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20090003009 | LED lamp module - An LED lamp ( | 01-01-2009 |
20090034241 | DECORATIVE LIGHT TILE - A decorative light tile includes a base, a light source adjacent to the perimeter of the base positioned to illuminate at least a slanted light reflecting area of the base, and a cover mounted on the base adapted to be illuminated by light from the light source reflected off the slanted light reflecting area. Additionally, the light tile includes a bus bar system. The bus bar system includes positioned along a perimeter of the light tile. The bus bar system is electrically connected to the light source and provides a circuit for supplying power to the light source. A light tile system includes a plurality of light tiles, a decorative sheet positioned adjacent to each light tile and illuminated by the light source within the light tile, and a power supply. Each light tile includes a bus bar system connected to a light source within the light tile and the light tiles may be positioned contiguous to each other so that the bus bar systems are in electrical contact with each other. | 02-05-2009 |
20090034278 | LED Headlamp System - A vehicle headlamp includes a first planar array of low and high beam LED light sources; a first primary optical light guide receiving low and high beam light from the LEDs; a first secondary optical light guide receiving and focusing collimated low and high beam light from the first primary light guide as a combination of low and high beam hot spots; a second planar array of LED light sources having a low and high beam LEDs; a second primary optical light guide receiving and collimating low and high beam light from second LED light sources; a second secondary optical light guide receiving said collimated low and high beam light and spreading the light as a combination of low and high beam spread pattern; a housing to mechanically support the LED arrays, the first primary optic, the first secondary optic, the second primary light guide and the second secondary optic. | 02-05-2009 |
20090034283 | Direct view LED lamp with snap fit housing - A direct view LED lamp ( | 02-05-2009 |
20090052200 | Single source visible and IR vehicle headlamp - A vehicle light ( | 02-26-2009 |
20090086501 | Bending beam headlamp with multi-filament bulb - An automotive headlamp bulb provides the two light or three filament sources in a single bulb. One source may be used to generate a standard headlamp beam, while the second source may be used to generate an augmenting side beam in response to a turning signal. A similar third filament may provide an augmenting beam to the opposite side, or farther to the same side. The single bulb eliminates the need for a second bulb, or a second reflector in an advanced headlamp system with turning light augmentation. | 04-02-2009 |
20090185389 | Light guide for a lamp - A light with one or more LEDs directing light in a first direction. The light has first and second over-lying light guides receiving light from the LEDs. The light guides extend in the first direction X. Plural LEDs can be used and they may direct light from either or both ends of the light guides. The light guides can be clear if the LEDs emit colored light, or colored if the LED emits white light. A plurality of first light deflectors is associated with the first light guide and a plurality of second light deflectors is associated with the second light guide for directing the light that has been emitted from the light source along the first direction X in a second, output direction Y, the first light deflectors being offset from the second light deflectors to evenly distribute output light. | 07-23-2009 |
20090213606 | LED headlamp system - A solid-state light source ( | 08-27-2009 |
20100002458 | Automotive lamp and reflector for low beam and advanced forward lighting system - An advanced forward lighting system may be made with a lamp having a first filament and a second filament extending perpendicular to the first filament. The second filament is partially hidden rearward and above the first filament. A reflector forms a main beam from the first filament light and a right or left cast supplemental beam from the second filament light. The second filament's position minimizes glare, and enables a simple advanced forward lighting system from a single standard lamp fitting both right and left side reflectors. | 01-07-2010 |
20100181885 | LED LAMP ASSEMBLYl - A robust LED lamp may be assembly by forming a heat sinking sandwich with two metal heat sinks positioned around the circuit board and pinned together a heat conductive element. The assembly is positioned by pressing it into a base providing electrical connections. The robust assembly is rapidly assembled, thermally effective in draining or spreading heat from the circuit board and is readily adaptable to a variety of applications lighting. The heat sink may be decorated, colored or otherwise esthetically enhanced for consumer appreciation. | 07-22-2010 |
20100207505 | Asymmetric LED Bulb Optic - An LED lamp assembly with a central light guide supplying light to a primary reflector where the reflective surface has a circular cross section in the horizontal medial plane and has a parabolic cross section in the vertical plane medial plane and regular combinations of the two planar sections in rotating round the axis from the vertical to the horizontal. | 08-19-2010 |
20100232164 | LED LAMP ASSEMBLY - An LED lamp assembly with a substantial heat sink may be inexpensively constructed using sections of extruded metal as the heat sink. The extruded heat sink sections are trapped in latched sandwich structure assuring good thermal contact between the LED light sources and the extruded heat sink and a metal optic. The inexpensive structure may be rapidly assembled. | 09-16-2010 |
20100246200 | AUTOMOTIVE TAILLIGHT LIGHT GUIDE - A light guide for an automotive tail light may be efficiently made with a plurality of thick planar light guides stacked side by side to have a common input source point at one end, but spread at their respective opposite ends to be arranged to form parallel planes separated sufficiently to project a relatively larger combined image that may suggest in outline a larger object. The relatively thick plates efficiently transmit light. The planar structures direct light efficiently in the horizontal plane. The side by side offset of the output windows creates an image of a larger more readily seen structure. | 09-30-2010 |
20110122636 | Signal indicator lamp assembly for a vehicle - A signal indicator lamp assembly ( | 05-26-2011 |
20110170286 | Optic for an LED array - A light assembly ( | 07-14-2011 |
20120081902 | Lighting system with daytime running light - A lighting system ( | 04-05-2012 |
20120230046 | VEHICULAR ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - A vehicle illumination system ( | 09-13-2012 |
20120281425 | Optic emitting a simulated floating band of light - An optic includes an LED light source inside a primary reflector, where the primary reflector includes a parabolic trough whose interior surface has a longitudinally extending parabolic first reflective surface that receives light from the light source and emits a fan-shaped beam of light. The LED light source includes an LED die mounted so as to be at or near a focus of the parabolic trough. A selectively shaped secondary reflector is spaced from the primary reflector and has a second reflective surface that is arranged to intersect and reflect the fan of light. The size and shape of the second reflective surface corresponds to the fan of light where the second reflective surface intersects the fan of light. The second reflective surface displays a band of light that appears disassociated from a particular physical surface so as to float in space. | 11-08-2012 |
20120326606 | SEQUENTIAL VEHICLE SIGNALING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An illumination apparatus ( | 12-27-2012 |
20130215635 | AUTOMOTIVE HEADLAMP HAVING A BEAM CHANGING ASSEMBLY - An automotive headlamp ( | 08-22-2013 |
20130308328 | Headlamp Featuring Both Low-Beam and High-Beam Outputs and Devoid of Moving Parts - A headlight produces low-beam and high-beam outputs without requiring moving parts. Low-beam LED array ( | 11-21-2013 |
20140022782 | Automotive Lamp and Socket Apparatus with Pigtail Connector - A lamp apparatus ( | 01-23-2014 |
20140029283 | LED Retrofit Vehicle Tail Lamp - A replacement vehicular lamp assembly ( | 01-30-2014 |
20140098555 | Headlamp Having an Integrated Low and High Beam Assembly - An automotive headlamp ( | 04-10-2014 |
20140196281 | Method of Retrofitting a Runway Sign with a Single LED Lamp - A method of retrofitting an existing airfield runway sign with a single LED lamp. Light is produced by a linear array of white-light LEDs. A cylindrical lens is mounted longitudinally adjacent to the LEDs, and collects a central portion of the light emitted from the LEDs. A pair of inclined surfaces extend from the lateral edges of the LEDs to respective lateral edges of the cylindrical lens. The inclined surfaces have a rough surface texture and reflect light diffusely. The inclined surfaces collect a peripheral portion of the light emitted from the LEDs, and direct the reflected light toward the cylindrical lens. The LEDs, cylindrical lens and inclined surfaces are all mechanically supported by a heat sink. The replacement lamp is placed into a runway sign near its top or bottom edge, and illuminates both viewing surfaces of the runway sign simultaneously without a diffuser. | 07-17-2014 |
20140198487 | LED Lamp with Asymmetric Cylindrical Lens for Poster Display Case - A replacement lamp for a cinema poster display case. Light is produced by a linear array of white-light LEDs. In one example, a cylindrical lens is mounted longitudinally adjacent to the LEDs, and collects a central portion of the light emitted from the LEDs. In this example, a pair of inclined surfaces extend from the lateral edges of the LEDs to respective lateral edges of the cylindrical lens. The inclined surfaces have a rough surface texture and reflect light diffusely. The inclined surfaces collect a peripheral portion of the light emitted from the LEDs, and direct the reflected light toward the cylindrical lens. In this example, the LEDs, cylindrical lens and inclined surfaces are all mechanically supported by a heat sink. The cylindrical lens may include an asymmetry that directs more light toward the front face of the display case than toward the rear face. | 07-17-2014 |
20140198498 | Runway Sign Having a Replaceable Single LED Lamp - A two-sided airfield runway sign with direct illumination by a single LED lamp. Light is produced by a linear array of white-light LEDs. A cylindrical lens is mounted longitudinally adjacent to the LEDs, and collects a central portion of the light emitted from the LEDs. A pair of inclined surfaces extend from the lateral edges of the LEDs to respective lateral edges of the cylindrical lens. The inclined surfaces have a rough surface texture and reflect light diffusely. The inclined surfaces collect a peripheral portion of the light emitted from the LEDs, and direct the reflected light toward the cylindrical lens. The LEDs, cylindrical lens and inclined surfaces are all mechanically supported by a heat sink. The replacement lamp is placed into a runway sign near its top or bottom edge, and illuminates both viewing surfaces of the runway sign simultaneously without a diffuser. | 07-17-2014 |
20140198500 | Replaceable Single LED Lamp for Runway Sign - A replacement lamp for an airport runway sign. Light is produced by a linear array of white-light LEDs. A cylindrical lens is mounted longitudinally adjacent to the LEDs, and collects a central portion of the light emitted from the LEDs. A pair of inclined surfaces extend from the lateral edges of the LEDs to respective lateral edges of the cylindrical lens. The inclined surfaces have a rough surface texture and reflect light diffusely. The inclined surfaces collect a peripheral portion of the light emitted from the LEDs, and direct the reflected light toward the cylindrical lens. The LEDs, cylindrical lens and inclined surfaces are all mechanically supported by a heat sink. The replacement lamp is placed into a runway sign near its top or bottom edge, and illuminates both viewing surfaces of the runway sign simultaneously without a diffuser. | 07-17-2014 |
20140268848 | HEADLAMP HAVING A LIGHT GUIDE ASSEMBLY - An automotive headlamp ( | 09-18-2014 |
20140338878 | Two Piece Aluminum Heat Sink - A heat sink includes an extruded component, a cast component, and an interface layer. The extruded component includes a first aluminum material and is configured to be coupled to a solid state light source. The cast component includes a second aluminum material overmolded onto a portion of the extruded component to form the interface layer. The interface layer is formed of at least one of the first and the second aluminum materials and abuts against and couples the extruded component to the cast component. | 11-20-2014 |