical...

20060232991 - Device and method for supplying short-wavelength light: The present invention broadly comprises a device for supplying light at an illumination wavelength shorter than 300 nm. The device includes a first subassembly, having a light source for delivering light at a wavelength that is at least twice as long as the illumination wavelength; a second subassembly having at...

20060232992 - Circuit arrangement for ac driving of organic diodes: Organic light emitting devices emit light when operated with low dc voltage forward bias. According to the present invention, a space saving circuit arrangement of organic light emitting devices is disclosed, the circuit arrangement emitting light on both the positive and the negative cycle of an ac driving voltage. Furthermore...

20060232993 - Efficient luminaire with directional side-light extraction: Luminaire with directional side-light extraction comprises a light pipe with a light-carrying core, and with a light-extraction structure along a first longitudinal side of the luminaire, confined to a radial swath of the luminaire, along the longitudinal axis of the luminaire, of substantially less than 180°. The second end has...

20060232994 - Corner enhancing device for light guide plate of backlight module: A light guiding device to compensate insufficient lighting in a light guide plate's corner areas is provided. The light guiding device is positioned on the inner side of the lamp reflector neighboring to the electrodes at the ends of the lamp. The light guiding device has a reflection surface which...

20060232995 - Backlight system and lcd using the same: A backlight system and an LCD using the same are provided. The present backlight system is equipped with a light-source driving module and several light sources of different optimum working temperature ranges. Hence, according to the environmental temperature, appropriate light source(s) will be driven by the light-source driving module to...

20060232996 - Light guide plate with stepped edge and display device having the same: A light guide plate includes a first surface having a light incident surface and a light reflect surface, a second surface facing the first surface, through which the reflected light exits, a first edge surface connected between edges of the light reflect surface and the second surface, and a second...

20060232997 - Household appliance, particularly built-in household appliance: A household appliance includes a front door having an upper edge, a front cover disposed in front of the front door; and an optical status display device mounted on the household appliance. The one optical status display device is hidden in a built-in state of the household appliance or is...

20060232998 - Light guide plate and backlight module having the same: A backlight module (10) includes a light guide plate (100) and a light source (110). The light guide plate includes a light incident surface (102). The light incident surface includes a plurality of dots (108) provided thereat. The light source is disposed adjacent to the light incident surface. A sum...

20060232999 - Backlight module with frame having flexible printed circuit board fixed therein: A liquid crystal display module includes a frame, a light guide plate, a diffusion sheet, at least one prism sheet, a liquid crystal display panel, a first power/single printed circuit board, a second power/single printed circuit board, a light emitting element and a reflective sheet. The frame includes a contain...

20060227527 - Lighting unit with integrated device for attaching softboxes of various sizes: A lighting unit includes a device for an attachment of a softbox, wherein the device for the attachment of the softbox has at least three hollow cylinders serving as receptacles of one softbox rod, wherein each of the at least three hollow cylinders is slidable in a direction of a...

20060227528 - Lighting device for operating part: The present invention is configured so that one light emission source such as a light emitting diode is placed inside an operation knob in front of a light guiding piece or in a bearing of the operation knob. A light beam from the light emission source is emitted to the...

20060227529 - Double-sided backlight module: The present invention describes a backlight module that includes a lamp, a diffuser, an optical film and a liquid crystal display panel installed in sequence between a reflective mask and a diffuser, and the reflective mask has a light transmission window at the bottom, and the light transmission window includes...

20060227530 - Decoration connected with ely: The invention relates to a patterned decoration connected with ELY (electro luminescent wire), which includes a patterned decoration and ELY being connected around the circumstance. The ELY can be lightened by either DC or AC without any tungsten bulb or LED provided. Hence, the ELY decoration can provides better decorative...

20060227531 - Electroluminescent displays: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display comprises a substrate, an organic light emitting diode element having an organic light emitting layer disposed on the substrate. A conductive layer is disposed on the organic light emitting layer to serve as a common electrode for the OLED element. A photovoltaic cell...

