Illumination inventions

20080106888 - Light tower, light tower support, method for operating a light tower and a light tower control unit for carrying out said method: The invention relates to outdoor lighting devices used mainly in emergency situations. The inventive light tower comprises an inflatable mast, including a flexible transparent shell, fixed to a support flange provided with an air intake vent for pumping compressed air into a shell chamber, an electric lamp fixed in the... Agent: Aleksandr Smushkovich Tuleninov N A

20080106886 - Apparatus for controlling swivel angles of on-vehicle headlights: An apparatus controls a swivel angle of headlight mounted on a vehicle, wherein the swivel angle of the lights is changeable in a lateral direction of the vehicle. In the apparatus, road curvature information is acquired on a curvature of a road in front of a vehicle and a driving... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080106887 - Light source comprising a light-excitable medium: The present invention provides a light source having an improved output optical quality. In general, the light source comprises one or more light-emitting elements in each of at least a first, a second and a third colour. The combined spectral power distribution of these light-emitting elements generally defines a spectral... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20080106890 - Illumination apparatus adaptable to pet collars: A lighting apparatus adaptable to pet collars and leashes includes a main body housing at least one light source, at least one on/off switch, and at least one battery. A substantially rigid strip with two ends in a first plane about 180 degrees apart with a central portion bowed away... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20080106889 - Vibrating and twinkling device: A vibrating and twinkling device which may mounted upon an appearance member for stationery or textile products includes a circuit element, light emitting diodes, power supplies, a vibrating switch, and a transparent encapsulation body. The circuit element includes a circuit board and a circuit control element. The light emitting diodes... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080106891 - Intelligent solar electric torch: A solar electric torch includes at least one solar cell made of amorphous silicon and provided thereon for converting light into electricity, a rechargeable battery installed therein for receiving the electricity from the solar cell and storing the same, a regulator arranged between the solar cell and the rechargeable battery... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080106892 - Light fixture: A housing for a light fixture, and the light itself, is disclosed. The housing comprises an elongate body and a resilient member mountable in the body to retain at least one light emitting diode (LED) between the resilient member and the housing such that the or each LED is repositionable... Agent: Carter, Deluca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP

20080106893 - Lamp and bulb for illumination and ambiance lighting: An Edison-style light bulb (40) which supports a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) (50) and an illumination source (54). First and second electrical circuits (56) and (58) are mounted in the bulb to supply electrical power to the illumination source and to the LEDs. A switch circuit (60) is... Agent: S.c. Johnson & Son, Inc.

20080106894 - Light emitting module and display device having the same: A light emitting module includes a plurality of point light sources and a substrate applying driving power. Each of the point light sources includes a first light emitting chip emitting first light, a second light emitting chip emitting second light, and a third light emitting chip emitting third light. At... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20080106895 - Lighting device and lighting method: There is provided a lighting device comprising one or more groups of solid state light emitters and one or more groups of lumiphors, which emits mixed illumination having x, y color coordinates within a region defined by (0.32, 0.40), (0.36, 0.38), (0.41, 0.455), and (0.36, 0.48). Also, such lighting devices... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080106896 - Illumination device for coupling with cup structure: An illumination device for coupling with a cup structure is disclosed. The illumination device comprises a plurality of light sources disposed therein so as to provide the cup structure with illumination effect. The light sources are such as LED lamps for generating light beams of proper wavelengths so as to... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080106898 - Light source unit, backlight unit and liquid crystal display including the same, and method thereof: A light source unit including light emitting diodes mounted on a printed circuit board by not using a soldering method but a fitting method, and a backlight unit and liquid crystal display including the light source unit. The light source unit includes light emitting diodes including lead terminals and a... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080106897 - Optical lens plate, backlight unit, and display device: The present invention provides an optical lens plate, a backlight unit having the same, and a display device having the same. The optical lens plate includes a transparent plate, a plurality of optical lenses, and a plate fixing means. Each optical lens has an inner curved surface formed in a... Agent: H.c. Park & Associates, PLC

20080106899 - Direct backlight module: A direct backlight module comprises a reflecting cover, several light sources disposed inside the reflecting cover, a base plate disposed above the light sources, and a microstructure formed on a light-ejecting surface or a light-injecting surface of the base plate. By using the reflecting cover, the base plate, and the... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC Suite 1404

20080106900 - Lamp socket, backlight assembly having the same and method for assembling the same: A lamp socket includes a socket body, a power supplying member and a socket cover. The socket body has a connecting hole formed in the socket body. The connecting hole is opened. The power supplying member is disposed in the connecting hole and an electrode supporting terminal having a supporting... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080106901 - Method and apparatus for bidirectional control of the color and diffusion of a light beam: Different areas of the color filter material produce different colors. The device may move the mechanism in a direction parallel to a plane of the color filter material. The device may rotate the scrolling mechanism about an axis of rotation substantially parallel to the plane of the color filter material.... Agent: Docket Clerk

20080106902 - Lens and backlight module of display utilizing the same: A display includes a panel and a backlight module. The backlight module includes a reflective board, a shell, at least two lenses and a light source. The lenses are installed on the reflective board. The reflective board is installed on the shell. The light source is installed in the shell... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080106903 - Led bulb refractive relector: A light guide may be made from a plurality of substantially planar, light transmissive arms paralleling and radiating from a common axis. The planar arms in combination define a common cavity extending along the axis sufficiently large to envelope a light source. At least one arm has an input window... Agent: Osram Sylvania Inc

20080106904 - Backlight module: A backlight module includes a light source and a light guide plate. The light guide plate includes a base plate and a reflecting film. The base plate has an upper surface on which a plurality of protrusions is formed, a curved bottom surface opposite to the upper surface, and a... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080106905 - Supporting structure and backlight module using the same: A supporting structure is applied to a backlight module including several optical sheets. The supporting structure includes a fixing component and a supporting component. The fixing component has a through-hole and an opening connected to each other. The supporting component includes a supporting pin, a block, a plate and a... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080106906 - Clamp with movable light filter/lens/prism/diffuser: A movable optical element such as a filter for a lamp includes a clamp for attaching the optical element to the lamp, and a frame for the optical element attached to the clamp with a hinge that allows the optical element to be positioned in, or out of the path... Agent: Kenneth J. Hovet Nordman Cormany Hair & Compton LLP

