Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090021943 | OUTDOOR LIGHTING APPARATUS - An exemplary outdoor lighting apparatus includes a lighting device and a bird expeller. The lighting device includes a supporting pole, a housing and a light emitting unit. The housing is fixed on the top of the supporting pole. The light emitting unit is received in the housing. The bird expeller includes a sensing unit and an expelling signal generating unit. The sensing unit is configured for sensing a bird that is getting close by or in contact with the lighting device, generating a trigger signal and sending the trigger signal to the expelling signal generating unit. The expelling signal generating unit is configured for generating an expelling signal to expel the bird in response to the trigger signal. | 01-22-2009 |
20090091924 | ILLUMINATING BRICK - An illuminating brick includes a block and at least one light-emitting element mounted in the brick. The brick has a top face, a bottom face and a plurality of lateral side surfaces interconnecting the top and bottom faces. The at least one light-emitting element is engaged in and optically coupled to at least one of the bottom face and lateral side surfaces. The lateral side surfaces and the bottom face are configured for reflecting and directing light emitted from the at least a light-emitting element to exit through the top face. | 04-09-2009 |
20090097246 | PLANAR ILLUMINATION DEVICE - A planar illumination device includes at least one light source, a housing structure, at least one light guide plate, and at least one light exiting surface. The at least one light source is received in the housing structure. The housing structure includes at least one light emitting surface through which the light emitted from the at least one light source exits the at least one housing. The at least one light guide plate includes at least one light incidence surface through which the light enters into the at least one light guide plate, and contacts with the at least one light emitting surface. The light exits the at least one light guide plate through the at least one light exiting surface. The at least one light exiting surface includes a plurality of continuously connected bulge points formed thereon. | 04-16-2009 |
20090097248 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE ILLUMINATING DEVICE - A light emitting diode (LED) illumination device ( | 04-16-2009 |
20090116235 | SEMICONDUCTOR SOLID-STATE LIGHT-SOURCE MODULE AND ASSEMBLY HAVING THE SAME - An exemplary semiconductor solid-state light-source module includes a printed circuit board, at least one semiconductor solid state light source mounted on the printed circuit board and a light guide plate optically coupled to the semiconductor solid state light source. The printed circuit board includes a protrusion and a recess. The protrusion is configured for engaging with a recess of the printed circuit board of another similar semiconductor solid-state light-source module. | 05-07-2009 |
20090167134 | LIGHT SOURCE MODULE WITH HIGH HEAT-DISSIPATION EFFICIENCY - An exemplary embodiment of a light source module includes a thermoelectric cooler, many LED chips, and a circuit layer. The thermoelectric cooler includes a first heat-conducting dielectric plate, a second heat-conducting dielectric plate opposite to the first heat-conducting dielectric plate, and a number of thermoelectric elements located between the first heat-conducting dielectric plate and the second heat-conducting dielectric plate. The thermoelectric elements are connected with each other. The LED chips and the circuit layer are formed on the first heat-conducting dielectric plate and facing away from the second heat-conducting dielectric plate, and the LED chips are electrically connected to the circuit layer. | 07-02-2009 |
20090207606 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE - An illumination device includes at least one solid-state light source, a thermoelectric cooler, a heat dissipation device and a first metal film. The thermoelectric cooler has a cold end and a hot end, and the cold end thermally contacts the solid-state light source. The heat dissipation device thermally contacts the hot end of the thermoelectric cooler. The first metal film is formed on the hot end of the thermoelectric cooler and is sandwiched between the heat dissipation device and the hot end of the thermoelectric cooler. | 08-20-2009 |
20090268446 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE - An illumination device includes a light-pervious substrate, a solid-state light source and at least one solar cell. The substrate has a bottom surface, a light incident surface adjacent to the bottom surface, and a light emitting surface opposite to the bottom surface. The solid-state light source is arranged on the light incident surface for emitting light into the substrate through the light incident surface. The at least one solar cell is arranged on the bottom surface of the substrate to absorb and convert solar energy into electric energy and supply the electric energy to the solid-state light source. | 10-29-2009 |
20100246211 | PLANAR ILLUMINATION DEVICE - A planar illumination device includes at least one light source, a housing structure, at least one light guide plate, and at least one light exiting surface. The at least one light source is received in the housing structure. The housing structure includes at least one light emitting surface through which the light emitted from the at least one light source exits the at least one housing. The at least one light guide plate includes at least one light incidence surface through which the light enters into the at least one light guide plate, and contacts with the at least one light emitting surface. The light exits the at least one light guide plate through the at least one light exiting surface. The at least one light exiting surface includes a plurality of continuously connected bulge points formed thereon. | 09-30-2010 |
20100249990 | AUTOMATIC SHELF STOCKING APPARATUS AND RESTOCKING METHOD THEREOF - An automatic shelf stocking apparatus, which restocks goods onto a product shelf, includes a detection device, a communication device and a restocking device. The detection device determines whether a current stock of goods on the product shelf is less than a predetermined preferred stock value. The communication device outputs a restock instruction if the current stock is less than the preferred stock value. The restocking device prepares goods for restock following receipt of the restock instruction, and delivers the prepared restock goods to the product shelf. | 09-30-2010 |
20100249996 | AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE FOR LIGHT BULBS - An automatic vending machine for light bulbs includes an assembling system and a user interface. The assembling system includes a component depository. The component depository is used for storing various components of the light bulbs, inclusive of various light sources and various bulb envelopes. The user interface includes a display terminal and an input terminal. The display terminal is used to show parameters of the light bulbs. The input terminal is used for consumers to input selected parameters of the light bulbs according to their demand. The assembling system is used for receiving the selected parameters and assembling a selected light bulb corresponding to the selected parameters. | 09-30-2010 |
20100327750 | LED ILLUMINATING APPARATUS - An LED illuminating apparatus includes a lampshade, a cover engaged with the lampshade, a heat dissipation module received in a hollow tube cooperatively formed by the engaged lampshade and cover, a light source engaged on the heat dissipation module, and two connectors secured at opposite ends of the lampshade and the cover. The lampshade defines a plurality of vents therein. The light source faces the cover and light emitted from the light source radiates out of the LED illuminating apparatus through the cover. | 12-30-2010 |
20110019405 | STREET LAMP - An exemplary street lamp includes a solid-state light source and a light guiding plate. The light source is used to emit light to illuminate a portion of the traffic lane. The illuminated portion includes a first section and a second section at opposite sides of the projection of the light source on the traffic lane. The solid-state light source defines a central axis perpendicular to a lengthwise direction of the traffic lane. The plate includes a light incident surface and a light output surface at opposite sides thereof. The plate is used to deviate the light from the light source. In this manner, a maximum light intensity in the first section is less than or equal to 60 percent of a maximum light intensity in the second section. | 01-27-2011 |
20110041916 | LENS WITH A DETERMINED PITCH - A non-imaging lens includes a transparent member, a conical protrusion, and a plurality of annular protrusions. The transparent member includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface and the second surface are planar. The conical protrusion is defined on the first surface of the transparent member. The annular protrusions are concentrically defined on the first surface around the conical protrusion. Each of cross-sections of the annular protrusions approximately forms a right triangle. Each of the triangles includes a first angle, a second angle, a bottom surface, a first surface and a second surface. The first angle exceeds the second angle. The first angle is less than or equal to 90°. The second angles increase in turn outwards from the conical protrusion. The width of the bottom surface is equal to the radius of the conical protrusion. | 02-24-2011 |
20110061721 | LENS WITH INCREASING PITCHES - A non-imaging lens includes a transparent member, a conical protrusion and a plurality of annular protrusions. The transparent member includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface and the second surface are planar. The conical protrusion is defined on the first surface. The annular protrusions are concentrically defined on the first surface around the conical protrusion. Each of cross-sections of the annular protrusions approximately forms a right-angled triangle. The triangle includes a first angle, a second angle, a bottom surface, a first surface and a second surface. The first angle exceeds the second angle. The first angle is less than or equal to 90°. The bottom surfaces of the triangles increase in turn outwards from the conical protrusion. | 03-17-2011 |
20110074267 | LED LAMP - An LED lamp includes a heat sink including a base having a heat-dissipating face, an LED module including a printed circuit board mounted on the base and a plurality of LEDs disposed on the printed circuit board, and a connecter electrically connecting the LED module to a power supply. The heat sink further includes a plurality of spiral fins protruding outwardly from the heat-dissipating face of the base. | 03-31-2011 |
20110157726 | LENS WITH MULTIPLE PROTRUSIONS - A non-imaging lens includes a transparent member, a first Fresnel lens portion and a second Fresnel lens portion. The transparent member includes a first surface and a second surface. The first Fresnel lens portion includes a plurality of first saw-toothed protrusions concentrically defined on the first surface. The second Fresnel lens portion includes a plurality of second saw-toothed protrusions concentrically defined on the first surface. The second saw-toothed protrusions are defined around the first saw-toothed protrusions. Each of radii of curvature of the second saw-toothed protrusions is different from each of radii of curvature of the first saw-toothed protrusions. | 06-30-2011 |