Patents Examined by Ali Alavi
  • Patent number: 10520150
    Abstract: An imitation flame device includes a base, a flame component, a swing support, a first magnet, and a ferromagnetic element. The swing support is configured in the base, the flame component is fixed on the swing support and protruded out of the base, one of the first magnet and the ferromagnetic element is installed in the base, another of the first magnet and the ferromagnetic element is fixed on the swing support, the first magnet and the ferromagnetic element are attracted each other to cause the swing support to suspend within the base, and the first magnet and the ferromagnetic element are in point contact. The device shows flaming effect of faux flame to achieve an excellent imitation effect and saves energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignees: SHENZHEN TECHLONG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guangquan Huang, Shengwei Liu
  • Patent number: 10517231
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to fixtures, systems and methods for providing vegetation grow light fixtures with auxiliary power and/or data communication ports or hubs allowing for expansion of their functionality, modularity and adaptability. The addition of power or communication ports integrated with a grow light fixture enables other components to be connected directly to and powered by the grow light fixture. Such components may include but are not limited to supplemental lighting, sensors and actuators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Biological Innovation and Optimization Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Eric Thosteson, Neil Yorio
  • Patent number: 10520165
    Abstract: An example lighting device has a luminaire. The luminaire includes a laser light source configured to be driven by electrical power to emit laser light rays, a phosphor plate, and a solid medium freeform prism or waveguide. The solid medium freeform prism or waveguide confines incoming laser light ray emitted from the laser light source inside the solid medium until conversion into illumination lighting by the phosphor plate. The solid medium includes an input surface or lens coupled to the laser light source, an output surface, and a highly reflective internal surface to reflect laser light rays to propagate inside the solid medium until emission through the output surface. The phosphor plate is coupled to the output surface of the solid medium to convert the reflected laser light rays into the illumination lighting to emit from the luminaire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: An Mao, Guan-Bo Lin, Rashmi Kumar Rogers, David P. Ramer
  • Patent number: 10520171
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus for a ceiling or wall includes a mount having a hollow shaft whose top extends into the wall or ceiling when in place, and a flange that extends from the shaft adjacent the bottom of the shaft. The apparatus includes electrical leads connected to the top of the shaft disposed inside the wall or ceiling when the shaft extends into the wall or ceiling through which electricity passes. The apparatus includes a post that attaches to the shaft and through which electricity passes from the shaft. The apparatus includes an LED or a laser module that is connected to the post and receives electricity from the post to power the LED or the laser module. The LED or laser module swivels at least 45° relative to the post. The post structurally holding the LED or the laser module apart from the ceiling or wall. A method for lighting from a lighting apparatus attached to a wall or ceiling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Inventor: Irwin Kotovsky
  • Patent number: 10514596
    Abstract: An optical device includes a first plate having a first transparent region defining an exit face of the device, and a second plate having a second transparent region defining an entrance face of the device. At least one lens is formed over at least one of the first and second transparent regions. First and second planar reflectors are spaced apart and fixed between the first and second plates in mutually-parallel orientations diagonal to the first and second plates, thereby defining an optical path through the device from the entrance face, reflecting from the first and second reflectors, through the exit face and passing through the at least one refractive surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Moshe Kriman, Adar Magen
  • Patent number: 10514143
    Abstract: A light module of a motor vehicle including: a first transverse row of light sources; a first one-piece primary optical element which has a first forming layer; a bifocal imaging device which is designed to project an image of each light source; characterized in that the light module includes a second transverse row of light sources, the first primary optical element including a second one-piece forming layer which is associated with the second row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventor: Marine Courcier
  • Patent number: 10514134
    Abstract: An LED tube lamp includes a lamp tube, two end caps, an LED light strip, a power supply, and a reflective film. At least a portion of an inner surface of the lamp tube is formed with a rough surface, and the roughness of the rough surface is higher than that of the outer surface. Each of the two end caps is coupled to a respective end of the lamp tube by a gel. The LED light strip is disposed on an inner surface of the lamp tube with a plurality of LED light sources mounted on the LED light strip. The power supply is disposed at one or two of the end caps. The power supply is electrically connected to the plurality of LED light sources. The reflective film is disposed on the inner surface of the lamp tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: JIAXING SUPER LIGHTING ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTD
    Inventors: Tao Jiang, Li-Qin Li
  • Patent number: 10512354
    Abstract: A lighted artificial tree, including a first tree portion having a first electrical connector having a first electrical terminal positioned in line with a central vertical axis, and a second electrical terminal. The tree also includes a second tree portion that includes a second electrical connector having a first electrical terminal and a second electrical terminal, the second electrical terminal defining a ring shape that encircles the first electrical terminal. When the first tree portion is coupled to the second tree portion, the first electrical connector is coupled to the second electrical connector, such that the first electrical terminal of the first electrical connector is electrically connected to the first electrical terminal of the second electrical connector, and the second electrical terminal of the first electrical connector is electrically connected to the second electrical terminal of the second electrical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Willis Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Johnny Chen
  • Patent number: 10508802
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes: a lamp shell including a lamp head, a lamp neck and a sleeve; a passive heat dissipating element having a heat sink connected to the lamp shell; a power source having a first portion and a second portion; a light emitting surface connected to the heat sink of the passive heat dissipating element and comprising LED chips electrically connected to the power source; a first heat dissipating channel formed in a first chamber of the lamp shell for dissipating heat generated from the power source while the LED lamp is working, and the first chamber is located between bottom of the LED lamp and an upper portion of the lamp neck; and a second heat dissipating channel formed in the heat sink and between the fins and the base of the heat sink for dissipating the heat generated from the LED chips and transferred to the heat sink; wherein a lateral outline of the LED lamp detours around the axis of the LED lamp 360 degrees to turn around to form a contour of the LED lamp, the outline includes an out
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: JIAXING SUPER LIGHTING ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tao Jiang, Mingbin Wang, Aiming Xiong, Lin Zhou
  • Patent number: 10509263
    Abstract: Embodiments of a device and a method of forming the same are described. The device includes a backlight unit and an image generating unit. The backlight unit includes an optical cavity having a top side, a bottom side, and side walls. The backlight unit further includes an array of light sources coupled to the optical cavity and a quantum dot film positioned within the optical cavity. The quantum dot film is configured to process light received from the array of light sources and the backlight unit is configured to transit the processed light to the image generating unit. The method includes providing an optical cavity having a top side, a bottom side, and side walls. The method further includes coupling an array of light sources to the optical cavity and supporting a quantum dot film within the optical cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Nanosys, Inc.
    Inventors: Ernest Lee, Robert E. Wilson, Steven Gensler
  • Patent number: 10509239
    Abstract: An accessory mount for goggles is disclosed which may be attached to the strap or straps of goggles worn on the face of a person. The accessory mount may include a body and a mounting structure. The body may include one or two slits through which the strap or straps of the goggles may be inserted. The body may also include a facial section contoured to fit a person's face, and the facial section may have a cushion configured to rest against the face. The mounting structure may be configured so that different types of accessories, such as a camera or flashlight, may be removably affixed to the mounting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Symbiotic, LLC
    Inventor: Preston Charles Knibbe
  • Patent number: 10506142
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an endoscopic light source that includes a first emitter. The first emitter may emit light of a first wavelength at a dichroic mirror which reflects the light of the first wavelength to a plurality of optical fibers. The endoscopic light source further comprises a second emitter. The second emitter may emit light of a second wavelength at a second dichroic mirror which reflects the light of the second wavelength to the plurality of optical fibers. In one embodiment, the first dichroic mirror may be transparent to the light of the second wavelength, allowing the light of the second wavelength to pass through the first dichroic mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua D. Talbert, Jeremiah D. Henley, Donald M. Wichern
  • Patent number: 10495271
    Abstract: A method for detecting abnormality in a light emitting device including a semiconductor laser element that is pulse-driven by pulse-control to emit excitation light, a wavelength conversion member including a phosphor and that emits fluorescent light by being irradiated with the excitation light, and a light receiving element disposed on a light extraction side of the wavelength conversion member and that detects the excitation light, the method includes: pulse-controlling an applied voltage with a pulse width shorter than a time from a start of voltage application until an optical intensity of light extracted from the wavelength conversion member reaches a maximum intensity, thereby pulse-driving the semiconductor laser element to achieve laser oscillation; measuring an optical intensity of the excitation light, or optical intensities of both the excitation light and the fluorescent light; and determining whether or not the optical intensity or the optical intensities falls within a prescribed range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Daisuke Sato