20080106907 - Lighting devices and methods of installing light engine housings and/or trim elements in lighting device housings: A lighting device, comprising a housing and at least one mounting clip. The housing comprises an electrical connection region engageable in an electrical receptacle. The mounting clip is pivotable from a first position, where an end region of the mounting clip does not extend beyond a periphery of the housing,... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080106908 - External safety illumination for a bus: A lighting strip along the side of a schoolbus or other passenger vehicle between a door near the front of the schoolbus and the back side of the schoolbus to reduce the risk of people or other objects being injured by the schoolbus. The lighting strip may be focused downward... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080106909 - Aiming device of lighting device for vehicle and lighting device for vehicle: An aiming device of a lighting device for a vehicle for transversely and vertically tilting a lamp unit supported tiltably in vertical and transverse directions on one fulcrum in a lamp housing formed by a lamp body having a concave portion which is opened almost forward and a transparent cover... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20080106910 - Optical element and module for the projection of a light beam, and motor vehicle lamp including a plurality of such modules: An optical element and module for the projection of a light beam, and motor vehicle lamp including a plurality of such modules An optical element for the projection of a light beam comprises a solid body (1) of transparent material in which is formed a cavity (13) able to receive... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080106911 - Backlight assembly, liquid crystal display having the same, and method thereof: The present invention relates to a backlight assembly and a liquid crystal display (“LCD”) having the same. The backlight assembly includes a light source unit including a printed circuit board (“PCB”) and a plurality of light emitting diodes (“LEDs”) mounted on a side of the PCB, a receiving member including... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080106912 - Light source module and display device having the same: A light source module includes a light guide plate having a light incident surface receiving light and a light emitting surface emitting the received light, a board arranged adjacent to the light guide plate and having a light source mounting surface, at least one first light source disposed on the... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw, LLP

20080106913 - Backlight unit and liquid crystal display having the same: A backlight unit for a liquid crystal display which can achieve substantially uniform luminance over the entire display screen includes: a light-guide plate guiding incident light and having a diffusion pattern for emitting light upward, the diffusion pattern being formed on at least one of upper and lower surfaces of... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20080106914 - Point light source having light guide portion and backlight module using same: An exemplary point light source (20) includes a light emitting body (230), and a light guide portion (210) adjacent the light emitting body. The light emitting body includes an illuminating portion configured for providing light beams, and a shell packaging the illuminating portion. The light guide portion is configured for... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080106915 - Electro-optical device and electronic apparatus: An electro-optical device includes a lighting device including a light guiding plate and a light source emitting light to the light guiding plate which are received in a frame, and a displaying panel, in which the light guiding plate has an inclined portion which gradually becomes thicker as it becomes... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080101053 - Multiplexed image displaying wheel assembly: A method and apparatus for displaying an image on a rotatable wheel. A computer processing system is mounted on an inward face of an overcap mountable on the rotatable wheel. Light emitters are mounted on an outward face of the overcap, the light emitters responsive to light emission signals from... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080101055 - Device for illuminating reading material: A device for illuminating single or multiple page reading material in dimly lit locations, includes two hinged-together cover panels each having a holder for the reading material. The panels completely enclose the reading material in a closed condition and permit reading of the material in an open condition. An additional... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080101054 - Waterfall unit: A waterfall unit for use in a spa includes a body defining a bowl, a beveled arcuate outer edge surface which curves over the bowl and a water entrance port in communication with the bowl. The water entrance port is located in the bottom of the bowl. A deflector cap... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20080101056 - Combination mug with flashlight: A liquid container having a handle for carrying the container. The container has a liquid container housing configured to selectively engage the handle. The handle has a hand-holdable handle housing and a light source embedded within the handle housing and being oriented therewithin to direct light outwardly therefrom. The handle... Agent: The Soni Law Firm

20080101057 - Illuminating eraser: An illuminating eraser is provided. The eraser includes a body and an insert. The insert is receivable within a hollow portion of the body and includes a power source and a light emitting source. The power source is activated by applying pressure to the insert thereby causing the light emitting... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20080101058 - Personalized headboard with night light: An item of furniture, especially a headboard of a bed, is personalized, e.g., with a user's name, and is backlit, thereby serving as a night light.... Agent: Kirschstein, Ottinger, Israel & Schiffmiller, P.C.

20080101059 - Luminous skirt: A luminous skirt includes a transparent outer skirt cover and a luminous inner skirt cover. The inner skirt cover consists of an inner skirt, and outer skirt fitted with the inner skirt for receiving conducting wires therebetween, a cell bag for fixing a cell box, a luminous body shade for... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080101060 - Portable reduced-emissions work light: A reduced emissions work light that includes a bulb having an elongated bulb tube, a handle adjacent the bulb and adapted for being gripped by a user to manipulate the work light, an emissions containment housing positioned adjacent the bulb tube, and an integrated ballast and filter assembly. The integrated... Agent: Adams Intellectual Property Law, P.A.

