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Display devices having rounded corner backlight unit

Patent Number: RE44227
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

A backlight unit for a display device includes a mold frame and a light guide panel. The mold frame includes a groove having at least one rounded corner. The light guide panel is on the mold frame and includes a light guide projection in the groove, having at least one rounded corner corresponding to the at least one rounded corner of the mold frame ...

Display device lighting unit

Patent Number: RE44197
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
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The display device lighting unit comprises a light source lamp and a lamp holder, which has one or an arbitrary combination of the following features: (1) the lamp holder comprises a plurality of supporting members at least partly integrated, (2) the light source lamp or lamps have a curved portion and each is supported by supporting members of the lamp holder or holders at least partly at the respective curved portions, (3) the lamp holder has, for example, projections, depressions and so ...

Adjustable mount for sealed light systems

Patent Number: RE44196
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
Inventor:

An adjustable mount for use with light fixtures that are scaled to prevent entry of moisture and contaminants. O-ring seals are utilized to connect and seal the components of the adjustable mount so that it is not a source of moisture or loss of vacuum. The adjustable mount is a knuckle-type mount that connects a light fixture with a junction box or other source of electrical power. The adjustable mount provides a full range of vertical and rotational angles without damaging the electrical ...

Theatre light apparatus incorporating LED tracking system

Patent Number: RE44195
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
Inventor:

A multiparameter light is disclosed, which incorporates an LED (light emitting diode) tracking ring surrounding a main output lens. The LED tracking ring is capable of additive color mixing and in turn can simulate the color of the main projected light projecting from the main output aperture or output lens of the multiparameter ...

Lamp holder structure with universal accommodating slot

Patent Number: 8444311
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

The present invention relates to a lamp holder structure comprising a main body having a universal accommodating slot and an accommodating space concavely formed at the top and the bottom of the main body respectively, and a first electrically conductive plate and a second electrically conductive plate both installed at the top of the main body proximate to the universal accommodating slot, wherein the second electrically conductive plate is electrically coupled with a lamp holder base ...

LED module with fast disassembly function

Patent Number: 8444310
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

A LED module with fast disassembly function is capable of being disassembled from a hole of a substrate by a tool and includes a lamp base, a LED and fasteners. The lamp base has tabs extending outwards. Each of the tabs is provided with a through-hole corresponding to the hole. The tab is formed with an inclined surface at the periphery of the through-hole. The LED is fixed on the lamp base. Each of the fasteners has a cap. The fastener is disposed through the hole and the through-hole to ...

Wiring device with illumination

Patent Number: 8444309
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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One embodiment of the invention relates to an electrical device having illumination comprising a housing and at least one light pipe extending along a longitudinal axis, inside the housing. There is at least one light disposed in the housing and being positioned adjacent to the light pipe. The light has a radiation pattern having a corresponding peak radiation pattern direction which extends along the longitudinal axis of the light ...

Vehicular lamp

Patent Number: 8444308
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

A vehicular lamp has a semiconductor light emitting element as a light source. The vehicular lamp includes a heat dissipation member that dissipates heat generated by the semiconductor light emitting element; a power supply member that supplies power to the semiconductor light emitting element; a light emitting element holding portion that holds the semiconductor light emitting element in a state of contact with the heat dissipation member; and a housing portion that is secured to a lamp ...

Vehicular lamp

Patent Number: 8444307
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

A vehicular lamp includes a lamp unit disposed inside a lamp chamber and an aiming mechanism. The lamp chamber is formed from a lamp body opening forward and a front cover attached to the front opening portion of the lamp body. The aiming mechanism is interposed between the lamp unit and the lamp body. The aiming mechanism performs an optical axis adjustment by tiltably supporting the lamp unit with respect to the lamp body. The aiming mechanism includes a rotational operation portion ...

Vocational truck headlight assembly

Patent Number: 8444306
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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The present disclosure sets forth a composite headlight assembly which increases the visibility and sight afforded to the driver of a vocational truck using such a composite lighting assembly. A composite lighting assembly includes a low beam light and a high beam light, as well as a turn signal and a parking light within one composite housing. As the overall size of the housing is limited by the size of the grill of the vehicle, the present disclosure increases the visibility and sight ...