20060227532 - Keypad lighting arrangement: A keypad lighting arrangement adapted to transmit at least a portion of light emitted from light sources through a keypad so as to facilitate visual recognition of information expressed on keypad members of a keypad includes light sources, a photoluminescent diffusion sheet arranged over the light sources and containing a...

20060227533 - Decorative optical display: A lighted display having a constantly changing image comprises a transparent container holding an aqueous suspension of delaminate vermiculite. A light source is positioned at a first surface of the container so that the light shines through the container and the liquid suspension within the container. First and second polarizer...

20060227534 - Multifunctional stick assembly: A stick assembly for a traffic use includes a handle having an inside formed with a receiving space, a battery unit mounted in the receiving space of the handle, at least one circuit controller mounted in the receiving space of the handle, at least one tube mounted on a first...

20060227535 - Recessed light fixture: A recessed insert fixture uses a housing shaped as a hollow, single piece cylinder that comprises a top and a bottom and starts from the top with an internal, shallow cylindrical cavity and continues downwardly with an internal, deep cylindrical cavity. The interior diameter of the former is lesser than...

20060227536 - Component tray for electrical fixture housing: An assembly for an electrical fixture housing, the housing of the type enclosing ballasts, the housing including top and rear walls, first and second side walls, and two heat sink pads orthogonally disposed respecting one another, the assembly including a component tray having a longitudinal axis between first and second...

20060227537 - Beverage accessory devices: Various embodiments relate to beverage accessory devices for use within beverage receptacles. In one exemplary embodiment, a beverage accessory device generally includes a housing having sidewalls defining a cavity therein. A substantially fluid-tight container is within the cavity of the housing. The container includes sidewalls defining a chamber. At least...

20060227538 - Illuminated purse: An illuminated purse that includes a ladies purse with an interior lighting system comprising a battery source, a magnetic switching means, a LED lighting means arranged in a vertical strip of 3 to 10 lights located in the lining of the four comers of the purse to illuminate the corners...

20060227540 - Clip type light emitter: The present invention relates to a clip type light emitter, and in particular to a clip type light emitter capable of enhancing a visual field at night by detachably engaging a clip type light emitter to a leisure cap (including hat) generally used for a mountain climbing or fishing or...

20060227539 - Switch device for a luminous decoration: A switch device for a luminous decoration includes a decoration accommodating box and a connecting block. The accommodating box has its bottom bored with a fitting hole formed with a female threaded portion. The connecting block has its upper end formed with a male threaded portion to be threadably combined...

20060227541 - Floating candle holding device and method of use: A floating candle holder is disclosed. The floating candle holder comprises a dish or base and a three dimensional candle support for facilitating birthday well-wishes. For instance, the floating candle holder is ideal for placing a lighted birthday candle into an alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverage as a means for presenting...

20060227542 - A solar powered fluorescent gazing globe: A solar-powered gazing globe. A removable base is attached to the glazing globe by a stretchable, waterproof flange that also provides a water resistant seal while allowing the globe to sit in an existing support. The gazing globe further includes a rechargeable electrical power source coupled to an electrical charging...

20060227543 - Warning device: A warning device is disclosed, including an upper brace comprising an electric device and an output terminal; at least three luminous discharge tubes, which are pervious to light, provided with light sources and interconnected with each one another to form a loop and to establish electric contact. One of the...

20060227544 - Backlight module: A backlight module is suitable for use in a liquid crystal display. The backlight module includes a back plate, and a lamp, over the back plate by a distance. The back plate has a hole under the lamp. The hole can be a hole under the lamp corresponding to an...

20060227546 - Enhanced light fixture: An enhanced light fixture containing a volumetric, anisotropic diffuser to control the spatial luminance uniformity and angular spread of light from the light fixture is disclosed. The anisotropic diffuser provides increased spatial luminance uniformity and efficient control over the illuminance such that power reductions, reduced cost or reduced size may...