20080101061 - Illuminator and display device using the same: An illuminator for a display device is provided on a back side of a display panel, and includes a plurality of rod-shaped light sources each having a length extending in a first direction and having substantially the same length. The plurality of rod-shaped light sources include a plurality of first... Agent: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080101063 - Led lighting fixture: An LED lighting fixture is provided which achieves effective use of light, uniformly illuminates a large area and, has a high degree of freedom in designing light distribution characteristics. Three types of LED optical modules are used each having different light distribution characteristics. Each LED optical module includes an LED... Agent: Cermak Kenealy & Vaidya, LLP

20080101062 - Lighting device for projecting a beam of light: A light source for a lighting device has a reflector for receiving one or more light emitting diode devices. The reflector has reflective sides and a light exit. There is a side emitting LED device located in the reflector such that its primary light emitting direction towards the reflective sides... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20080101064 - Light source comprising light-emitting clusters: The present invention provides a light source for producing a substantially balanced output at a substantially optimised output intensity. In one embodiment, the light source comprises one or more light-emitting clusters of a first type and one or more light-emitting clusters of one or more other types, each one of... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080101065 - Backlight module: A backlight module including a light box, a plurality of light source sets, and a heat dissipation device is provided. The light box has a bottom and a light-emitting section. The bottom has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The light source sets are... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080101066 - Light emitting diode package having flexible pct directly connected to light source: A light emitting diode package comprising a substrate electrically connectable to an external unit with a reduced height. A flexible PCB for electrical connection between a light emitting diode and the external unit is directly connected to a light emitting element. The direct connection is conducted by applying a conductive... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20080101067 - Led lighting device: A lighting device (1; 101; 201; 301) for lighting objects is described, which comprises a printed circuit board (2) on which at least one LED light source (2) is mounted coupled to a primary optical assembly (3) for transmission and amplification of the light emitted by the light source, a... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080101068 - Spread illuminating apparatus of multiple panel type: A spread illuminating apparatus includes a plurality of lighting units which are arranged two dimensionally, and each of which includes light sources and a light conductor plate which has a light inlet surface having the light sources disposed thereat, an opposite end surface opposite to the light inlet surface, and... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080101069 - Backlight module having light-mixing areas: An exemplary backlight module (30) includes a plurality of color light emitting diodes (31), a frame (33), and a reflective divider (35). The frame includes a base (331) and a plurality of sidewalls (335) extending from the base. The sidewalls and the base cooperatively form a receiving space (335). The... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang J

20080101070 - Flexible light bar and its fabrication: A flexible light bar includes a flexible PC board having three electrical conducting paths in which the second electrical conducting path has two opposite ends respectively coupled to the first electrical conducting path and the third electrical conducting path and the first electrical conducting path and the third electrical conducting... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC One Skyline Place

20080101071 - Led module: An LED module comprises: an LED element having an electrode for flip chip mounting; a wiring board having at least two metal layers and an electrically insulating layer including a polymer resin and being interposed between each two of the metal layers; and a metal film layer of the LED... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080101072 - Light emitter, image display, and fabrication method thereof: A light emitter includes reflectors that are spaced apart by a short distance to reduce a thickness of the light emitter. A fabrication method of such light emitters, and an image display using such light emitters are also provided. A light emitter includes: an LED chip 7, reflectors 2 provided... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080101073 - Dental light devices having an improved heat sink: The present invention relates to a heat sink material that can more efficiently remove or divert heat from a light source or sources with a given weight of heat sink material when compare to a heat sink made of a solid block of thermally conductive material such as metal. It... Agent: Discus Dental Impressions, Inc.

20080101074 - Support structure for a light source, a backlight unit for a display device having the support structure, and a display device: A support structure for a light source prevents the occurrence of a contact noise caused by contact of the light source with elements disposed around it due to vibrations. In the support structure, at the front of a backlight unit, cold cathode tubes as light sources and optical sheets for... Agent: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080101075 - Indirector light fixture: An indirector light fixture in combination with a leveling device which is utilized to position the light fixture at least one of a plurality of preselected angles. A method is also described for positioning the fixture at the at least one of the preselected angles.... Agent: Middleton & Reutlinger

20080101076 - Headlight swivel control apparatus: The headlight swivel control apparatus includes a first function of obtaining road map data, current position information of a vehicle, and width-direction-position information for determining a position of the vehicle on a road on which the vehicle is driving in a width direction of the road, a second function of... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080101077 - Vehicle illumination device, vehicle illumination control method and recording medium storing a vehicle illumination control program: In light that is irradiated from a front light of a vehicle illumination device, a portion thereof is modulated to include a light signal, and a camera captures light from the front of the vehicle. The vehicle illumination device identifies luminance point(s) in the captured images of the camera, and... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080101078 - Air craft emergency lighting system: An aircraft emergency lighting system including: a plurality of units having communication devices arranged to communicate wirelessly with a master controller, wherein each unit is wired to a common power supply for powering the unit in a first mode of operation and has its own back-up battery power supply for... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080101079 - Bicycle illumination apparatus: A bicycle illumination apparatus is provided with a plurality of light sources and a controller. The light sources include at least one light-emitting diode that emits light in accordance with an electrical output of a generator. The controller is configured to selectively control an electrical connection between the power generator... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080101080 - Electroluminescent film composite for the entry region of a vehicle and vehicle equipped with it: An electroluminescent (EL) film composite for attachment in the entry region of a motor vehicle, particularly on thresholds, running boards, and doorsills. The friction wear protection is rigidly integrated into the film composite, i.e. connected with the other layers of the composite in planar manner, for example in that a... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080101081 - Heat-dissipating head-mounted led lamp: A heat-dissipating headlamp assembly comprises a housing including a light source such as a light-emitting diode (LED) disposed therein, and a detachable heat shroud covering the rearward portion of the housing. In the preferred embodiment the housing includes a pair of opposing detents, and the detachable heat shroud includes a... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080101082 - Spread illuminating apparatus of multiple panel type: A spread illuminating apparatus includes a plurality of lighting units each of which includes a light conductor plate having a light outlet surface and a light inlet surface, and a light source disposed at the light inlet surface, and which are arranged two dimensionally with a predetermined distance provided between... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080101083 - Light guide for use in a keypad: A light guide for a keypad includes a plurality of through hole portions adapted to correspond respectively to keys on the keypad. Each of the through hole portions is adapted to receive at least a part of the corresponding key, and to receive light incident thereinto from at least one... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080101084 - Backlight module and method for making the same: An exemplary backlight module includes a light guide plate, at least one light emitting diode, and at least one adhesive member. The light guide plate has a light input surface. The light emitting diode is disposed adjacent to the light input surface of the light guide plate. The adhesive member... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang J