Motorcycle head light device

Patent Number: 8444305
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A head light device, according to one embodiment, has a head light, a position light provided around the head light, a reflector to reflect bulb light of the head light, and an extension covering the perimeter of the reflector. The extension covers a position in front of the position light, and the extension is provided with openings, and reflection members to guide the light of the position light to the ...

Reptile lamp

Patent Number: 8444304
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

A reptile lamp for installation in a top side of a reptile tank to provide illumination is disclosed to include a housing equipped with a high-voltage circuit and a LED start control circuit, a LED lamp panel mounted inside the housing and electrically connected to the LED start control circuit and carrying multiple white LEDs and red LEDs for emitting white light or red light subject to the control of the LED start control circuit, and phosphor-coated cold cathode tubes mounted inside the ...

Heat dissipation arrangement for LED lighting device

Patent Number: 8444303
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

An LED lighting device includes a plurality of parallel illumination assemblies each including an elongated metal bar and a plurality of LED elements secured to the bar, and a heat dissipation assembly comprising a metal substrate comprising a plurality of hollow posts arranged in rows on a top surface; a plurality of parallel metal units each comprising a rod releasably secured to both the substrate and the bar, the rod including a plurality of hollow, closed U-shaped members each ...

Pivoting recessed light fixture

Patent Number: 8444302
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

A pivoting recessed light fixture has a can and junction box mounted on a frame structure. The frame structure is pivotally supported near one of its ends between a pair of telescoping support rails mounted between a pair of support members. The other end of the frame structure is removably attached to each of the support rails so that the frame structure, with its can and junction box, can be pivoted below the rails to allow access for wiring during ...

Lens and illumination device

Patent Number: 8444301
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A lens includes a light incident surface and a light exiting surface. The light exiting surface includes a first curved surface, a first convex surface, a second convex surface, a second curved surface, and a third curved surface. The first curved surface is located at the center of the light exiting surface. The first and second convex surfaces are arranged at two opposite sides of the first curved surface respectively for converging the light exiting therefrom, the first convex surface, ...

LED lamp

Patent Number: 8444300
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

An LED lamp includes a circuit board with a plurality of LEDs switch and a lamp base made of heat dispersing material. The lamp base includes a fastening pedestal. The fastening pedestal includes an accommodating member, a shell, and a plurality of heat diffusion walls. The accommodating member defines a cavity configured for receiving the circuit board. The shell encloses the accommodating member. The plurality of heat diffusion walls connect the accommodating member to the shell. Each of ...

Dimmable LED bulb with heatsink having perforated ridges

Patent Number: 8444299
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A light-emitting diode lamp includes a light engine, a power assembly, and a heatsink. The light engine includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes, and the power assembly includes a socket disposed at one end of the power assembly and a heat spreader plate disposed at another end of the power assembly opposite the socket. The light engine is mounted to the heat spreader plate. The power assembly further includes a power supply circuit that is electrically coupled to the socket and to the ...

LED lighting device

Patent Number: 8444298
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

A light emitting diode (LED) lighting device includes a light case, a plurality of heatsinks, a plurality of LED modules and a plurality of power supplies. Each of the heatsinks is connected with one of the LED modules and one of the power supplies correspondingly to form one LED light unit. The LED light units are assembled with the light case to form the LED lighting ...

Lighting apparatus using light-emitting diode

Patent Number: 8444297
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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Disclosed is a lighting apparatus using light-emitting diodes. The lighting apparatus includes: a housing in which an inner side surface is partitioned into a plurality of mounting surfaces and a plurality of cooling fins is prominently formed on an outer side surface; a plurality of light source blocks provided with a plurality of LED modules on an outer surface of a plurality of angle adjusting blocks having multi-step inclined surfaces, and mounted at positions selectively determined on ...

Backlight assembly and liquid crystal display having the same

Patent Number: 8444296
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A backlight assembly and a liquid crystal display having the same are provided. The backlight assembly includes a plurality of LED packages mounted on a substrate, and a lens unit that seals the LED packages. The lens unit includes a plurality of convex lenses arranged to partially overlap with each other or arranged proximate to each other. Light emitted from LED units in the LED packages is diffused by the interface between the lens unit and another material, such as air, to provide light ...