20060227545 - Light emitting panel: In one embodiment, a light emitting panel includes a base panel and a plurality of light emitting elements mounted to the base panel. Each of the light emitting elements produces an illumination pattern having a region of substantially uniform intensity that extends over a radiation angle of at least about...

20060227547 - Light guider structure: The present invention describes a light guider installed between primary color light emitters of a backlight module and a display panel assembly, which includes a plurality of cones disposed at two or more positions of the light guider for passing through the light of each primary color light emitter, so...

20060227548 - Prism set and light emitting apparatus using the same: A prism unit includes a first prism having a first incident face and a first refraction face that is adjacent to and that cooperates with the first incident face to define a first angle ranging 50° to 70°, a second prism having a second incident face that is generally parallel...

20060227549 - Christmas light arrangement: A lighting device is provided, which includes a plurality of light strings each having at least one bi-directional electric connector electrically connected thereto, with a single bi-directional electric connector connect to a power source, and the rest of the bi-directional electric connectors electrically coupled to the power source having the...

20060227550 - Flexible conducting wire structure having light emitters: A flexible conducting wire structure having light emitters is disclosed. Two flexible conducting wires with different polarities and a plurality of light emitting diodes having a plurality of chips having first electrodes and second electrodes are provided. The first electrodes of the light emitting diodes are electrically connected with one...

20060227551 - Light blocking slot in a printed circuit board: A circuit board assembly includes a light receiving surface that is capable of transmitting light through the circuit board. The light receiving surface is part of an opening within which an illumination device such as a light bulb is positioned. A slot or other opening is disposed between the light...

20060227552 - Fluorescent lamp fixture and heater: A lamp fixture includes a housing with a high voltage end lamp socket therein. A fluorescent lamp extends from the socket. A heater is at the fluorescent lamp at the high voltage end lamp socket and is adjacent to. The heater includes a plate radiator which is attached to the...

20060227553 - Actuator, optical device having actuator, and actuator manufacturing method: An actuator includes: a base section; an object having a body portion and a holding portion holding the body portion in a manner that the body portion is movable against the base section; a movable comb-tooth portion extending from the object side in a direction substantially perpendicular to a formation...

20060227555 - Lamp unit and projection display apparatus: In lamp unit 10 having light source lamp 1, reflector 2 for reflecting light from light source lamp 1, reflector holding member 11, and reflector cover 15, a plurality of cooling holes 18a are formed in a region of reflector holding member 11 provided with lamp unit positioner 16a. Cooling...

20060227554 - Light emitting assembly and backlight device employing the same: A light emitting assembly (50) includes a metal circuit board (54) having a first surface and an opposite second surface, a light emitting module (52) mounted on the first surface of the metal circuit board, and a cooling module (58) attached to the second surface of the metal circuit board....

20060227556 - Apparatus for mixing light beams and backlight module having the same: The present invention relates to an apparatus for mixing light beams. The apparatus comprises an illuminated surface and a plurality of reflecting surfaces, wherein the reflecting surfaces are used for reflecting the light beams in the apparatus, and the reflecting surfaces and the illuminated surface are nonparallel to each other...

20060227557 - Illumination system using filament lamps: An illumination system using filament lamps including a filament lamp, a reflector having a first and second focal points, the filament lamp disposed proximate to the first focal point of the reflector to emit rays of electromagnetic radiation that reflect from the reflector and converge substantially at the second focal...

20060227558 - Lamp having outer shell to radiate heat of light source: A lamp includes an outer shell having heat conductivity, a base provided in the outer shell, and a cover provided in the outer shell. The outer shell has a light source support, and a heat radiating surface exposed to the outside of the outer shell. The light source support is...

20060227559 - Lamp having an eggshell shade: A lamp, including a base and a tubular member having a top and a bottom, the bottom being attached to the base. A light socket is arranged in the top of the tubular member. A lamp shade support member is arranged at the top of the tubular member and configured...

