Illumination inventions

20090279277 - Optical source assembly suitable for use as a solar simulator and associated methods: The optical source assembly/solar simulator comprises a light source, and a reflector for collecting the light and directing the light in a desired direction. In certain embodiments a spectral filter assembly receives the light from the reflector and blocks at least some of the light at specific wavelengths to produce... Agent: Klein, O'neill & Singh, LLP

20090279278 - Light emitting device and method for manufacturing the same: A light emitting device, including: a light emitting element emitting polarized light; and a light emitting element attachment module allowing a polarization direction of the polarized light (incident light) to be set more than −45 degrees and less than +45 degrees with respect to a plane of incidence onto a... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20090279279 - Light emitting device and a manufacturing method thereof: A light emitting device includes a light emitting body, a base for carrying the light emitting body, an encapsulating material covering the light emitting body and a wavelength conversion material mixing with the encapsulating material. The concentration of wavelength conversion material is characterized by the fact that the concentration of... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20090279281 - Lamp guide frame, connecting module having the same, backlight assembly having the lamp guide frame and method of manufacturing the backlight assembly: A lamp guide frame includes a frame body, a plurality of openings and a plurality of lamp socket receiving portions. The frame body guides end portions of a plurality of lamps. The openings extend in a width direction of the frame body. The openings are arranged in a longitudinal direction... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090279282 - Light source holding structure, a light source holding member, a light source unit, and a display device: A light source holding structure eliminates non-uniformity of temperature distribution of a tube body of a light source in order to make uniform the amount of light emitted or prevent portions at which the amount of light emitted is locally lowered. The light source holding structure has a linear light... Agent: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090279280 - Structured optical film: Disclosed are structured optical films and optical displays incorporating such films. The film has a structured surface including a plurality of substantially parallel and elongate light-directing elements. Each element has a respective peak and defining at a junction with an adjacent element a respective valley. Each of the peaks and... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20090279283 - Low-pressure gas discharge lamp: The invention relates to a low-pressure gas discharge lamp (10) for use in a scanning or blinking backlighting system, the low-pressure gas discharge lamp (10) comprising a luminescent layer (20) comprising a luminescent material selected from a group comprising: (Sr1-x-y-z, Bax, Cay, Eu(II)z)2Si04 (also known as XSO), (Sr1-x-y-z, Bax, Cay,... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090279284 - Illumination device, light source device used for the same, and liquid crystal display equipped with the illumination device: In the case where RGB light emitting elements are used as light sources of a surface emitting type illumination device, the occurrence of color irregularity in the vicinity of a light incident surface is prevented, so that uniform white light is obtained on an entire light outgoing surface. In a... Agent: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090279286 - Light module for lcd backlight module: A light module of a LCD backlight module includes a circuit board and a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) arranged on the circuit board. Each of the LEDs has a wide far-field pattern, and each of the LEDs includes at least one LED chip and a molding unit packaging the... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20090279285 - Organic electroluminescent device, liquid crystal display and illuminating device: This invention provides an organic electroluminescent element that has a thin and compact sealing structure and is excellent in heat resistance in sealing, particularly a high-brightness organic electroluminescent element comprising a phosphorescence emitting substance, and a liquid crystal display device and lighting equipment using the same. The organic electroluminescent element... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20090279287 - Elevated light with a safety power cut-off switch: An elevated light apparatus for an airport runway light system comprises a mast mounted to a base plate, which is attached to a base-cup. The mast can be designed with a hollow configuration to allow internal electrical connection between a light source in a light assembly and an isolation transformer... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090279288 - Light emitting module with solar cell unit: In one exemplary embodiment, a light emitting module includes a LED chip, a solar cell unit, and an interconnecting electrode. The LED chip includes a first P type semiconductor layer. The solar cell unit includes a second P type semiconductor layer. The interconnecting electrode is sandwiched between the first and... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090279289 - Flashlight with integrated clamp handle: A flashlight having a handle with a clamp integrated therein, so that the flashlight can be used in either hands-free or in a portable mode. A battery compartment is disposed within one of the clamp arms.... Agent: Paul D. Greeley Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20090279290 - Flashlight with integrated clamp handle: A flashlight having a handle with a clamp integrated therein, so that the flashlight can be used in either hands-free or in a portable mode. The handle of the flashlight can comprise clamp arms that are biased in a closed position, and can form a clamp, which can be affixed... Agent: Paul D. Greeley Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20090279291 - Portable flexible illuminating device: A portable illumination device includes a body, a flexible extension and an plurality of interchangeable illumination elements. The flexible extension may be formed from one piece or multiple pieces assembled together. The illumination element is selected from a set of different types of interchangeable illumination elements. The body houses a... Agent: Law Office Of Brett N. Dorny