Optical system for theatrical and stage lighting

Patent Number: 8444295
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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Various optical system embodiments produce a narrow beam of focused or unfocused light using a compound parabolic concentrator, lens system, and high flux density solid-state light source. Various system embodiments include a solid state light source configured to emit light, and a compound parabolic concentrator having a smaller opening and a larger opening opposite the smaller opening, wherein the light source and the concentrator are operationally positioned with respect to each other ...

Illuminated doormat

Patent Number: 8444294
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

An apparatus for providing illumination includes a lower underlying layer that is attached to an upper surface layer. The upper surface layer includes any desired material that can be stepped on and used as the upper surface of a doormat. The underlying layer includes circuitry and wiring for conveying electrical energy from a battery to at least one light attached to the apparatus upon the activation of a sensor sufficient to illuminate the light, a portion of the upper surface layer, and ...

Method and kit for retrofitting fluorescent light fixtures

Patent Number: 8444293
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

Retrofit lighting kits allow for the reuse of fluorescent lighting fixture housings, already in place, while retrofitting new assemblies that increase efficiency, reduce energy consumption and demand, and reduce ongoing maintenance costs. The advantage of one retrofit kit is to quickly replace inefficient T-12 and T-8 ceiling mount 2 bulb fixtures, with a higher quality, and more efficient lighting source, while concurrently lowering the cost of operation, and maintenance. The ...

End cap substitute for LED-based tube replacement light

Patent Number: 8444292
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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Disclosed herein is a replacement light for a fluorescent tube usable in a fluorescent fixture. The light includes a housing having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. A support structure is disposed within the housing. At least one LED is positioned within the housing and is arranged on the support structure. A first seal has at least one aperture and is disposed within the first end of the housing. The first seal is configured to conform to an inner circumference of the ...

LED illuminating device for use during tactical operations, and method

Patent Number: 8444291
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

An illuminating device has a transparent body including an electronic components section with at least one circuit board, at least one light emitting diode electrically connected to the at least one circuit board, and one or more switching mechanisms electrically connected to the at least one circuit board. The illuminating device is capable of activation, deactivation, and subsequent reactivation by manipulating the one or more switching mechanisms. A method of using the illuminating ...

Focusable flashlight

Patent Number: 8444290
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

A flashlight has a casing extending along an axis and adapted to hold an electric power supply, a light source fixed at a front end of the casing and electrically energizable to emit an axially forwardly directed light beam, an annular head fitted to the casing and axially shiftable thereon. Stops engaged between the head and the casing limit axial travel of the head relative to the casing. A lens is fixed in the head so that the lens and head can be shifted to focus the light beam. Thus ...

Combination headlamp and flashlight assembly and method of use

Patent Number: 8444289
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

A combination headlamp and flashlight assembly includes a headlamp base; a headlamp head including a light source; a battery case, and a battery. The combination headlamp and flashlight assembly is changeable between a headlamp configuration and a handheld flashlight configuration. In the headlamp configuration, the headlamp head is mechanically and electrically coupled to the headlamp base to form a headlamp, the battery case carries the battery, and the battery case is electrically ...

Charger plate having illuminated members

Patent Number: 8444288
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

A charger plate having illuminated members. The charger plate includes a base, a raised portion, a rim and a circuit. The base is positioned substantially at a center of the charger plate and includes a first plurality of light emitting sources (LES) that outputs light from the base. The raised portion is substantially opaque and circumferentially surrounds the base. The rim circumferentially surrounds the raised portion and includes a second plurality of LES that outputs light from the ...

Lighted flooring

Patent Number: 8444287
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

A portable flooring having integral illumination devices. The flooring comprises a panel having channels extending along a front portion of the panel. Light strips in the channels are supported by the back portion of the panel. The light strips have a covering that extends along the length of the light strips. A top surface of the covering and a top surface of the panel are on the same plane. The flooring can support large weighted ...

Lighting apparatus

Patent Number: 8444286
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

A lighting apparatus includes a metal mounting fixed to a needed place such as a ceiling or a wall, rod-shaped holding metal fixtures, and a lighting apparatus body constituted by a chassis to which one end portion of each holding metal fixture is loosely fitted, a board which is fixed to the chassis and on which light emitting diodes are mounted as luminous elements, a reflecting panel, a cover (diffusing panel) that covers the light emitting diodes, and so on. By inserting the lock ...