20060227560 - Structure of embedded lamp having replaceable light bulb: An embedded lamp comprises a base, an embedded bracket, a lamp socket, and a decorative plate, wherein a flange is formed on the internal periphery of a rotatable bracket of the embedded bracket for coupling with the decorative plate. A protrudent ring having at least a pair of buckling means...

20060227561 - Light source module: A light source module includes a lamp assembly having an integrated reflector and heat sink, the lamp assembly having a pressurized gas contained therein, an anode sealingly coupled to the integrated reflector and heat sink, and a cathode sealingly coupled to the integrated reflector and heat sink; and a projector...

20060227562 - Low-power illumination apparatus: A low-power illumination apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a mounting for securely mounting to a building surface in a residence or building. A light bulb socket is electrically connected to an external power source through a hollow housing which holds the socket and the electrical wiring providing the power....

20060227563 - Foldable support for a domed illumination element: A foldable element support made from planar sheet of material that can be formed by folding into a support for positioning and securing a refractor lens to a luminaire housing. The foldable element support is a planar sheet that has a central base having a central opening, a plurality of...

20060227564 - Durably affixable light devices for rotating wheels: An illumination device adapted for attachment to a surface of a rotatable wheel comprises a rigid body having a substantially flat surface to which is attached an adhesive material effective to adhere the illumination device to a desired position on the wheel surface. The illumination device also comprises a light...

20060227565 - Headlamp gasket: A headlamp gasket is adapted to be disposed between a vehicle exterior body panel and a headlamp housing. The headlamp gasket comprises a base portion and a resilient lip portion. The base portion is configured and arranged to be fixedly coupled to the headlamp housing. The resilient lip portion extends...

20060227566 - Structure of a vehicle lamp: A vehicle lamp includes a shell, a cover joined to the shell, a reflecting shield held in the shell, a bulb secured on a middle portion of the reflecting shield, and a light splitting shield; the cover is pervious to light; the light splitting shield isn't pervious to light, and...

20060227567 - Vehicle service system with variable-lens imaging sensors: A optical imaging sensor assembly for a machine-vision vehicle service system comprising a variable lens optical assembly. The variable lens optical assembly is controlled in response to direction from a vehicle service software application to alter an optical characteristic such as a field of view, a lens focal length, or...

20060227568 - Headlight: A headlight, especially a headlight for a vehicle, includes a light source with a reflector in front thereof and a fiber-optic light guide which is embodied as an elongated light decoupling element, which is at least partially adjacent to one end of the reflector. A light exiting surface faces away...

20060227569 - Light source device, display device, terminal device, and optical member: In the display device, a light source unit, a louver, a transparent/scattering state switching element, and a transmissive liquid crystal panel are provided in sequence, an optical waveguide and a cone sheet are provided to the light source unit, and a light source is disposed on the side of the...

20060227570 - Fluorescent volume light source: An illumination system, such as might be used for illuminating a projection system, includes at least a first source of incoherent light capable of generating light in a first wavelength range. The system also includes a body containing a fluorescent material that emits light in a second wavelength range, different...

20060227571 - Backlight module: A backlight module has an upper frame and a lower frame engaged mutually for forming a receiving cavity therein, of which the upper frame has a stop base and is arranged at its top with a spport sheet protruding inwardly along an inner perimeter thereof. A light-guide plate and a...

20060227572 - Distortion-resistant backlight module: The present invention relates to a distortion-resistant backlight module. The distortion-resistant backlight includes a light guide plate, a light source, a light cover and a retention frame. The light source is used to supply incident light beams for the light guide plate. The light cover is configured surrounding the light...

20060227574 - Linear tube night light with changeable light patterns: The linear tube night light with changeable light patterns included a light source which selected from the group combination from LED, strobe light, neon light, gradation light, black light, LED inside tube, high voltage discharge light, arc light, fluorescent light, EL wires, EL twisted light, EL panels light, EL strips...