20090279293 - Color point adjustment: Meeting a target color point using more than 3 primary light sources is achieved by calculating permutations of light sources, calculating for each of the permutations the contributions of the light sources to meet the color point, adding up the contributions of the light sources separately into an overall contribution,... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property And Standards

20090279292 - Lighting system and a color indicator part therefor: The present invention provides a lighting system with a color indicator surface (24, 30). The surface receives light via a cover (18) of the lighting system, mainly through internal reflection. Hence, the light from the light sources, here at least two different colored LEDs (14), is guided away from the... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property And Standards

20090279297 - Door frame mounted reflector system for fluorescent troffer: A door frame mounted reflector system for a fluorescent troffer is depicted. The fluorescent troffer incorporates the utilization of a troffer housing and hingedly affixed to the troffer housing is a door frame which has attached thereto optical reflectors, the optical reflectors including optionally first and second lenses on either... Agent: Middleton & Reutlinger

20090279296 - Light emitting diode lamp: An LED lamp includes an LED, a reflector, a first lens and a second lens. The reflector includes an outer surface which is a total reflective surface. A receiving space extends into the reflector from a center of a top side of the reflector and defines an opening in the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090279294 - Light emitting diode luminaire: A light emitting diode luminaire includes an installing device, a light emitting diode array, a secondary optical light guide plate, a thermal conduction-dissipation device, and a carrier. The light emitting diode array and the secondary optical light guide plate are disposed on the installing device. The thermal conduction-dissipation device includes... Agent: J C Patents

20090279298 - Movable led track luminaire: A magnetic track and lighting system is described. The present magnetic luminaire attaches to a track through magnetic connectors and provides easy mobility of the luminaires on the track without necessary mechanical attachment mechanisms. The magnetic luminaire incorporates the utilization of LED sources and provides in its design cooling and... Agent: Middleton & Reutlinger

20090279295 - Transparent body comprising at least one embedded led: A transparent body comprising at least one embedded LED is disclosed. The embedded LED is arranged to provide a beam of light through the transparent body. The transparent body further comprises an optical device for controlling the beam angle and/or beam direction of at least a part of the light... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property And Standards

20090279299 - Illuminative light device for vehicle: An illuminative light device includes an electric circuit board disposed in a light housing, and a number of light members attached to the light housing and electrically coupled to the circuit board for being operated by the circuit board, and the light housing includes a channel formed between two spring... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esquire

20090279300 - Led light source unit: An LED light source unit comprising a printed board, at least one light emitting diode provided on the printed board, and an adhesive tape for fixing the printed board on the surface of a heat dissipating member, wherein the thermal conductivity of the adhesive tape is from 1 to 4... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090279301 - Electronic device and heat dissipation unit thereof: A heat dissipation unit is provided. The heat dissipation unit includes a fan, a heat sink and a light source. The heat sink includes a plurality of heat dissipating fins, a light transmitting plate, an air inlet and an air outlet, wherein the heat dissipating fins are disposed in the... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20090279302 - Light pipe and illuminating device having the same: A light pipe and an illuminating device having the light pipe are provided. The light pipe may include an optical film in a rolled shape to have a hollow conduit and a supporter surrounding a surface of the optical film. The supporter may have at least one of a protrusion... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20090279303 - High intensity light reflector apparatus: An air-cooled light reflector apparatus for high intensity light sources typically used in indoor horticultural and agriculture applications. The reflector apparatus includes an internal reflector fixed to a curved assembly of hinged extruded sections, a unique adjustable light source mounting fixture bracket, a double-paned insulating glass window and an insulating... Agent: Taylor Russell & Russell, P.C.

