Lamp and lighting apparatus

US8950890B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8950890-B2
Application numberUS-201113822804-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 19, 2011
Priority dateOct 22, 2010
Publication dateFeb 10, 2015
Grant dateFeb 10, 2015

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Abstract

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A lamp according to the present invention includes: a line portion which blocks a part of light proceeding from a light emitting unit in a direction perpendicular to a tube axis direction; and a raised portion which blocks the light proceeding from the light emitting unit in the direction perpendicular to the tube axis direction that is not blocked by the line portion. The raised portion has an end portion having a linear shape in the tube axis direction, the end portion being an end portion of a section of the raised portion that blocks light.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A lamp, comprising: a straight tube; a light emitter disposed in the straight tube and extending in a tube axis direction; a first light blocker configured to block a part of light proceeding from the light emitter in a direction perpendicular to the tube axis direction; and a second light blocker configured to block the light proceeding from the light emitter in the direction perpendicular to the tube axis direction that is not blocked by the fi…

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  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • F21V11/00Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

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What does patent US8950890B2 cover?
A lamp according to the present invention includes: a line portion which blocks a part of light proceeding from a light emitting unit in a direction perpendicular to a tube axis direction; and a raised portion which blocks the light proceeding from the light emitting unit in the direction perpendicular to the tube axis direction that is not blocked by the line portion. The raised portion has an…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Seki Katsushi, Ogata Toshifumi, Morikawa Makoto, and 3 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F21V11/00. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
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.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).