  • Patent number: 10495293
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes: a lamp shell including a lamp head, a lamp neck and a sleeve; a passive heat dissipating element having a heat sink connected to the lamp shell; a power source having a first portion and a second portion; a light emitting surface connected to the heat sink of the passive heat dissipating element and comprising LED chips electrically connected to the power source; a first heat dissipating channel formed in a first chamber of the lamp shell for dissipating heat generated from the power source while the LED lamp is working, and the first chamber is located between bottom of the LED lamp and an upper portion of the lamp neck; and a second heat dissipating channel formed in the heat sink and between the fins and the base of the heat sink for dissipating the heat generated from the LED chips and transferred to the heat sink; wherein a lateral outline of the LED lamp detours around an axis of the LED lamp 360 degrees to turn around to form an contour of the LED lamp, any point on the outline me
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: JIAXING SUPER LIGHTING ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tao Jiang, Mingbin Wang, Aiming Xiong, Lin Zhou
  • Patent number: 10480727
    Abstract: A tree illumination device includes at least one (1) illumination source secured beneath a hemispherical dome on a platform. The dome further has a reflective portion disposed capable of reflecting incident illumination generated from the illumination source towards the tree. The device is capable of being secured about the trunk of a tree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Inventor: Brian J. Hagopian
  • Patent number: 10480740
    Abstract: A light device comprises a laser light source, a primary optical system with at least one diffractive and/or at least one reflective optical element to convert monochromatic coherent light to a collimated beam of coherent light, a MOEMS comprising one or more micro-mirrors to route coherent light and convert it to white light, and a secondary optical system comprising at least one diffractive and/or at least one reflective optical element to direct white light from the light device to create a light pattern on the display surface and/or in specific zones in front of the vehicle. It further comprises an electromagnetic control system connected to the MOEMS and the light source to control changes of rotation angle, oscillation angle and oscillation rate and frequency of one of the micro-mirrors, and to control the light source activity, for controlled changing of the shape and/or position of the light pattern depending on current conditions of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: VARROC LIGHTING SYSTEMS, S.R.O.
    Inventors: Jan Kratochvil, Michaela Duliakova, Vladimir Kubena, Zdenek Mikeska, Kvetoslav Odstrcilik, Radek Orlita
  • Patent number: 10481322
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an illuminating device includes a lightguide plate including a curved emitting surface, and an incidence surface including a side edge curved along the emitting surface, a printed circuit board facing the incidence surface, and light sources mounted on the printed circuit board. Each light source includes a light-emitting center, a pair of connection terminals, and a central axis extending through the connection terminals and the light-emitting center. The light sources are arranged along a curved mounting line extending along the curved side edge of the incidence surface on the printed circuit board. The light-emitting centers are located on the mounting line, and the central axes are parallel to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Masayuki Mifune, Makoto Miyao
  • Patent number: 10474019
    Abstract: The phosphor disc disclosed here includes the following structural elements: a disc-shaped metal plate; a phosphor layer disposed circumferentially on the metal plate; and a bonding layer for bonding the phosphor layer to the metal plate. The metal plate curves convexly toward the phosphor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Ikeda, Masafumi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10473298
    Abstract: A luminaire for architectural, industrial and warehouse applications can be assembled using an extruded housing having curved sides connected by a cross member. Windows in the curved sides can allow light to exit toward the sides of the luminaire while most of the light exits through a lens on the bottom. The extrusion can have channels and slots such that optical elements and an LED array can be slid into the housing and retained by end caps. A housing cover can overlie a wireway while being held in place by screws creating a clamping force between the housing cover and fixture brackets retained within the housing. The luminaire can be suspended by the fixture brackets or by elements attached to the fixture brackets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Nicor, Inc
    Inventors: Jorge A. Gomez Martinez, David Brown, Ye Jin, Jiabin Yu, Zihai Lu
  • Patent number: 10465862
    Abstract: Systems and methods to provide multiple channels of light to form a blended white light output, the systems and methods utilizing recipient luminophoric mediums to alter light provided by light emitting diodes. The predetermined blends of luminescent materials within the luminophoric mediums provide predetermined spectral power distributions in the white light output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: ECOSENSE LIGHTING INC.
    Inventors: Raghuram L. V. Petluri, Paul Kenneth Pickard