20090279304 - Heat sink for integral hid reflector lamp: An integral HID reflector lamp may be formed with an HID held in a reflector. An inner element is mechanically coupled to the reflector. The inner element is formed with a first mechanical coupling to mate with the reflector, a second mechanical coupling to mate with a circuit board, and... Agent: Osram Sylvania Inc

20090279305 - Light pipe and illuminating device having the same: A light pipe and an illuminating device having the light pipe may be provided. The light pipe may include an optical film having a glass transition temperature of approximately 110° C. to approximately 180° C.... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20090279306 - Lighting apparatus: A lighting apparatus is disclosed. The lighting apparatus comprises a casing, at least one light source and a microstructure cover. The light source is disposed on one side of the casing. The microstructure cover is mounted on the casing opposite to the reflective face thereof. The microstructure cover has a... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090279309 - Circuit board slot for an integral hid reflector lamp: An integral HID reflector lamp may be formed with an HID held in a reflector. An inner element is mechanically coupled to the reflector. The inner element is formed with a first mechanical coupling to mate with the reflector, a second mechanical coupling to mate with a circuit board, and... Agent: Osram Sylvania Inc

20090279308 - Emi controlled integral hid reflector lamp: An integral HID reflector lamp may be formed with an HID held in a reflector. An inner element is mechanically coupled to the reflector. The inner element is formed with a first mechanical coupling to mate with the reflector, a second mechanical coupling to mate with a circuit board, and... Agent: Osram Sylvania Inc

20090279307 - Illuminating unit with high efficiency: The illuminating unit with high efficiency comprises mainly a light emitting element and a reflective lamp shade; the light emitting element has two elongate conductors of which part outer surface areas have insulation portions, the elongate conductors are connected with an electric power source to provide electricity for the light... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20090279311 - Illumination device: A lens (11) of an illumination device (10) includes a body (110), a light output surface (12) located on a top of the body and a plurality of recesses (120) defined in the light output surface. The recesses extend along a transverse direction of the light output surface and are... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090279310 - Integral reflector lamp assembly: An integral HID reflector lamp may be formed with an HID held in a reflector. An inner element is mechanically coupled to the reflector. The inner element is formed with a first mechanical coupling to mate with the reflector, a second mechanical coupling to mate with a circuit board, and... Agent: Osram Sylvania Inc

20090279312 - Light emitting diode and lens for the same:

20090279313 - Optical component, lighting device for display device, and display device: An optical component is used in a lighting device for a display device. The optical component includes a translucent plate-shaped body. The plate-shaped body has a plurality of air holes arranged to distribute air in the plate-thickness direction of the plate-shaped body, and the air holes providing a light scattering... Agent: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090279314 - Heat dissipating device with protection function and heat dissipating fins thereof: A heat dissipating device with protection function is used for assembling around a heat generation element. The heat dissipating device includes a plurality of heat dissipating fins. The heat dissipating fins have a circular array with each heat dissipating fin connecting to another. A receiving space is defined in a... Agent: Hdls Patent & Trademark Services

20090279315 - Method and apparatus for insulating hydroponic lamps: A kit and process for retrofitting hydroponic lamp hoods with thermal insulation, and an apparatus for a thermally insulated hydroponic light hood.... Agent: Harry V. Mcgahey Jr.

20090279317 - Automotive headlamp apparatus for controlling light distribution pattern: An automotive headlamp apparatus includes headlamp units placed in a vehicle and a control unit which controls the illumination of the headlamp units. The headlamp units form a lower beam distribution pattern and an upper beam distribution pattern, and is configured so that a partial region of the upper beam... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20090279316 - Lamp unit for an adaptive front lighting system for a vehicle: The present invention relates to a lamp unit (501) for an adaptive front lighting system (AFS) (500) for a vehicle (100). The lamp unit (501) comprises a liquid crystal element (200/200′) arranged to receive light emitted by a light source (502), which liquid crystal element (200/200′) has a first state... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090279318 - Vehicle headlight assembly: A headlight assembly includes a housing, a light source, a light shielding plate, and a light guiding plate. The housing defines a compartment, and includes a reflector and a lens disposed in front of the reflector. The light source is mounted in the compartment and is disposed on an optical... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20090279319 - Exhaust stack and road tractor exhaust pipe: An exhaust stack is provided having an exhaust tube, an outer casing, a light, electrical wiring, and insulating material. The outer casing defines an interior in which the exhaust tube extends. The light is supported by the outer casing. The electrical wiring extends along an inner surface of the outer... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20090279320 - Clip and illuminate device: A plurality of clipping portions which clip a plurality of lamps to be juxtaposed are provided on one face, and a mounting portion to be mounted on a supporting member by which said lamps are supported, and holding projecting portions for holding positions of the clipping portions with respect to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090279321 - Process for making light guides with extraction structures and light guides produced thereby: A process comprises imagewise exposing at least a portion of a photoreactive composition to light sufficient to cause simultaneous absorption of at least two photons, thereby inducing at least one acid- or radical-initiated chemical reaction where the composition is exposed to the light, the imagewise exposing being carried out in... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20090279322 - Light guide unit and backlight assembly having the same: A light guide unit includes a body part and a plurality of tunnel lens portions disposed thereon. The tunnel lens portions protrude from an upper surface of the body part in a first direction normal to the upper surface. The tunnel lens portions include an outer surface connected to the... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090279323 - Heat distribution in a distributed lighting apparatus: l