20080101085 - Display device, backlight module, and packaging structure of light emitting diode: A display device comprises a power supply module and a back-lit module. The power supply module provides power and the back-lit module comprises a plurality of light emitting diode packaging structure in series. At least one light emitting diode packaging structure comprises two lead frames, a light emitting diode unit,... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080101086 - Led backlight with bare chip led: A method and apparatus which uses the edge emitting characteristics of the LED bare chip to form a backlight with uniform illumination. This allows a reduced separation between the diffuser plate and the LED array. In one embodiment, the LED chip(s) is mounted over a prism structure, which redirects the... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080101087 - Double-side illumination apparatus for display device and dual display device employing the same: A double-side illumination apparatus includes a light source, an isotropic light guide plate including an incident plane on which light emitted from the light source is incident, an opposite plane facing the incident plane, and upper and lower surfaces through which the light is out-coupled. Isotropic micro-structures are formed on... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080101088 - High-output light guide panel and backlight unit and display using the high-output light guide panel: A high-output light guide panel and a backlight unit and display device using the high-output light guide panel are provided. The light guide panel includes a first layer having an incidence surface on which light is incident from at least one light source, an opposite surface disposed opposite the incidence... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080101089 - Light guide plate and backlight module using same: A light guide plate includes having a block body includes a bottom surface, a light emitting surface on an opposite side of the light guide plate to the bottom surface, at least three spaced light incident surfaces, and at least three fresnel lens portions provided on the respective at least... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang J

20080101090 - Light guide plate, panel light-emitting structure and disk drive: A panel light-emitting structure includes a front panel, a light guide plate, a light-emitting portion, a guide, etc. The light guide plate is formed in a transversely elongated shape having a long side and a short side, and includes an elongated hole extending in a direction of the long side.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20080101091 - Diffusion film, manufacturing method thereof and a backlight module with the diffusion film: A diffusion film consists of a transparent film layer, a coating layer on one side of the transparent film layer, and a stickiness prevention layer on the other side of the transparent film layer; to make the stickiness prevention layer, first the transparent film layer is coated with a layer... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080101092 - Surface emitting device and display apparatus including the same: A surface emitting device and a display apparatus including the same. The surface emitting device includes: a light source; and a light guide plate having a light exit surface on which holographic patterns are formed, and guiding light emitted by the light source such that the guided light is emitted... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080101093 - Backlight assembly and display device having the same: A backlight assembly includes a light guiding plate, a driving board, a light emitting chip and a flexible board. The light guiding plate has a plate shape. The driving board is disposed substantially parallel with a side surface of the light guiding plate to face the side surface of the... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20080101094 - Essentially planar lighting system: A lighting system includes an essentially planar panel assembly configured to transmit light. At least one light source is positioned about the periphery of the essentially planar panel assembly and configured to direct light into the essentially planar panel assembly and essentially along a longitudinal axis of the essentially planar... Agent: Holland & Knight LLP

20080101095 - Thunder mount: Thunder Mounts top plate, has holes from which to attach bolts through to secure and suspended from a overhead truss, structure or support of the garage, and or building. Interconnecting shafts connect the top and bottom plates together. The bottom plate, has holes from where to attached a overhead garage... Agent: Gustavo T. Estravit

20080094818 - Solar street lights: P

20080094820 - Led vehicle light having a current consuming device: A LED vehicle light having a current consuming device includes a lighting fixture and an electric heating circuit pad. The lighting fixture comprises a connecting terminal and a light emitting diode (LED) module. The LED module is connected to the connecting terminal. The electric heating circuit pad is connected to... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20080094817 - Educational lighting kit: An educational lighting kit to enhance the quality of the image captured of a subject utilizing a floor mat having specific indicators located around the floor mat. The indicators identifying the desired location for specific components selected from the group of lights, light modifiers, reflectors, backgrounds, cameras and image capture... Agent: Emch, Schaffer, Schaub & Porcello Co

20080094819 - Lighting device: A lighting device comprising, one or more semiconductor light-sources for generating a light beam, at least a motor for rotating said light beam, and a controller for controlling speed of rotation of the motor and intensity of the light-source and monitoring the operating conditions, detecting failures of the lighting device... Agent: Himangshu Rai Vaish Instapower Ltd

20080094821 - Rising waterfall unit: A rising water feature that produces a waterfall into a spa, swimming pool, tub, reservoir, or the like, while the device itself is illuminated. In a resting position, the device is retracted and has a generally flat profile relative to the spa surface. In an operation position, the device is... Agent: Powell Goldstein LLP

20080094822 - Traffic stick: A traffic stick, which houses a battery, a circuit board, a set of LEDs, a siren, and two switches such that the switches are operable to drive the LEDs to emit light and the siren to make a loud piercing sound.... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080094823 - Light beam generator apparatus: A light beam generator including a remote dual switch device preferably including a remote momentary tape switch including a resilient housing and a remote pushbutton actuable CONSTANT ON/OFF switch carried by the resilient housing, the resilient housing configured with resilient members removably securable to a rail of a rail structure... Agent: David Weiss

20080094824 - Multiple positioned light source to achieve uniform or graded illumination: An integrated and modular lighting system is disclosed. The lighting system includes a plurality of modules, each module including at least two echelons of light emitting diodes and a power supply on a common substrate. The modular lighting system is used to provide uniform illumination of an enclosed display stand.... Agent: D. James Chung Silicon Edge Law Group LLP

20080094825 - Electroluminescent candle: An electric candle includes a candle-shaped frame which features both a simulated candle flame and having illumination from the side area of the length of the electric candle. The side illumination is provided using an electroluminescent panel. The panel being actuated via a switch optionally located within a membrane of... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20080094826 - Caster-borne step stool with positionable lights and rechargeable battery: A step stool with positionable lights and a rechargeable battery is carried upon retractable casters for suitable positioning and utility. A motion and timer switch is interposed between the battery and the positionable lights to allow the positionable lights to be illuminated only for a fixed period of time following... Agent: Renner Kenner Greive Bobak Taylor & Weber

20080094827 - Motion-activated lamps: Motion-activated lamps are disclosed herein. Preferred motion-activated lamps include a free-standing base housing a motion sensor and a battery power source operably connected to an electrical circuit, an adjustable neck, and means for emitting light.... Agent: Baumgartner Patent Law

20080094828 - Light-emitting diode lamp bank: An LED (Light-Emitting Diode) lamp bank is primarily formed with a plurality of LED lamps, a soft substrate, conduction wires, and soft vinyl. Two ends of each LED lamp bank are provided with female socket holes to connect with male connection terminals serially. A hard protective sheet is located at... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080094829 - Lighting system using multiple colored light emitting sources and diffuser element: A light emitting apparatus has a radiation source for emitting multi-colored radiation. A diffuser material receives at least a portion of the multi-colored radiation emitted by the radiation source and converts the multi-colored radiation into forward transferred radiation and back transferred radiation. An optic device is coupled to the diffuser... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080094830 - Direct type backlight module having reflective sheet supported by supporting member: An exemplary direct type backlight module (30) includes a housing (31), a reflective sheet (34), a central supporting member (36), and a plurality of light sources (33). The housing includes a base plate (311) and a periphery side plate (313) extending from the base plate. The supporting member is disposed... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20080094831 - Plane light-source device: A plane light-source device having lamps disposed behind a diffuser is provided in which influences of heat and electromagnetic waves generated by the lamps are suppressed and the lamps are prevented from being broken on drop impact. A plane light-source device (a direct-type backlight) of a liquid-crystal display apparatus includes... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080094832 - Decorative light display: A decorative light display includes a plurality of light source assemblies, each respective light source assembly of the plurality of light source assemblies having a known power requirement and at least one power supply operably coupled to each respective light source assembly of the plurality of light source assemblies for... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20080094833 - Light emitting device and panel: A back-light source comprises a plurality of light-emitting devices, each light-emitting device having a light-emitting package and a lens surface. In at least some of the light emitting devices, the radius of curvature in one direction of the lens surface is different from the radius of curvature in another direction... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20080094834 - Illuminating display device: An illuminating display device is capable of forming multiplex formative and is widely used, which includes a plurality of continuous illuminating units having a shearable solid base, each base forms a concave optical concentrating portion disposed at a surface thereof, and a reflective layer is disposed at a top portion... Agent: Hdsl

20080094836 - Led lighting device: An LED lighting device applied to laser beam printers (LBP), scanners, or multi-function printers (MFP) includes a lighting source, a focusing cap and a strip lens. The lighting source is composed of a plurality of LEDs that are arranged on the circuit board in a certain interval or in non-isometric,... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080094835 - Light engine: The invention describes a Light engine (1,2,3,4,5) comprising a chamber (6) with at least one aperture (7) and a number of LED elements (13) positioned inside this chamber, where effectively all inner surfaces of the chamber (6) are realized as high-reflective surfaces (20) which are essentially non-absorbing towards light within... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080094837 - Led lamp suitable as a replacement for fluorescent lamp in vending machines: The present invention is an efficient, long life alternative to conventional vending machine fluorescent lamp light sources that provides added control capabilities. More specifically, the present invention provides reduced energy use, improved safety, extended life, and allows attention-getting use of the machine lighting.... Agent: Lipton, Weinberger & Husick Attn: Robert Lipton

20080094838 - Luminaire junction box: A residential outdoor luminaire having a combined junction box and mounting arm that allows for canopy mounting as well as mounting on a vertical surface is provided. The luminaire housing has a rear beveled mount surface which engages a junction box mounting arm. The junction box mounting arm has at... Agent: Middleton & Reutlinger

20080094839 - Patterned ornament having lighting figures: The invention relates to a patterned ornament having lighting figures, which includes a transparent shell and inner lighting means. The inner surface of the ornament is provided with specific inclined or curved planes to reflect light ray to form specific virtual image shown on the ornament. The patterned ornament thus... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080094840 - Reflector window for use in a light lamp: A reflector window includes a light transmission window having a center and an outer edge and an optical coating of at least first and second materials having differing refractive indices deposited on a proximate side of the light transmission window. The optical coating includes a plurality of alternating layers of... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080094841 - Method and apparatus for using light emitting diodes: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for using light emitting diodes for curing and various solid state lighting applications. The method includes a novel method for cooling the light emitting diodes and mounting the same on heat pipe in a manner which delivers ultra high power in UV,... Agent: Emery L. Tracy

20080094842 - Three dimensional effect lamp assembly: A lamp assembly with a thin actual dimension providing an image of greater apparent depth may be formed from a light source, reflector and a partially reflective and partially transmissive lens. The mirrored surface is oriented axially to face a field to be illuminated. A partially light reflective and partially... Agent: Osram Sylvania Inc

20080094843 - Optical device for producing lines of light from quasi-point sources of light by means of slit-like cavities: An optical device is disclosed for producing light lines. The optical device comprises at least one quasi point-like light source. The optical device further comprises a transparent, light guiding body configured such that light from the at least one quasi point-like light source is led through the body. The light... Agent: Maginot, Moore & Beck, LLP Chase Tower

20080094844 - Decorative lamp illuminations structure: An apparatus and method is disclosed for enhancing the aesthetic appearance of lamps. A support structure may be provided for attaching to the lamp. The support structure may be attached in a manner such that the support structure may be hidden from view by the lamp shade. The support structure... Agent: Terrence J. Edwards Clayton, Howarth & Cannon, P.C.

20080094845 - Direct-type backlight device: A thin direct-type backlight capable of realizing high brightness uniformity is provided by a specific configuration of the direct-type backlight whereby high light beam utilization ratio is maintained while periodical unevenness of the light emitting surface is suppressed. In a direct-type backlight device having a plurality of linear light sources... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080094846 - Reflector for light source, light source device and illuminating device: A reflector for a light source, disposed at a back of a light source lamp for reflecting light from the light source lamp in a direction of an X axis, includes: a first reflecting portion having a reflecting surface whose cross section in an XZ plane is a curve open... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080094847 - Film, filter and flat display panel device thereof: The present invention can shield external light without the moire phenomenon by providing a external light shielding layer to a filter connected to a panel or a front of the panel and by irregularly forming pattern units instead of forming them regularly, and the picture quality can be enhanced because... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080094848 - Led lamp device: In an LED lamp device including a surface mount device type of LED lamp, an LED lighting circuit protecting part, a resistive element, a circuit part, and a case part, the circuit part has a metal plate which is embedded in the case part in a state where the metal... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20080094849 - Backlight module and supporting device thereof: A backlight module and a supporting device thereof are provided. The supporting device includes a first housing having an engaging part, a second housing having an opening for receiving the lamp, and an elastic mechanism disposed in the seconding housing. The first housing and the second housing are foldably connected.... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.

20080094850 - Thermal management system for solid state automotive lighting: An automotive lighting system employing semiconductor light sources includes LED light sources (52) which are mounted to an edge of a heat pipe (44) such that emitted light from the LED light sources travels toward a reflector (32) at the back of the housing (24) of the system, where it... Agent: Magna International, Inc.

20080094851 - Motor-vehicle headlight: A motor-vehicle headlight is specified, having at least one light-emitting diode, and an apparatus for controllable manipulation of the beam path of the electromagnetic radiation emitted from the light-emitting diode. The described motor-vehicle headlight is distinguished inter alia by a particularly variable emission characteristic.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080094852 - High efficiency automotive led optical system: An exterior automotive lamp may be formed with LED light sources by efficiently using the available light. The LEDs are arranged in an array to illuminate a central lens to produce the horizontal spread from the central portion of the LED beam. Meanwhile a reflector gathers the more disperse side-emitted... Agent: Osram Sylvania Inc

20080094853 - Light guides and backlight systems incorporating light redirectors at varying densities: Light guides and backlight systems are disclosed that include one or more groups of geometric light redirectors whose density and/or orientation across the surface of a light guide varies to improve light emission uniformity and to reduce visual artifacts.... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20080094854 - Dual illumination anisotropic light emitting device: An enhanced electroluminescent sign containing a volumetric, anisotropic scattering element to control the angular spread of light from the sign and the spatial luminance uniformity of the sign. The anisotropic scattering element contains one or more regions of asymmetrically-shaped light scattering particles. The angular spread of light leaving a sign... Agent: Fusion Optix, Inc.

20080094855 - Backlight module with point light sources and liquid crystal display using same: An exemplary backlight module (20) includes a light guiding plate (240) with a light incident surface (241), a frame (230) receiving the light guiding plate, and at least one point light source (260) disposed between the light incident surface of the light guiding plate and the frame, the at least... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080094856 - Reversible lamp: A lamp (160) comprising: a light-emitting lamp capsule (161) arrayed about a longitudinal axis (161a); a base (162) supporting said lamp capsule (161), said base (162) including a peripheral flange (163) extending normal to said longitudinal axis 161a); and electrical contacts (164) attached to said peripheral flange for providing power... Agent: Osram Sylvania Inc

20080094857 - Led light bulb: An LED light bulb having separately addressable groupings of LED's. The LED light bulb can serve as a visual indicator of emergency or non-emergency conditions by selectively illuminating groupings of LED's in a variety of colors, each color corresponding to a predetermined condition.... Agent: Roberts, Mardula & Wertheim, LLC

20080089050 - Keypad light guide with lined apertures and process for making keypad light guide: An exemplary process for making a light guide includes the steps of: providing a transparent base sheet; punching the base sheet to form an array of first apertures therein; coating a melted resin material in the first apertures and making the melted resin material fill up the first apertures; solidifying... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20080089051 - Flood lit cluster: An example light guide assembly for illuminating a display of an instrument cluster includes a light receiving portion, a light propagating portion and a reflective surface between the light receiving portion and the light propagating portion. The light receiving portion extends along a first axis, and the light propagating portion... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080089052 - Linear light concentrator: An optical element including a unitary, non-circularly-symmetrical, piece of optically-transmissive material, which has at least first and second surfaces for concentrating light from a light source onto a linear target region, such that at least one of the first and second surfaces is curved, and such that a first portion... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080089054 - Direct type backlight module with platform support for optical plate: An exemplary backlight module (100) includes a housing (10), a reflective sheet (30), a number of point light sources (20). The housing includes a bottom plate (12) and at least one platform support (14) extending out from the bottom plate towards an interior of the housing. The reflective sheet is... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20080089053 - Lighting device and method of making same: A lighting device comprising a light emitter chip, a reflective cup and a lumiphor positioned between the chip and the cup. Also, a lighting device comprising a light emitter chip, a wire bonded to a first surface of the chip and a lumiphor which faces a second surface of the... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080089055 - Liquid container: There are disclosed a cap or lid for a container which has a light emitter that generates zestful reflected light enabling recognition of a content even in a dark place, a container to which a light emitter is attached to generate zestful reflected light, a base member disposed at a... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080089056 - Illuminated apparel: Illuminated garments and accessories for enhancing a person's visual appearance for aesthetic and safety reasons. The lighting on the garments and accessories can be activated by attached or remote manual controls or sensors. Embodiments can include apparel for motorcyclists, bicyclists, road workers, or for general entertainment purposes.... Agent: West & Associates, A PC

20080089057 - Dock light: A dock light for mounting in a void in the side of a floating dock. The light has a housing with a floor, sidewalls, lens and lid defining a chamber. The chamber houses a power source, such as a battery and photovoltaic cell, and a light source, such as a... Agent: Kremblas, Foster, Phillips & Pollick

20080089058 - Flashlight having mating formations for integtration with a rail mounting system: A modular flashlight assembly is provided that includes an integrated interface to facilitate mounting of the flashlight to a variety of different equipment. The flashlight mounting system includes a pattern of engagement surfaces on an exterior surface of the flashlight housing and a mounting bracket. The mounting bracket is configured... Agent: Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd.

20080089059 - Lamp holder with a set-in replaceable adaptor as combination to rate single end pin-based compact fluorescent bare lamp: There is multiple ballast and many self-ballast sockets or lamp holders in market to connect the power to rate pin based compact fluorescent lamp. Haven't seen any these products can be easily replaced by user. This innovation is relating to a lamp holder with having an easier replaceable integral ballasted... Agent: Da-kuang Chang

20080089060 - Methods and apparatus for improving versatility and impact resistance of lighting fixtures: A lighting apparatus includes an LED-based lighting fixture having a housing and a gasketed face panel (e.g., a lens, diffuser or other optical cover), a protective flexible sleeve removably fitted over the housing, and a bezel for sealably retaining the gasketed face panel against the housing and connected to the... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20080089061 - Direct type backlight module: A direct type backlight module including a frame, a plurality of light sources, an optical plate and an upper frame is provided. The frame includes a bottom frame and a side frame extending upward from the edge of the bottom frame. The light sources are disposed on the bottom frame,... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080089062 - Solid-state lateral emitting optical system: The optical lens embodiment of the invention refracts and reflects light emitted from the light emitting diode chips on a unique combination of curved surfaces to obtain the desired coupling to a lateral light guide. The system of curved surfaces redirects rays from multiple LED chips laterally by multiple refraction... Agent: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

20080089063 - Diffuser plate and backlight module using the same: A diffuser plate and a backlight module using the same are provided. The backlight module includes a light source module and the diffuser plate disposed on the light source module. The diffuser plate has a plate body, a plurality of light-scattering areas and a plurality of light-gathering areas. The light-scattering... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080089064 - Led illuminating device: A LED illuminating device includes an illuminating unit and a shell having a top side and chamber. The illuminating unit includes a PCB supported by the shell and one or more LED modules electrically and spacedly mounted on the PCB disposed in the chamber. Each of the LED modules includes... Agent: Raymond Y. Chan Suite 128

20080089065 - Ornamental light: The invention relates to an ornamental light and, more particularly, relates to an ornamental light with polychrome effect. The ornamental light includes at least one illuminant, a support frame with special shape and a film covered on the surface of the support frame. The film includes a transparent base plate... Agent: GlobalIPServices

20080089066 - Light source module: The present invention relates to a light source module comprising a light source, which light source module comprises cooling means for cooling the light source base, which light source module further comprises a dechroic reflector, where at least one heat sink surrounds the dechroic reflector. The object of the present... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20080089067 - Light apparatus attachable to a tattoo machine: A light designed to be secured to and powered by a tattoo machine. Such light includes a first housing having a light source is disposed within. A second housing is connected to such first housing. A facilitating mechanism carries power to such light source. The facilitating mechanism is housed at... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20080089068 - Method for manufacturing optical element: An optical element manufacturing method according to the present invention includes: disposing a mask on a transparent photosensitive resin; patterning said transparent resin by applying an exposure light to said transparent photosensitive resin through said mask to form a transparent layer; forming a light absorbing layer by filling a gap... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080089072 - High power light emitting diode package: A high power light emitting diode (“LED”) package is disclosed. The high power LED package includes a housing made of an insulating material and having a cavity in its central portion; a lead frame made of a conductive material, including an inner lead exposed by the cavity of the housing... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080089071 - Lamp structure with adjustable projection angle: An LED lamp structure with adjustable projection angle includes an aluminum extrusion lamp housing, an LED module, and a rotating rack. The lamp housing has a base, a plurality of heat sinks extended from the base, and a receiving portion formed on an external side of the base. The LED... Agent: Hdsl

20080089070 - Led lamp module with adjustable illuminating angle: An exemplary LED lamp module includes an LED lamp, a fixed base, and a plurality of elastic member. The LED lamp includes a base and an LED module. The base includes a plurality of connecting portions, and the fixed base includes a plate and a plurality of fixed poles corresponding... Agent: Hdsl

20080089069 - Methods and apparatus for improved heat spreading in solid state lighting systems: A solid state lighting subassembly or fixture includes an anisotropic heat spreading material. A heat spreading layer may be placed between a light emitting diode (LED) and luminaire or reflector and serves to spread heat laterally away from the LED. Low profile, low weight heat spreading may be utilized both... Agent: Priest & Goldstein PLLC

20080089073 - Dynamic liquid crystal gel holograms: A dynamic hologram is formed in anisotropic liquid crystal (LC) gel materials. By applying an electric field, the orientation of part of the liquid crystals can be altered and the hologram can be turned on and off. Using LC gels allows for holographic elements with no diffraction in the voltage... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080089074 - High bay lighting shade: A high bay light fixture shade including a frame configured for suspension about a high bay lighting fixture having one or more side panels that may be attached to the frame to direct light output from the high bay lighting fixture.... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20080089075 - Illuminating ornament with multiple power supply mode switch: Disclosed is an illuminating ornament including a cover, a circuit board provided inside the cover, at least one illuminating element, a switch provided with a DC power supply input and an AC-to-DC power supply input and is electrically connected to the circuit board, a DC power supply circuit electrically connected... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080089076 - Fixing structure and backlight module using the same: A fixing structure and a backlight module using the same are provided. The fixing structure is used for fixing a circuit board. The circuit board with several openings has an upper surface and a lower surface. The fixing structure includes a back plate and several hooks. The back plate has... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080089077 - Heatsink and illumination system with a heatsink: A heatsink (2), comprising a heatsink body (3) extending between two endsides (4, 5) of the heatsink body. The heatsink is designed for introducing the heatsink with the first endside ahead into an aperture (16), which is provided in a wall (17), and for a thermal conductive connection of a... Agent: Cohen Pontani Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20080089078 - Lamp holder construction: A lamp includes a lamp cover, a light emitting diode (LED), and a lamp holder. The lamp holder includes at least two insulation parts firmly combined or attached to each other and formed an inner cover, in which a plurality of channels running longitudinally through its internal space provides a... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20080089079 - Installation light: An installation light for a vehicle or aircraft comprises a multitude of lighting elements. These lighting elements may be activated individually or in groups, in a manner such that the radiation direction and/or emittance angle of the light emitted by the installation light may be adjusted.... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20080089080 - Door mirror with turn lamp: A turn lamp includes a base housing; a light source unit incorporated with a light source and housed in the base housing; an inner housing provided with a long and solid light guide; a lens cover that covers the base housing; and a diffused reflection generator that is structured such... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080089082 - Electromagnetic radiation assembly: An electromagnetic radiation assembly is described and which includes a reflector having discrete first and second surfaces; a first electromagnetic radiation emitter positioned adjacent to the first surface; and a second electromagnetic radiation emitter positioned adjacent to the second surface, and wherein, when energized, the first and second electromagnetic radiation... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20080089083 - Electromagnetic radiation assembly: An electromagnetic radiation assembly is described and which includes a reflector having discrete first and second surfaces; a first electromagnetic radiation emitter positioned adjacent to the first surface; and a second electromagnetic radiation emitter positioned adjacent to the second surface, and wherein, when energized, the first and second electromagnetic radiation... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20080089084 - Electromagnetic radiation assembly: An electromagnetic radiation assembly is described and which includes a reflector having discrete first and second surfaces; a first electromagnetic radiation emitter positioned adjacent to the first surface; and a second electromagnetic radiation emitter positioned adjacent to the second surface, and wherein, when energized, the first and second electromagnetic radiation... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20080089081 - Interior rearview mirror system for a vehicle: A modular rearview mirror assembly for vehicles incorporates one or more integrated subassembly modules or carrier members to which are connected separate electrical components such as lamps, reflectors, switches, plug receptacles and the like to simplify mirror assembly and provide integral support, electrical connections, and an electrical distribution network for... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP

20080089085 - Headlamp assembly having an adjustable light beam direction: A headlamp assembly for a motor vehicle, including a housing coupling the headlamp assembly to a frame of the motor vehicle, a light source positioned within the housing for emitting light rays, and a reflector positioned within the housing and configured to direct the light rays into a beam. The... Agent: Visteon

20080089086 - Lamp device for vehicles: A lamp device for vehicles includes a lamp unit for irradiating light in a desired light distribution pattern, a support body configured to support the lamp unit so as to be tiltable up and down, and tiltable right and left, and an actuator for tilting the lamp unit up and... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20080089087 - Apparatus and method pertaining to light-based power distribution in a vehicle: A vehicle (400) such as an aircraft is provided (101) with a source of light (401). An optical conduit is then used to couple (104) this source of light to a light-to-electricity conversion apparatus (408). So configured, the optical conduit delivers light from this source of light to the light-to-electricity... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080089088 - Polyurethane light guides: A light guide (1) formed from an unclad flexible polyurethane fibre produces significant side scattering (2) over distances of up to several metres. The polyurethane fibre is in the form of a solid fibre or a tube and may comprise light scattering particles. The polyurethane fibre may comprise a transparent... Agent: Duane Morris, LLPIPDepartment

20080089089 - Light emitting device: A light emitting device, comprises: an excitation light source that emits excitation light; a wavelength conversion member that absorbs the excitation light emitted from the excitation light source, converts its wavelength, and releases light of a predetermined wavelength band; a light guide in which the center part (core) of its... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080089090 - Interactive display using planar radiation guide: An interactive display that uses a planar radiation guide (such as a planar light guide) to perform display and/or imaging. The planar radiation guide has a radiation propagation portion and a radiation interface portion. The radiation propagation portion propagates the radiation by the principles of total internal reflection (with perhaps... Agent: Workman Nydegger/microsoft

20080089091 - Transmittance adjuster unit, a planar illumination device, a liquid crystal display device using the same, and a method of arranging transmittance adjusters: A transmittance adjuster unit includes multiple transmittance adjusters arranged in a predetermined pattern, if the pattern density is ρ(x, y), the maximum luminance Fmax of the light emitted from the light emission plane of a planar illumination device when the unit is not provided is 1, the minimum luminance is... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080089092 - Illumination device for liquid crystal display: An illumination device for a liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided, including: a flat light guide plate having a light exit surface; at least one linear source unit integrally formed with a side of the flat light guide plate and extending along the at least one side of the flat... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080089093 - Backlight unit using particular direct backlight assembly: An illumination device comprising in order from bottom to top (a) a solid transparent light transmission plate having a bottom and top surface, and (b) a light extraction unit having a light entry and a light extraction surface separated from the transmission plate by one or more optical interfaces, said... Agent: Andrew J. Anderson Patent Legal Staff

20080089094 - Image display device and light diffusion component for use therein: The light diffusion component in accordance with the present invention includes light transmission pieces that are juxtaposed at predetermined intervals in one direction and have a substantially trapezoidal section, and a light absorption piece that is juxtaposed alternately to the light transmission pieces and has a substantially wedged section. The... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080089096 - Backlight module having colored reflective structure and liquid crystal display using same: An exemplary backlight module (20) includes a light guide plate (22) having a light incident surface (224), a plurality of light sources (23) adjacent to the light incident surface, a frame (24) for receiving the light sources and the light guide plate, and a colored reflective structure (220) disposed in... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080089095 - Optical film for use in a backlight module and said backlight module: An optical film for use in a backlight module and the backlight module are disclosed. The backlight module comprises a light source, a light guide plate and a plurality of optical films, wherein the light source is used to provide incident light which will be received by the light guide... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080089097 - Pattern forming ink, method for fabricating the same, and light guide plate, light emitting unit, and liquid crystal display having the same: A pattern forming ink includes a polymer resin including acrylic-based resin, a cross-linking agent including hexamethylenediisocyanate, and a filler. The pattern forming ink is printed as a reflection pattern on a light guide plate. Light incident to the reflection pattern is reflected and scattered towards an emission surface of the... Agent: H.c. Park & Associates, PLC