20060227573 - Night light with fiber optics: The Night light with fiber optics has main objects with fiber optics arrangement to let visible wavelength light beam to be seen by viewer while the light passing though the said fiber optics from the said light means. The main object material can be selected from group combination from textile,...

20060227575 - Omnidirectional light fixture: A light fixture is configured such that the fixture can replace a light bulb in a light bulb socket, wherein the fixture further has a continuously adjustable portion to which a secondary light bulb socket is coupled. Most preferably, the adjustable portion is configured as a gooseneck and/or a telescoping...

20060221592 - Light-emitting diode device and backlight apparatus and liquid-crystal display apparatus using light-emitting diode device: A light-emitting diode device and backlight apparatus and liquid-crystal display apparatus using light-emitting diode device are provided. A light-emitting diode device has a lens covered around a light-emitting diode chip and a processed portion for adjusting light going from the light-emitting diode chip along the central axis of the lens...

20060221593 - Integrated illumination for marketing process and apparatus: The invention described herein represents a significant improvement in the ability to communicate marketing messages to consumers as an integrated system with illumination. Generally the marketing message comprises two coordinated aspects including sound such as a voice or jingle and a combination of lights including either a Logo image, a...

20060221594 - Multi-clarity lenses: The present invention is directed toward apparatuses, devices, methods, kits, programs, and combinations to disperse and/or project light. For example, in one embodiment of the present invention where a light effect of glowing, diffuse, and projected light is desired, one lens is provided that diffuses light in one section of...

20060221595 - Underwater lighting apparatus: A lamp assembly adapted for underwater use including a guard tube adapted for being filled with water and for forming a hollow housing for the lamp assembly and an inner tube positioned within the guard tube to provide a waterproof environment for the lamp assembly....

20060221597 - Electro-luminescent performance apparrel: Sport performance apparel be it motorcycle jackets, helmets, ski jackets, pant, biking, etc, to which a flat electro-luminescent lamp has been added to illuminate upon activation of braking (on a motorcycle) or upon manual activation (recreational, professional purposes, and at dance clubs), using wireless circuitry to increase visibility of the...

20060221596 - Emitting light device of shoes: The present invention is aimed to provide an emitting light device of shoes. Optical fibers and nylon fibers woven into a leaflet luminescent panel exposed on any portion of shoes is electrified by a power source hidden in the shoe heel. The light source (LED or NEC ZIP) transmits light...

20060221598 - Pick-up tool with hands-free lighting: In accordance with one embodiment, a pick-up tool includes an elongated hollow body having first and second pick-up fingers extending divergently outward from a distal end of the body. Engagement elements, such as rubber cups, may be individually located at terminating outer ends of each of the first and second...

20060221599 - Lighting and display apparatus: A lighting system, apparatus and method that can be integrated into an office or household item. The lighting system has one or more light modules, each comprising three lights of a different color. The light modules further have a cover component having a hole positioned above the lights. The lighting...

20060221600 - Lantern with removable globe assembly: A lantern (20) that utilizes a portion (24) of a storage case as part of the base for the lantern during use of the lantern. An outer shell or cover (24) of the storage case extends around a globe assembly (50) for the lantern (20) when the lantern is being...

20060221602 - Electrical component, such as a lighting unit and battery charger assembly: An electrical component, such as a light, a floodlight, a lighting unit and battery charger assembly. The light may include a light body including an illuminating portion, a housing operable to support the light body, the housing being operable to support a removable power tool battery pack, and an operational...

20060221601 - Hand-held chargeable optoelectronic illuminating lamp: The present utility model discloses a hand-held chargeable optoelectronic illuminating lamp which comprises: a hollow lamp body; a battery frame, which is accommodated within the hollow lamp body and a plurality of rechargeable batteries mounted thereon; a light emitting unit, which is provided at front ends of the lamp body...