20090279324 - Light guide plate structure: The invention discloses a light guide plate structure. The light guide plate structure includes a light-receiving surface, a light-emitting surface and a light-reflecting surface. The light-receiving surface receives emitting light from at least a light source, and the light propagating in the light guide plate exits through the light-emitting surface.... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20090279325 - Light string system: The present invention is a lamp system for use in a light string system comprising a light assembly and a socket assembly. The light assembly comprises a light source, a base in communication with the light source, and a bypass activating system. The socket assembly comprises a socket adapted to... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP Bank Of America Plaza

20090273917 - Lighting device: A lighting device which includes a body with at least two contacts, an energy storage device which is connected to the contacts and which stores electrical energy when the contacts are connected to an electrical power source, a first light source, and a switch arrangement which is responsive to disconnection... Agent: Keusey, Tutunjian & Bitetto, P.C.

20090273918 - Remote-phosphor led downlight: An embodiment of a collimating downlight has front-mounted blue LED chips facing upwards, having a heat sink on the back of the LED chips exposed in ambient air. The LED chips are mounted in a collimator that sends their blue light to a remote phosphor situated near the top of... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20090273919 - Backlight unit: A backlight unit capable of preventing its mis-operation and the generation of sparks due to electrical connection defects is disclosed. The backlight unit includes: a plurality of lamps emitting lights; a lamp printed-circuit board including a power supply portion electrically connected to the plural lamps and a connector wiper transferring... Agent: Holland & Knight LLP

20090273920 - Light generating device, backlight assembly having the same, and display apparatus having the backlight assembly: A light-generating device includes a driving substrate and a plurality of light source arrays. The driving substrate has a rectangular planar shape. The plurality of light source arrays is formed on the driving substrate. The light source arrays include at least one light emitting diode to generate light in response... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLPIPSection

20090273921 - High power led lamp with heat dissipation enhancement: A high power LED lamp comprises a container having a cavity to fill with a liquid, a light source module for providing a high power LED source light to penetrate through the liquid, and an axial thermal conductor having a first portion nearby the light source module and a second... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090273922 - Street light utilizing combination low-pressure sodium and metal halide light sources: A street light that uses both a low-pressure sodium vapor bulb and a metal halide bulb is disclosed. The combination of these two light bulbs creates an efficient light source that is highly effective in bad weather conditions as well as able to provide good color differentiation. Further, the street... Agent: Eric Hanscom

20090273923 - Sanitary fitting comprising at least one illuminating device: The invention relates to a sanitary fitting provided with at least one illuminating device comprising at least two illuminants, especially RGB illuminants, having different irradiation colours for generating light with a colour obtained by mixing different irradiation colours, and a diffuser for the light. At least one beam splitter for... Agent: Factor & Lake, Ltd

20090273924 - High power led lamp with heat dissipation enhancement: A high power LED lamp comprises a container having a cavity to fill with a liquid, a light source module for providing a high power LED source light to penetrate through the liquid, and an axial thermal conductor having a first portion nearby the light source module and a second... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090273925 - Led illumination assembly with compliant foil construction: An illumination assembly includes a compliant substrate comprising a first and second electrically conductive foil separated by an electrically insulating layer. The insulating layer includes a polymer material loaded with particles that enhance thermal conductivity of the insulating layer. A plurality of LED dies are disposed on the first conductive... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20090273926 - Configurable lamp bar: A lamp bar includes a plurality of LEDs positioned along the body, and a rotational mechanism for rotating the body independently of an electrical connection to a power source.... Agent: Fsp LLC

20090273927 - Poly night light: A poly night light is made of an un-saturated polyester resin (UPR) compound to provide the night light with a certain degree of softness and cushioning to meet quality tests. The poly night light has a molded-in clip that allows the display unit to fit into a lamp holder's connector... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090273928 - Decorative light string: A decorative lighting article is disclosed. The article includes a string of lights, such as miniature bulbs for holiday lighting. A mesh sleeve is placed substantially surrounding the string of lights. The mesh sleeve is preferably flexible and translucent. Thus, light passing through it is diffused and creates a unique... Agent: Law Office Of Marc D. Machtinger, Ltd.

