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Thermally managed LED arrays assembled by printing

Provided herein are electronic devices including arrays of printable light emitting diodes (LEDs) having device geometries and dimensions providing enhanced thermal management and control relative to conventional LED-based lighting systems. The systems and methods described provide large area, transparent, and/or flexible LED arrays useful for a range of applications in microelectronics, including display and lightning technology. Methods are also provided for assembling and using electronic devices including thermally managed arrays of printable light emitting diodes (LEDs).

Removable LED module

A method is provided for removing a light-emitting diode (LED) module from a luminaire that has a controller and a housing. The housing encloses an optical system that includes the LED module and other optical devices. The method includes electrically uncoupling an LED circuit board of the LED module from the controller. The method further includes mechanically uncoupling the LED module from the luminaire without removing other optical devices of the optical system from the housing.

Lighting apparatus

The lighting apparatus has a wire box, a driver module, a light source and a light housing. The wire box is made of a heat dissipation material. The wire box is for placing a portion of an external wire. The driver module electrically connects to an electrode of the portion of the external wire. The light housing has a top cover and a surrounding wall. The top cover and the surrounding wall form a container space. The top cover has an inner side and an exterior side. The light source is thermally and structurally connected to the inner side for emitting a light via a light opening of the container space. The wire box is connected to the top cover of the light housing. Heat of the light source is transmitted to the wire box for heat dissipation via the back cover.

LIGHTING ARRAY FOR VARIOUS PLANT GROWTH STAGES

A lighting array and a method of using the same facilitate a lighting strategy that dynamically provides the photosynthetic photon flux density needed by a plant throughout its stages of growth while reducing power loss and waste caused by providing excess light during all stages of plant growth. LED placement patterns may be used to form a number of lighting channels on an LED board or an array of LED boards. These lighting channels may be individually controlled such that the ON/OFF state, intensity, and wavelength, of a plurality of LEDs may be adjusted to provide variable illumination levels and wavelengths of light customized for attributes of the plants being illuminated, such as their stage of growth, size, type, and/or shape.

Motion Sensing Traffic Sign Assembly
20210407286 · 2021-12-30 ·

A motion sensing traffic sign assembly for enhancing the visibility of traffic signs includes a traffic sign mounted on a stanchion to be visible to traffic. A control circuit is coupled to the traffic sign. A motion sensor is coupled to the traffic sign to detect traffic approaching the traffic sign and the motion sensor is electrically coupled to the control circuit. A plurality of light emitters is each coupled to the traffic sign. Each of the light emitters is turned on when the motion sensor senses motion to emit light outwardly from the traffic sign thereby enhancing visibility of the traffic sign for the traffic. A solar panel is coupled to the traffic sign and the solar panel is electrically coupled to the light emitters for powering the light emitters.

VEHICLE HEADLIGHT
20210387566 · 2021-12-16 ·

To provide a vehicle headlight whose irradiation light is capable of ensuring sufficient illuminance to the immediate front side of the vehicle. A vehicle headlight irradiating light to the front of a vehicle including a first unit which generates light in order to form a first low beam, a second unit which generates light in order to form a high beam and a second low beam, where a portion of the high beam on the lower end side overlaps a portion of the first low beam on the upper side, and the other portion is formed above the first low beam without overlapping the first low beam, and where a portion of the second low beam on the upper side overlaps a portion of the first low beam on the lower side, and the other portion is formed below the first low beam without overlapping the first low beam.

Flexible light
11199316 · 2021-12-14 · ·

A lighting apparatus includes a main body, the main body comprising a top, a bottom, a plurality of sides. The apparatus includes light source support wings, each of the light source support wings being hingedly connected to the main body. The light source support wings are adapted to support light emitting devices. When the respective light source support wings are extended in the same plane from the main body, the light source support wings form an overall geometric shape.

Lighting Assembly with LEDs and Optical Elements
20210381674 · 2021-12-09 ·

A lighting apparatus includes a circuit board and light emitting diodes (LEDs) attached to the circuit board. The LEDs are arranged in an array of row and columns and are attached to the circuit board are arranged in a single plane. A support substrate supports the circuit board. Optical elements are configured to redirect light from the plurality of LEDs. Each optical element is substantially the same as all other optical elements. Each LED is associated with a single optical element and each optical element is associated with a single LED. The lighting apparatus is configured to direct light away from the circuit board so that the light is directed so as to illuminate a substantially rectangular area that is off-center relative to the light assembly. The substantially rectangular area has an edge that is at least 14 feet in length.

ILLUMINATION APPARATUS
20220205611 · 2022-06-30 ·

An illumination apparatus (1) for producing structured light and flood illumination, the illumination apparatus comprising a microlens array (4) comprising microlenses which are arranged at a pitch P in at least a first direction, and a first array (18) of first light sources (9) and a second array (19) of second light sources (10), the first light sources (9) being configured to emit light at a wavelength L, wherein the first light sources (9) are located at a distance D from the microlens array (4), wherein P.sup.2=2LD/N and N is an integer, and wherein a size of the second light sources (10) is greater than a size of the first light sources (9), such that the light sources of the first array (18) produce structured light and the light sources of the second array (19) produce a continuous area of light.

Controlling ultraviolet intensity over a surface of a light sensitive object

An approach for controlling ultraviolet intensity over a surface of a light sensitive object is described. Aspects involve using ultraviolet radiation with a wavelength range that includes ultraviolet-A and ultraviolet-B radiation to irradiate the surface. Light sensors measure light intensity at the surface, wherein each sensor measures light intensity in a wavelength range that corresponds to a wavelength range emitted from at least one of the sources. A controller controls the light intensity over the surface by adjusting the power of the sources as a function of the light intensity measurements. The controller uses the light intensity measurements to determine whether each source is illuminating the surface with an intensity that is within an acceptable variation with a predetermined intensity value targeted for the surface. The controller adjusts the power of the sources as a function of the variation to ensure an optimal distribution of light intensity over the surface.