Lighting device and photographing system including the same

US8950880B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8950880-B2
Application numberUS-201213593905-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 24, 2012
Priority dateDec 19, 2011
Publication dateFeb 10, 2015
Grant dateFeb 10, 2015

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A lighting device and a photographing system including the same are provided. The lighting device including a plurality of light emitting devices which emit lights of wavelengths within the visible ray domain; and an opening arranged in front of the plurality of light emitting devices, wherein the plurality of light emitting devices are arranged in a medium having a low refraction index, and solid structures that are formed of a medium having a high refraction index, are capable of transmitting visible rays therethrough, and are periodically formed on a portion of the opening to face the plurality of light emitting devices, wherein the solid structures are formed in a period such that lights emitted by the plurality of light emitting devices are not reflected.

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What is claimed is: 1. A lighting device comprising: a plurality of light emitting devices which emit lights of wavelengths within the visible ray domain; and an opening arranged in front of the plurality of light emitting devices, wherein the plurality of light emitting devices are arranged in a medium having a low refraction index, and solid structures that are formed of a medium having a high refraction index, are capable of transmitting visible rays therethrough, and are…

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What does patent US8950880B2 cover?
A lighting device and a photographing system including the same are provided. The lighting device including a plurality of light emitting devices which emit lights of wavelengths within the visible ray domain; and an opening arranged in front of the plurality of light emitting devices, wherein the plurality of light emitting devices are arranged in a medium having a low refraction index, and so…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Hamada Masataka, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G03B15/02. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).