20090273929 - Decoration plate: A decoration plate includes a transparent substrate; an opaque ink layer provided on a portion of the transparent substrate surface, so that the transparent substrate has a plurality of transparent regions and opaque regions; a deep color transparent ink layer provided on the transparent regions of the transparent substrate; and... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090273930 - Light-emitting diode module, method for producing a light-emitting diode module and optical projection apparatus: The invention specifies a light-emitting diode module (20) having at least two light-emitting diode chips (1), a memory unit (2), in which values for the brightness and the color locus of each light-emitting diode chip (1) are stored, and a control unit (3), which is suitable for controlling an operating... Agent: Osram Sylvania Inc

20090273931 - Illumination device and input unit with illumination device: A recess portion is formed in a substrate to accommodate a light emitting element so as to be sealed with a sealant. A light guide layer formed of a thin transparent resin film is fixed onto the substrate via an adhesive layer to realize an illuminating device with a thin... Agent: Beyer Law Group LLP

20090273932 - Bonded single-piece ultra-violet lamp luminaire for microwave cavities: A luminaire reflector comprises a first end reflector segment, a second end reflector segment, and a main reflector segment bonded together as a single-piece. The main reflector segment, the first end reflector segment, and the second end reflector segment form a microwave cavity that can accommodate a microwave-powered bulb. The... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090273933 - Compact high efficient optic: The present invention is directed towards a lighting assembly having a light source, at least one optic, and at least one light input surface formed as part of the optic for receiving substantially all the light produced from the light source. The present invention also includes at least one light... Agent: Magna International, Inc.

20090273934 - Par lamp with short arc hid bulb and cut-out in aluminum to prevent arcing: A lamp is disclosed that includes a light source that requires high voltage for starting. A reflector body includes an electrically conductive reflective surface that is oriented to receive light from the light source and direct the light in the desired direction. A preselected surface portion of the reflector body... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20090273935 - Hotspot cutoff d-optic: The present invention is an optic used for producing a desired beam pattern having a body portion having a height and a thickness, and at least one sidewall profile, as well as an input port for receiving light from a light source. The optic of the present invention also includes... Agent: Magna International, Inc.

20090273936 - Gas cooled reflector structure for axial lamp tubes: A light weight reflector structure for an axial UV lamp wherein a shell-like channel housing supporting spaced apart ribs that in turn support flexed reflective spars that take the shape of the ribs. A preferred shape for the ribs and spars is parabolic about the axial UV lamp so that... Agent: Schneck & Schneck

20090273937 - Radio frequency screen assembly for microwave cavities: A luminaire assembly comprising at least one magnetron, a least one microwave-powered bulb, a luminaire reflector, at least one waveguide, and a radio-frequency screen assembly is provided. The radio-frequency screen assembly, the radio frequency gasket, and the luminaire reflector are configured to form a microwave cavity that can accommodate a... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090273938 - Reflector assembly for a recessed luminaire: The reflector assembly maintains the integrity and shape of a multi-member reflector for a recessed luminaire. The reflector assembly includes a reflector having multiple members. The members are arranged in a geometric form, such as a rectangle. A frame is disposed around the reflector. The frame includes at least one... Agent: King & Spalding

20090273939 - Surface mount circuit board indicator: The present invention is directed to a surface mount circuit board indicator. In one embodiment the surface mount circuit board indicator includes a printed circuit board (PCB) having at least one light emitting diode (LED) die, one or more traces and at least one lens, a housing comprising at least... Agent: Wall & Tong , LLP

20090273940 - Led lighting device: The present invention is a light generation device utilizing higher efficiency LED's while also allowing for interface with current lighting interfaces. The LED's are replaceable in the unit and may be interchanged with other LED's to affect lighting mood and style or simply for replacement in the event an LED... Agent: Geoffrey E. Dobbin, Patent Attorney

20090273941 - External safety illumination for a bus with light mounted to mirror arm: A light source along the mirror mounting arm of a school bus or other passenger vehicle to reduce the risk of people or other objects being injured by the school bus. The light source may be mounted directly on the mirror mounting arm or embedded within a mirror mount. The... Agent: Wilmerhale/new York

20090273942 - Headlight assembly with configurable indicator array: The present disclosure provides a headlight assembly comprising a configurable indicator array that includes a plurality of individually controllable lights that may be activated and deactivated to form a plurality of light patterns.... Agent: Howison & Arnott, L.l.p

20090273943 - Travel limiting headlamp adjuster: A headlamp adjuster includes an adjustment gear for axially positioning an output shaft relative to a housing of the adjuster. A driving engagement of the adjustment gear and output shaft runs out at either axial extreme position to which the output shaft can be adjusted, and rotation of the adjustment... Agent: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20090273944 - Variable condenser for delivery of illumination including recursively nested circle-to-line fiber optic converter cable: A variable condenser for delivery of illumination, including a recursively nested circle-to-line fiber optic shape-converting cable and a focusable input lens system. At the input of the fiber optic cable, sets of individual optical fibers comprise successively smaller annuli recursively nested about a common center. At the output of the... Agent: Carestream Health, Inc.