20060221603 - Bi-directional flashlight: The double-ended flashlight having two conductive barrels and a double ended tailcap insert which provides for enhanced mechanical and electrical contact between the barrel and the batteries, provides for retaining two tailcap springs, one on each end, to the tailcap upon removal of the tailcap from one or both barrels,...

20060221604 - Portable and mobile illumination and detection: A mobile illumination apparatus. A universal clamp for attaching to wide range objects such that a broad range of clamping abilities are achieved. Incorporating into the clamp a self-locking ratcheting mechanism for adjusting over a range of spans and fold-out fingers for applying force to the object; the clamp folds...

20060221605 - Dive accessory: A dive accessory has an outer shell encompassing a light maker and a noise maker. The light maker is waterproofed and has a light source electrically connected to an electrical power source for powering the light source. A light switch selectively opens and closes the electrical connection to switch the...

20060221606 - Led-based lighting retrofit subassembly apparatus: LED-based lighting subassemblies that serve as retrofit apparatus for conventional lighting fixtures, such as fluorescent lighting fixtures. Various retrofit subassemblies need not be configured to resemble and/or directly replace conventional light bulb types. Rather, the retrofit subassemblies may employ a variety of mechanical (and electrical) support configurations to facilitate outfitting...

20060221607 - Backlight assembly for liquid crystal display: A backlight assembly (200) for liquid crystal display includes a plurality of lamps (201), a printed circuit board (203), and a plurality of inverters (202). The lamps are substantially parallel to each other, and each lamp includes two ends. Each end includes an electrode (211). The printed circuit board is...

20060221608 - Flat light source apparatus with separable unit boards: A flat light source apparatus has a light source board which comprises unit boards, each unit board having a printed circuit board and a light source formed on the printed circuit board, wherein the unit boards are arranged adjacent to each other at least in one direction, and any pair...

20060221609 - Lighting strip: The lighting strip has two elongated flexible conductors for carrying primary power to a plurality of modules. Each module has rectification diodes and a series lighting element. The series lighting element has at least one resistor and at least one light emitting diode (LED). The LED operates using the full-wave...

20060221611 - Back light unit and liquid crystal display employing the same: A direct type backlight unit for improving high uniformity through a reflection barrier wall having a curved surface and a liquid crystal display employing the same are provided. The backlight unit includes: a base plate; a plurality of point light sources arranged in a plurality of lines on the base...

20060221612 - Backlight unit and liquid crystal display having the same: A backlight unit comprises a light source part, and a reflective partition for dividing the light source part into a plurality of areas and reflecting light from the light source part. The light source part comprises a light emitting diode and a circuit board on which the light emitting diode...

20060221610 - Light-emitting apparatus having a plurality of overlapping panels forming recesses from which light is emitted: In one embodiment, a light-emitting apparatus includes a substrate having i) a plurality of overlapping panels that form acute angles with respect to an imaginary surface that bisects the overlapping panels, and ii) a plurality of recesses formed between overlapping portions of the overlapping panels. The recesses are open to...

20060221613 - Virtual point light source: A virtual point light source (10) has a support (12) having an axis (14), a plurality of individual light emitting diodes (16) positioned on the support (12); and an individual optic (18) associated with each of the light emitting diodes (16), each of the individual optics (18) focusing the light...

20060221614 - Light surround: An apparatus and method relating to a 3-dimensional ornamental surround molded about a light source are disclosed....

20060221615 - Impact resistant housing system for a fluorescent task lamp: An impact resistant assembly for a handheld fluorescent task lamp, comprising a housing configured as a hollow tubular handle; a generally tubular lens body molded of a substantially clear plastic material, seated in a recess within a first end of the housing and enclosing at least one compact fluorescent bulb;...

20060221616 - 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 perpendicular to an axis of the light source on the order...

20060221617 - Led night light with liquid optics medium: The LED night light with liquid optics medium arrangement to let visible wavelength light beam passing though the said liquid optics medium to viewer. The liquid optics medium with miniature means can be selected from group combination from textile, metal, plastic, porcelain, ceramic, dry flower, wood, plants, potpourri in the...

20060221619 - 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. The wall includes an aperture extending along a longitudinal axis...

20060221618 - Light valve: A light valve meant to be used in a lighting device, comprising an array of light processing elements that are arranged in an outline substantially corresponding to the overall contour of an image to be built....

20060221620 - Replacement module for recessed light: The present invention provides a replacement module for a recessed light fixture, said module having at least a strut and attachment means. The flexible struts that retain the replacement module within a high-hat housing are either mechanical or magnetic, and if magnetic are fashioned from neodymium and depend outwardly either...

20060221621 - High bay lighting efficiency i: A lighting fixture where the lighting fixture does not require a single ballast, but instead uses the ballast incorporated in a plethora of efficient light elements. The lighting fixture is used where high bay or low bay lighting may be used, but incorporates multiple light sources to provide an equivalent...

20060221622 - Modular temporary lighting assembly: A modular temporary lighting assembly and multi-outlet stringer particularly suited for building construction settings. The assembly is formed by connecting a plurality of like-shaped stringers and a plurality of like-shaped multi-outlet receptacles. Each of the several section of the assembly includes one stringer and one receptacle. Each stringer has a...

20060221623 - Lamp holder: A lamp holder includes a body provided with a recessed room, a metal helical cylinder fitted in the recessed room for a lamp bulb to screw with. The body has a through hole vertically in the body, and an elastic conductive unit is positioned in the through hole. A central...

20060221624 - Multiple position swivel lamp with integral switch contacts: A multiple positioning assembly with integral switch contact includes a cylindrical housing along with a ball assembly including a ball portion received by the cylindrical assembly. The ball portion includes an electrically conductive surface and a neck extending therefrom. A plurality of spaced apart spring retainers are disposed within the...

20060221625 - Multiple positioning and switching: A multiple positioning assembly includes a housing having a cavity therein with a circumferential groove disposed proximate a cavity opening. A ball assembly including a ball portion forms a spheroidal joint with the cavity which enables conical movement of the ball assembly. A plunger is slidably disposed within a bore...

20060221626 - Indicator lamp for vehicle interior: The invention is an indicator lamp for warning signal to a person who approaches the vehicle to steal a vehicle. The indicator lamp includes a lamp unit including a light emitting diode (LED). The indicator lamp includes a light guide including an elongated portion and a cover portion. The elongated...

20060221627 - Charging unit: A charging unit has at least one housing element, and the housing element has at least a portion which is composed of a light-permeable material....

20060221628 - Back light module having concave-down luminance distribution: Several optical mechanism designs for making luminance of the outer portion of a back light module to become higher than luminance of the inner portion of the back light module of the direct lighting type are disclosed in accordance with the present invention. The disclosed optical mechanism designs can be...

20060221629 - Backlight unit and liquid crystal display device employing the same: A direct light type backlight unit having a structure in which divided luminance areas are sequentially turned on and off and a liquid crystal display device employing the backlight unit are provided. The backlight unit includes: a base substrate; a plurality of point light sources arranged in a plurality of...

20060221630 - Method for manufacturing a light guiding plate and liquid crystal display: Disclosed are a light guiding plate having a slimmed thickness and small volume, a manufacturing method of the light guiding plate and a liquid crystal display (LCD) having the light guiding plate. The light guiding plate has a light reflection face with at least one brightness enhancement recess, which allows...

20060221631 - Planar light source device, display device, terminal device, and method for driving planar light source device: A display device having an optical waveguide and a light source are provided, and also having a louver, a transparent/scattering state switching element, and a transmissive liquid crystal display panel provided in the order indicated on the side of the light-emitting surface of the optical waveguide. The transparent/scattering state switching...

20060221632 - Signboard using led light source: A signboard comprises a frame having its front side mounted with a panel, a reflector behind the panel with a distance therebetween, LED lamps arranged at one or more sides of the frame, and a light guide plate close to the LED lamps to guide the light emitted by the...

