Lighting Apparatus
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Jul 3, 2014
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Dec 28, 2012
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Dec 28, 2012
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Abstract
A lighting apparatus is provided with: a light-emitting unit, a heat spreader in heat-conductive contact with the light-emitting unit that diffuses the heat conducted from the light-emitting unit, heat pipes with one end in heat-conductive contact with the heat spreader that transport heat to their other end, and a lower row of cooling fins and upper row of cooling fins that are in heat-conductive contact with the other ends of the heat pipes, and that radiate the heat conducted from the heat pipes into the environment.
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- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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MOLEX JAPAN CO LTD | 5-4 FUKAMI-HIGASHI 1-CHOME YAMATO-SHI KANAGAWA 242-8585 | |
KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY | KAGOSHIMA-SHI KAGOSHIMA 890-8580 |
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- 2012 Application Filing Year
- F21V Class
- 2996 Applications Filed
- 2304 Patents Issued To-Date
- 76.91 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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MIZUTA, Kei | US | 6 | 37 |
# of filed Patents : 6 Total Citations : 37 |
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- 5 Citation Count
- F21V Class
- 6 % this patent is cited more than
- 11 Age
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