20090273945 - Modular, luminous, small form-factor solid-state lighting engine: The invention comprises a small form-factor solid-state light engine that provides uniform lighting with high efficiency. The invention provides uniform lighting by practically eliminating any “dead spot” produced by conventional light engines. The invention produces light more effectively and thus fewer light engines need to be employed in a given... Agent: Ference & Associates LLC

20090273946 - Illumination module, and a display and general lighting apparatus using the same: The present invention provides an illumination module, and a display and a general lighting apparatus using the same. Said illumination module includes a plurality of light guiding strips arranged in juxtaposition with a predefined distance; a plurality of light sources, disposed on at least one end of said light guiding... Agent: Berkeley Law & Technology Group, LLP

20090273947 - Surface light source device and display: Members including light guide plate 4 and others are accommodated in frame 23. Primary light emitted from point—like light source(s) (LED(s)) 14 is supplied to incidence face 6 of light guide plate 4 through window(s) 31 with which frame 23 provided. Positioning—projections formed on incidence face 6 are put into... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090273948 - Backlight asymmetric light input wedge: A backlight is disclosed and includes a visible light transmissive body primarily propagating light by TIR with a light input surface and a light output surface and a light guide portion and a light input portion. The light guide portion has a light reflection surface and a light emission surface.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20090273949 - Light guiding system for multiple areas: A light guiding system for multiple areas is provided for a mobile communication device with a keypad module. The light guiding system includes a lighting source unit, a light guiding unit, and a control circuit unit. The lighting source unit has at least one light emitting member for generating a... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090262514 - Cast photoluminescent devices and photoluminescent inserts for substrates: A non-powered path marking system comprises a substrate defining a cavity. A photoluminescent insert comprises a first resinous layer that is cast with photoluminescent particles suspended therein. Adhesive attaches the photoluminescent insert inside of the cavity. A marking device comprises a photoluminescent insert comprising N cast resinous layers, wherein N... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090262515 - Light emitting device: Disclosed herein is a light emitting device including one or more light emitting diodes to primarily emit light having different wavelengths in the wavelength range of ultraviolet rays and/or blue light, and a wavelength-conversion means to convert the primary light into secondary light in the visible light wavelength range. The... Agent: H.c. Park & Associates, PLC