20060221633 - Light emitting device, method of manufacturing light emitting device, and image display device: A light emitting device includes a light emitting portion provided on a reference plane to supply light, and an optical portion provided on the output side of the light emitting portion to transmit light from the light emitting portion. In the device, the optical portion is formed so that its...

20060221634 - Surface light emitter and display apparatus: The front luminance of the light emitted from a surface light emitter provided with a surface light emitting device is greatly enhanced. In a surface light emitter in which a light control sheet 10 having a concavoconvex structure provided on one of its surfaces is affixed on to the light...

20060221637 - Light source module, backlight unit, and liquid crystal display device: A light source module of the present invention includes: a first luminous element for emitting light having two peak wavelengths; and a second luminous element for emitting light having a single peak wavelength. With this configuration, it is possible to downsize the light source module, and improve a color reproducibility...

20060221635 - Phosphor blend for wavelength conversion and white light emitting device using the same: The present invention relates to phosphor blend for wavelength conversion and a white light emitting device using the same. The phosphor blend of the invention comprises three phosphors, A5 (PO4)3Cl:Eu2+, D2SiO4:Eu, and MS:Eu at a composition where near ultraviolet radiation is converted into light positioned at a CIE coordinate (x,...

20060221636 - Surface illuminator and liquid crystal display having the same: The invention provides a surface illuminator capable of achieving high display quality by employing an array of discrete light sources constituted by a plurality of LEDs and a liquid crystal display having the same. The surface illuminator includes an LED module which is a plurality of LEDs alternately and discretely...

20060221638 - Light-emitting apparatus having a plurality of adjacent, overlapping light-guide plates: In one embodiment, a light-emitting apparatus includes a plurality of adjacent, overlapping light-guide plates formed of substantially transparent material, and a plurality of light sources. Each of the light-guide plates has i) first and second ends, ii) one or more substantially transparent surfaces through which light is emitted, and iii)...

20060221639 - Backlight unit: A backlight unit includes a case; a plurality of fluorescent lamps on the case, each fluorescent lamp having ends arranged in one direction, and having first and second electrodes provided at respective ends; a first power supply line connected with the first electrode; a second power supply line connected with...

20060221640 - Back light module having concave-down luminance distribution: Several optical mechanism designs for making luminance of the outer portion of a back light module of edge lighting type to become higher than luminance of the inner portion of the back light module are disclosed in accordance with the present invention. The disclosed optical mechanism designs can cooperate with...

20060221641 - Light emitting diode backlight and liquid crystal display having the same: A backlight unit for use in a liquid crystal display comprises a light guiding plate comprising a light exiting surface, a light reflective surface, and a light incident surface, a light source unit comprising a substrate and a light source disposed on the substrate, wherein the light source unit is...

20060221642 - Illuminator for emitting at least two lights having directivity and display apparatus using same: A display apparatus includes a liquid crystal display panel and an illuminator disposed at the back of the panel for emitting at least two illumination lights having directivities in different directions toward the panel. The illuminator includes a light guide plate made of transparent material whose one end surface serves...

20060221644 - Backlight assembly and display device having the same: A backlight assembly includes a light source, a receiving container, a temperature sensing module and a power source controlling circuit. The light source produces light. The receiving container includes a bottom plate and sidewalls upwardly extending from edge portions of the bottom plate to receive the light source. The bottom...

20060221643 - Light generating unit, method of manufacturing the same, backlight assembly having the same display device having the same: A light generating unit that includes a lamp body and an external electrode. The lamp body includes a discharge space to generate a light. The external electrode includes a metal layer and a protection layer that covers the metal layer. The external electrode is positioned on the lamp body to...

20060221645 - Attachment for a light string: An attachment for a light string having sockets for respectively receiving therein bulb assemblies and wires extending out of the sockets includes a body. The body of the attachment has a through hole defined through the body and a fastener slot defined in the body. A cord is able to...