Light-emitting diode for illuminating an object
Granted 19 May 2009 · no office action yet
Current assignee: CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. · originally Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
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Inventors: Kazuo Funakubo, Sadato Imai · Examiner: Selina Sikder · AU 2912 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of light-emitting…
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of light-emitting diode for illuminating an object in accordance with the present design, as viewed from front;
FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof, the rear elevation view being a mirror image;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being a mirror image.
The article is a surface-mount type light-emitting diode for illumination purpose and emits light from the circular-shaped central portion. Further, the dome portion of the central portion and the outer layer portion of the central portion, which is integrated with the dome portion, have light-transmitting characteristics.
The article is widely used in mobile phones as a light source for flash and in various other devices for illumination purpose, and further as a light source in generic illumination.
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
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| USthis patent | US-D592615-S | S1 | 19 May 2009 | 5 Jun 2008 | granted | Light-emitting diode for illuminating an object |
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
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| TW | TW-D128525-S1 | S1 | 1 May 2009 | 4 Jun 2008 | published | Light-emitting diode for illuminating an object |
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