20090262516 - Light emitting device with phosphor wavelength conversion: A light emitting device comprises: an excitation source (LED) operable to generate excitation light of a first wavelength range and a phosphor (photo-luminescent) material configured to absorb at least a part of the excitation radiation and to emit light of a second wavelength range. Light emitted by the device comprises... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20090262517 - Light source unit: A light source unit includes a light source portion including a mounting board, a light emitting element mounted on the mounting board, a rectangular solid sealing material for sealing the light emitting element, the sealing material including a first distance between the light emitting element and a top face thereof... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20090262518 - Light guiding mechanism: A light guiding mechanism (20) for illuminating a keypad assembly of a portable electronic device is provided. The light guiding mechanism (20) includes a light guiding plate (22) and a plurality of shielding plates (24). The light guiding plate (22) has holes (28) defined therein. Each of the shielding plates... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090262520 - Backlight unit using a thermoplastic resin board: A backlight unit is disclosed. The backlight unit may include a thermoplastic resin board in which cavities may be formed, a light emitting diode (LED) component which may be mounted on a bottom surface of the cavity, and a molding resin which may be filled in the cavity and which... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090262519 - Illumination device, display device and television receiver: An illumination device is provided on a backside of a display panel so as to irradiate a display panel with light, the illumination device including a plurality of rod-like light sources arranged in a planar configuration such that they do not cross each other, and columnar members being respectively provided... Agent: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090262521 - Surface light source device and image display device: A surface light source device includes a diffusing member which diffuses light, a reflective member which reflects light, plural light sources provided aligned in a flat manner between the diffusing member and the reflective member, and a light control member provided between the plural light sources and the reflective member... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20090262522 - Embeddable lighting systems: A modular in-road lighting system is easily installed in the road and is convenient for repair, replacement and maintenance. The lighting system includes at least one modular light, at least one modular cable and a control unit. The top surface of the modular light is flush with a road surface... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090262523 - Light emitting diode device: A light emitting diode device includes a light emitting diode illumination element, a solar cell unit generating power for the illumination element and a rechargeable cell unit storing the power.... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090262524 - Outdoor lighting device: An outdoor lighting device includes a printed circuit board having a first surface and an opposite second surface; a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted on the first surface of the printed circuit board; and an electric power supply system. The electric power supply system includes a fan having a... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090262525 - Street lamp system: A street lamp system includes a hollow lamp post, an illumination device, a generator, a wind turbine, a connecting shaft and a plurality of fan blades. The lamp post defines an air flowing channel therein. The illumination device includes a solid-state light source and a heat dissipation device disposed in... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090262527 - High-voltage light emitting diode circuit having a plurality of critical voltages and light emitting diode device using the same: A high-voltage light emitting diode (LED) circuit having a plurality of critical voltages and an LED device using the same are described. The high-voltage LED circuit includes a first substrate, at least a first LED formed on the first substrate, and at least an impedance element formed on the first... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20090262526 - White light emitting diode module: The white LED module includes a packaging housing having a containing chamber, an LED chipset disposed in the containing chamber, and a shared flat wavelength-converting structure disposed on the packaging housing. The LED chipset could illuminate an original light with at least two wavelengths. The original light may be diffused... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090262529 - Illuminator: An illuminator (10) includes a circuit board (12) having a planar board portion (44) and a board portion non-planar to said planar board portion (44). The board portion non-planar to said planar board portion (44) defines one of a board interface (14) and a reflector (50). A method for manufacturing... Agent: Magna International, Inc.

20090262530 - Light emitting diode lamp source: A light fixture includes a core member having a top end, a bottom end, and a body extending between the top and bottom ends. The core member includes a solid, single member or modular members. The body includes outer surfaces (“facets”) spaced along an outer perimeter thereof. Each facet can... Agent: King & Spalding, LLP

20090262528 - Optical plate and backlight module using same: An exemplary optical plate includes a transparent main body. The transparent main body includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface and the second surface are on opposite sides of the main body. The first surface of transparent main body defines a plurality of elongated arc-shaped grooves.... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090262531 - Led light engine: A light engine comprises a plurality of LEDs and a plurality of optical elements each cooperating with a respective LED. The optical elements broaden the off-axis angle from the respective LEDs to provide a more uniform illumination at a target plane.... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20090262532 - Integrated shield-gasket member in led apparatus: An LED apparatus for illumination toward a preferential side in a downward and outward direction including a shield-gasket member in the form of a layer positioned over LED packages and secondary lens members. The shield-gasket member has a shield portion and a substantially planar gasket portion thereabout. In preferred embodiments... Agent: Jansson Shupe & Munger Ltd.

20090262533 - Outdoor led lamp assembly: An LED lamp assembly includes a receiving member, a first LED lamp and a second LED lamp. The receiving member has a pair of opposite slope surfaces. The first and second LED lamps are mounted on the opposite slope surfaces of the receiving member. Each of the first and second... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090262534 - Light-emitting display panel: The invention relates to a light-emitting display including a front plate, N heat-conducting/dissipating apparatuses, and N light-emitting apparatuses, wherein N is a natural number. The front plate has N formed-through apertures thereon. Each of the N heat-conducting/dissipating apparatuses, corresponding to one of the N formed-through apertures and one of the... Agent: Juan Carlos A. Marquez Reed Smith LLP

20090262535 - Wall lamp: The wall lamp according to the invention includes: a support structure obtained by cutting/folding a metallic plate and includes a planar body, the two facing ends of which are extended by at least one folded integral flap, an intermediate flap extending from the planar body, folded at right angle relative... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090262536 - Illumination system: An illumination system has a plurality of light emitters (R5G5B), a first light-collimator (1) for collimating light emitted by the light emitters, and at least a second light-collimator (2) for collimating light emitted by the light emitters. The first light-collimator is arranged around a longitudinal axis (25) of the illumination... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090262537 - Indicator light: An indicator light (10) is provided. The indicator light (10) includes a body section (11), a cover section (12) detachably mounted on the body section (11), a printed circuit board (14) received in the body section (11) and a lamp (13) electrically connected to the printed circuit board (14). The... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090262538 - Lighting apparatus: A reading light incorporates a light fitting containing a light source, a light main body and a spring. The cover of the light fitting includes an outer surface formed of a part of a spherical surface. The body of the light fitting is formed of a metal, and includes a... Agent: Dla Piper LLP Us