Clip light

Patent Number: 8444285
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

A clip light includes a light head, a power source, and a mounting arrangement. The light head includes a light housing having a light window, and a light source supported in the light housing to align with the light window. The power source is supported in the light housing to electrically link to the light source for providing electricity to generate light beam from the light source. The mounting arrangement adapted for detachably mounting the light head at a desired object, wherein the ...

Tied shoe lace lights

Patent Number: 8444284
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A shoe lace-shaped light may be attached to a user's shoes, bedroom slippers, shoelaces, or similar footwear, for example. The shoe lace-shaped light may be pre-folded and pre-tied and may not become unfolded or untied. The shoe lace-shaped light may be powered by, for example, one or more batteries and/or solar power. The lights may be LED lights and may be made as part of the pre-folded, pre-tied shoe ...

Systems and methods for underwater lighting

Patent Number: 8444283
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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An underwater dock light having an internal water cooling system formed from primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary mounting surfaces forming a chamber. Each of the mounting surfaces are each in thermal communication with a light emitting unit generating heat. LED circuit boards are mounted at an angle to produce a large diameter of light in the surrounding water. A light bifurcating structure causes a central portion of light to be a different color than the perimeter. The ...

Display device

Patent Number: 8444282
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A display device capable of expressing a particularly superior red color, for example, a red color of the sRGB standard, is provided. A display device 1 is composed of a red fluorescent body in which the red chromaticity point (x_R, y_R) satisfies x_R≧20.640 and y_R≦0.330, and a green fluorescent ...

Backlight unit of display apparatus

Patent Number: 8439552
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
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A backlight unit of a display apparatus is provided. The backlight unit includes a display housing, a light source which is arranged along an inner circumference the display housing, a light guide plate through which light of the light source is transmitted, and which forms surface light, an optical sheet which is disposed on an upper side of the light guide plate to upwardly diffuse the light of the light source transmitted through the light guide plate, a plurality of first fixing units, ...

Backlight assembly and display device having the same

Patent Number: 8439551
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
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A backlight assembly includes a light guide plate guiding light, one or more light sources disposed on a side of the light guide plate and generating and providing the light to the light guide plate, a housing including a bottom portion and sidewall portions which each extend from the bottom portion, and accommodating the light guide plate and the light sources, and a light source cover. The light source cover includes a flat portion which contacts a top surface of the light guide plate, a ...

Frame connecting member and light emitting diode lighting apparatus fabricated by using the same

Patent Number: 8439550
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
Inventor:

Provided is a frame connecting member for connecting a plurality of frame members to provide a frame of a lighting apparatus. The frame connecting member includes a body, an engaging unit connected to the body, the engaging unit being configured to be coupled to the plurality of the frame members, respectively, and a light leakage prevention unit connected to the body, the light leakage prevention unit being configured to prevent a light emitted from the lighting apparatus from ...

Display device

Patent Number: 8439549
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
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A display device includes a top housing, a bottom housing, and a display module. The top housing is engaged with the bottom housing. The bottom housing includes a base and a fixing frame. The base and the fixing frame are integrally formed, and cooperatively define a receiving space. The fixing frame includes a reflective inner side surface. The display module is received in the receiving space. The reflective inner side surface reflects the light emitting from the side surface of the ...

Symmetric serrated edge light guide having circular base segments

Patent Number: 8439548
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
Inventor:

The present invention provides a planar light guide film for a backlight unit having at least one point light source, the light guide film comprising a light input surface for receiving light from the point light source, a light redirecting surface for redirecting light received from the light input surface and a light output surface for outputting at least the light redirected from the light redirecting surface. The light input surface further comprises a composite lens structure having a ...

Backlight module

Patent Number: 8439547
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
Inventor:

An exemplary illuminating apparatus includes a light guiding plate, a light source facing a light input surface of the light guiding plate, and a complementary color element adjacent to the light source. The light source comprises a number of LEDs which emit light with at least two wavelengths. The at least two wavelengths light mix with each other to gain a white light. The complementary color element is configured for receiving light emitted from adjacent, outmost LED and converting the ...

Large area light panel and screen

Patent Number: 8439546
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
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Embodiments of a panel lighting apparatus and methods of its manufacture are described. In one embodiment, the apparatus can include a light source, an at least partially transparent panel comprising a planar front surface and a planar back surface, the panel disposed in conjunction with the light source such that light from the light source is input into at least one edge of the panel and guided therein, and a plurality of light extraction dots disposed on the planar back surface, the ...

Backlight assembly and display apparatus having the same

Patent Number: 8439545
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
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A backlight assembly includes; a light source including a light emitting surface through which a light exits and an optical member including a first surface disposed adjacent to the light source and a second surface disposed substantially opposite to the first surface, wherein the optical member covers the light source and guides the light therethrough, wherein the optical member includes; an incident surface to which the light is incident, the incident surface being connected with the ...

Headlight for a motor vehicle with temperature-compensated holder for a lamp module

Patent Number: 8439544
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
Inventor:

This invention relates to a vehicle headlamp (1) with a base body (2) containing at least one light module (3) for emitting low beam light, whereby the low beam light is emitted at a specified angle or within an angle range.

The invention envisages that the fixture of the light module (3) in the headlamp (1) must have at least one expansion joint (5), whereby temperature-related deviations in the emission of the low beam light from the ...

Light source unit having a mounting rib and two pluralities of fins each extending in different directions

Patent Number: 8439543
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
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A light source unit mounted in a mount portion of a vehicle includes a heat block and a reflector accommodated in an imaginary cylinder that is defined by a holding device for holding an outer circumference of a lens. A first heat dissipating portion and a second heat dissipating portion, which are partitioned by a partition plate, are provided on an outer circumferential surface of the heat block. A plurality of fins are projected on the first heat dissipating portion which is disposed on ...

Vehicle light

Patent Number: 8439542
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
Inventor:

A vehicle light can maintain its maximum light intensity in its light distribution pattern while improving the brightness sense at a farther area. The vehicle light can be provided in a front portion of a vehicle body, for forming a road surface light distribution pattern on a road surface in front of the vehicle body. The road surface can include at least a farther area, an intermediate area, and a nearby area. The road surface light distribution pattern can include a plurality of light ...

Decorative LED tail light arrangement

Patent Number: 8439541
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
Inventor:

A decorative LED tail light arrangement comprising a decorative tail light attached to a tail light panel of a vehicle, where the decorative tail light is arrange at one end of the tail light panel and an second decorative tail light is attached at an opposing end, a plurality of LED turning lights attached to the decorative tail light, where the plurality of LED turning lights are arranged in a mirrored double-C pattern; and a plurality of LED brake lights attached to the decorative tail ...

Aircraft position light assembly

Patent Number: 8439540
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
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An aircraft position light assembly having one or more light emitting diode (LED) modules. The LED module can be installed in a variety of aircraft wing-tip cavities. An example LED module includes a support device that mounts within an aircraft wingtip, a bracket device that attaches to the support device, at least one circuit board that mounts to the bracket, and two pairs of LEDs. Each pair of LEDs is mounted on opposing major surfaces at a first end of the circuit board. A first pair of ...

Low-beam lamp unit

Patent Number: 8439539
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
Inventor:

Disclosed is a low-beam lamp unit including an LED, a projector lens disposed on an optical axis, a reflector reflecting light of the LED toward the vicinity of a back focus of the projector lens on a vertical cross section, a shade having a front edge portion disposed in the vicinity of the back focus of projector lens to block a portion of light reflected by the reflector, and a re-reflection surface integrally provided in the back of the front edge portion to re-reflect the portion of ...

Vehicle light

Patent Number: 8439538
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
Inventor:

A vehicle light can achieve the same or similar heat dissipation performance as that of a conventional vehicle light while having a smaller height than that of the conventional vehicle light, thereby improving space utilization efficiency for a limited installation space of a vehicle body. The vehicle light can include a housing, a cover lens attached to the housing to define a lighting chamber between itself and the housing. A heat dissipation member can be attached to the housing. An ...

Lighting fixture

Patent Number: 8439537
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
Inventor:

A vehicular lighting fixture unit can include a projector lens placed on an optical axis extending in a vehicle front-rear direction. A light-emitting element can be placed between the projector lens and a rear-side focal point of the projector lens at a position lower than the optical axis so as to emit light substantially vertically upward. A phosphor can be placed so as to be closer to a vehicle rear side than the rear-side focal point. A first reflecting surface can reflect the light ...