LED light includes at least one optics lens having reflective and/or refractive properties to create a wider viewing angle image

• US 10,047,922 B2
• Filed: 08/05/2014
• Issued: 08/14/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aaron Chien, Hsin-Yi Wang, Te-Ju Chien
• Original Assignee: Tseng-Lu Chien
• Inventors: Chien, Tseng-Lu
• Primary Examiner(s): Breval, Elmito
• Application Number:
  US14/451,822
• Publication Number:
  US 20150070937A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,470 Days
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 10/02 changing colors F21S10/002 - F21S10/007, F21S10/04 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 5/00 Refractors for light sources characterised by cooling arrangements F21V29/504

Abstract

An LED and/or laser light device having a plug-in AC power source, an interchangeable power source, or a USB power source incorporates more than one optical-lens which having more than one reflective or refractive area or sections or surfaces, and at different positions, distances, and/or orientations relative to the LEDs and/or laser light source of the LED or laser light to cause light beams to reflect or-and refract before passing through the top optical-lens and create or project an image, message, time, geometric art, nature scene, galaxy, milky way, sky, cloud, starts, moon, water-wave, aurora light, animal, characters, cartoon, sign, logo, commercial to at least one surface surrounding or-and away-from the light device. The optical-lens may have a predetermined texture and/or shaped openings, windows, cutouts, or variable thicknesses and further may incorporate parts and accessories such as a motor to provide moving image effects with a wide viewing angle and variable colors or patterns.

Claims

1. An LED projection light including more than one optics lens having reflective and refractive properties to create an image having a wider viewing angle or range comprising:

at least one LED;

wherein said optics lens reflects and refracts LED beams multiple times, said at least one optic-lens having a preferred shape in a flat ball or half ball or sphere with desired arc or curvature or wider diameter to cause a narrow angle of LED light beam to be transmitted through the optics lens or lenses or to cause desired lighted patterns or an image to spread out to wider locations to be seen by viewer, wherein the wider spread out lighted patterns or image include any of the following;

image, geometric art, nature scene, galaxy, milky way, sky, cloud, stars, moon, water waves, aurora light, animal, characters, cartoon, sign, logo, commercial project image, or emitted light beams to an external surface including at least one of a ceiling, wall (s), wall (s) or other surfaces;

wherein the at least one LED is selected from any combination of (a), single color, (b), multiple color, (c), multiple piece, (d), standard, and (e), special LED assembly, wherein said at least one LED is connected to a power source by a conductive device including one of a prong or bulb base or USB plug; and

by circuitry including a controller for causing said at least one LED to turn on and off for a predetermined period of time to provide predetermined functions, colors, and effects, wherein the optics lens or lenses is applied to a preferred combination including any of the following;

(aa), a product having one optics-lens with a reflective and refractive function or (bb), a product having a plurality of different optics lenses that reflect or refract light beams emitted from the at least one LED and that pass through more than one said reflective and refractive optics lens to present a desired wider viewing angle or big range lighted patterns or image on external locations including at least one of wall, ceiling, floor, fence, house, building, and wherein the LED light gets power from a prong of a plug-in AC outlet, or from a bulb-base screwed into a bulb holder, or from a USB electric wire, or from AC plug wires supplied with power for outdoor use.

2. An LED projection light as recited in claim 1, wherein said more than one reflective and refractive lenses or optics element having different optics properties selected from the group consisting of a mirror, chrome-finished piece, fine-polished piece, double-sided mirror, light transmitting optics lens, and opaque material with at least one opening, cutout, hole, shaped window, light source and stencil.

3. An LED projection light as recited in claim 1, wherein said light patterns or image are provided by a transparent or colored transparent optics-lens with a predetermined texture, thickness, variable plurality of thicknesses, material, shape, convex lens shape, concave lens shape, or at least one lens with a plurality of or variable focus.

4. An LED projection light as recited in claim 1, wherein said power source is selected from the group consisting of an outlet, batteries, solar power, chemical power, and wind power to provide electricity to drive said at least one LED to emit light beams.

5. An LED projection light as recited in claim 1, wherein an additional motor device or assembly and a gear set or moving device fit within the LED light to cause the optic-lens or LEDs to rotate and provide moving image functions, effects, or performance.

6. An LED projection light as recited in claim 1, wherein said at least one LED is selected from a single or multiple color LED, a multiple piece white, red, blue, green, or single color LED, a standard LED, and a custom LED assembly.

7. An LED projection light as recited in claim 1, wherein said LED light is arranged to be plugged into a wall outlet, a power receptacle, and extension cord outlet(s), powered by an AC plug wire that receives power from AC outlets, or powered by cigarette lighter socket receiving-ends or outlet(s).

8. An LED projection light as recited in claim 1, wherein said optics lens is selected from one or more of a light-transmitting lens, reflective lens, convex lens, concave lens, laser lens, or lens having different optics-properties or optics-design on a surface(s) in preferred combinations.

9. An LED projection light having moving lighted patterns including:

a plurality of LEDs;

at least one optics lens having more than one section or area having a reflective and refractive function to form a one piece optics lens; and

wherein said light beam is reflected and refracted multiple times by said section or area to create a plurality light beams, which are enlarged through a reflective and refractive optics lens and spread out to create a wider viewing angle or big range of patterns to be seen, wherein the patterns include an image, lighted patterns, geometric art, a stimulated universe or nature scene including a galaxy, milky way, sky, cloud, stars, moon, water waves, or aurora light, patterns created by film, slide or image display to form an animal, characters, cartoon, sing, logo, or commercial, which are projected to an external location including a ceiling, wall (s), fence, building, house, or other locations or surfaces, wherein the LED light is (a), powered by prongs plugged into an AC outlet or extension cord outlet, (b), powered by an AC plug and wire connected to a source of AC power for outdoor or garden use, (c) powered by a conductive bulb base, (d), powered by a USB connector, or (e), powered by wires, a wireless connection, an adaptor, or a transformer, wherein the LEDs are selected from any combination of single color, multiple color, multiple piece single color, standard, and special LED assemblies, wherein the LEDs include circuitry including a controller for causing respective LEDs to turn on and off for a predetermined period of time to provide predetermined functions, colors, and effects, and wherein the LED light has a motor to move the optics-lens and at least one LED to create moving effects, or the moving effects are created by an integrated circuit to cause the plurality of LEDs to change an on-off timing, duration, or cycles to obtain sequentially flashing, fade-in and fade-out, color changing, random flashing, or turn-on and turn-off, or other LED moving light effects.

10. An LED light for projecting a moving lighted pattern or image, comprising:

at least one LED;

at least one optical element or optics lens having more than one reflective and refractive sections, areas, or part forming a one-piece optics element; and

wherein said sections, areas, or parts and treatments reflect and refract light from said at least one LED multiple times to change a narrow emitting angle LED light beam into pre-determined patterns or shapes or art having a wider angle, direction, or space, wherein the optics-lens has light beam transmitting and enlarging properties to allow light beams to pass through and create a wider viewing angle and big range image, geometric art, a stimulated universe or nature scene including a galaxy, milky way, sky, cloud, stars, moon, water waves, or aurora light, patterns created by film, slide or image display to form an animal, characters, cartoon, sign, logo, or commercial, which are projected to an external location including a ceiling, wall (s), fence, building, house, or other locations or surfaces, wherein the LED light is (a) powered by prongs plugged into an AC outlet or extension cord outlet, (b) powered by an AC plug and wire connected to a source of AC power for outdoor or garden use, (c) powered by a conductive bulb base, (d) powered by a USB connector, or powered by wires, a wireless connection, an adaptor, or a transformer, wherein the at least one LED is selected from any combination of a single color, multiple color, multiple piece, standard, and special LED assembly, wherein said at least one LED is connected to a circuitry including a controller for causing said at least one LED to turn on and off for a predetermined period of time to provide predetermined functions, colors, and effects, wherein motion effects for an image, geometric art, nature scene, galaxy, milky way, sky, cloud, stars, moon, water waves, aurora light, animal, characters, cartoon, sign, logo are made by moving the at least one optics-lens, wherein the at least one optics-lens having a different texture, focus, thickness, wave, curvature, thickness or by moving the at least one optical element other than the optics-lens, the at least one optical element having an opening, painting, art, silkscreen, windows, cutouts, film, slide, LED, or stencil to form the patterns, or by operating at least one of a motor device, spin assembly, rotating assembly, gear assembly, or magnet and coil for a magnetic reaction force with image related parts and accessories; and

wherein the LED light is one of a plug-in outlet device, or product having a conductive bulb base, or product having a USB port device, or AC powered outdoor garden light.