20090262539 - Light reflector, planar light source and illumination device using the same: A light reflector comprising a resin film having a reflection angle peak ratio [i.e. (reflection peak value when a light ray is applied at an angle of 45° to the perpendicular line of the reflection surface)/(reflection peak value when a light ray is applied at an angle of 15° to... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090262540 - Horticulture light fixture: A horticulture light fixture having a secure glass aperture and glass retention frame that is swingably hinged to provide easy and safe maintenance of the fixture and helps facilitate cleaning of the glass. The hinge portion is constructed from sheet metal that is formed during the fabrication of the fixture.... Agent: Robert Ireland

20090262541 - Method and apparatus for light fixture: A method and apparatus for light fixture have been disclosed.... Agent: Heimlich Law

20090262542 - Led lamp having an improved waterproofing structure: An LED lamp includes a heat sink, and a plurality of LED modules attached to the heat sink. The heat sink includes a base and a plurality of fins extending from the base. The LED modules each include a substrate plate thermally attached to the base of the heat sink... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090262543 - Light base structure of high-power led street lamp: This invention is to propose a light base structure of high-power LED street lamp that has a concaved room with symmetrical rectangular plains inside. With the design, high-power LED modules can be mounted on the base and emit light with various interlacing included angles and at interlacing locations. The included... Agent: Genius Electronic Optical Co., Ltd.

20090262544 - Illuminant device and manufacturing method thereof: An illuminant device and a manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method includes the following steps of providing a body with a plurality of connecting members, disposing a plurality of lamps on the connecting members, respectively, dividing the body with the lamps into a plurality of assembling units, installing the assembling... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20090262545 - Illumination apparatus and method of producing a planar light output: There is described an illumination apparatus with an organic light-emitting device with a first light exit face and an organic light-emitting device with a second light exit face larger than the first light exit face. The inorganic light-emitting device and the organic light-emitting device are arranged so that a planar... Agent: Glenn Patent Group

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20090262547 - Vehicle lamp: A vehicle lamp can create a desired distribution pattern easily with a simple configuration while having a thin body and light weight. The vehicle lamp can include a light source unit and a convex projection lens configured to project light from the light source unit forward in the direction of... Agent: Cermak Kenealy Vaidya & Nakajima LLP

20090262548 - Vehicle interior illumination apparatus: A vehicle interior illumination apparatus includes a first type touch switch which turns illumination ON and OFF when a human body touches a surface of an illumination lens on a vehicle compartment side, and a second type touch switch which switches between linkage and non-linkage between ON and OFF of... Agent: Mills & Onello LLP

20090262549 - Vehicle lamp: A vehicle lamp includes a semiconductor light emitting device, a thermally conductive portion which is in contact with the semiconductor light emitting device, a heatsink which dissipates heat generated by the semiconductor light emitting device, and a housing in which the semiconductor light emitting device, the thermally conductive portion and... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090262550 - Vehicle lamp: A vehicle lamp is provided. The vehicle lamp includes semiconductor light emitting device, a heatsink configured to dissipate a heat generated by the semiconductor light emitting device, a fan which moves air, a guide portion configured to diffuse the air from the fan and to guide the air toward the... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090262551 - Imaging magnet with illuminated bore: An imaging magnet has a patient bore for receiving a human or animal patient, including a body coil assembly having a body coil former and a body coil. The body coil assembly is provided with at least one source of light that is incorporated within the body coil assembly, and... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20090262552 - Illumination device having light guide body: The illumination device is provided with a plurality of light guide bodies, the bottom face of which is given light reflection/scattering treatment, light sources individually connected to the end portions of a plurality of the light guide bodies to radiate the bottom faces of a plurality of the light guide... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090262553 - Display device, image forming apparatus having the same, and light guide for display device: Disclosed are a light guide which distributes light, transmitted from a light source, uniformly to a light emission surface of the light guide, and a display device and an image forming apparatus using the light guide. The light guide includes a light incidence part having a diffusion structure diffusing light,... Agent: Dla Piper LLP Us

20090262554 - Display apparatus: Provided is a display apparatus including an intermediate frame and a lower container which can be easily joined to or disjoined from each other without being deformed. The display apparatus includes: a display panel which displays images; an intermediate frame on which the display panel is placed and which is... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLPIPSection