Patents Examined by Colin Cattanach
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Patent number: 9717295Abstract: A lighted visor and method of retrofitting a protective suit with a lighted visor are disclosed. The lighted visor includes a shield and at least one light source that is conformable to the shape of the shield or visor on which is it disposed.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2013Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: Ansell LimitedInventor: Hans Anders Jakob Everest Nyberg
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Patent number: 9719814Abstract: A needle type gauge includes: a needle that includes a main rotating portion that rotates around a rotation shaft, and an indicator which points out an index part; and an actuator. The main rotating portion includes a light emitting portion that emits strip-shaped light. The light emitting portion is located at the actuator side relative to the indicator, and emits the strip-shaped light to a nearby area to the indicator and located, relative the indicator, at one side in a rotation direction of the indicator. The needle includes a shield which extends in a direction of the actuator from the indicator, extends along the indicator, and blocks, among the strip-shaped light, light directed from the one side in the rotation direction of the indicator to the other side therein.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2014Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignees: NIPPON SEIKI CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takumi Sato, Takashi Hori, Tetsuro Togawa, Ryo Kobe, Munehiro Yasuda, Shinji Kamon
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Patent number: 9714762Abstract: An LED photo-electric source assembly includes a radiator, a radiating fan, a driving circuit board subassembly, an LED light source component, an upper cover of a power supply box, a lower cover of the power supply box and a waterproof bolt component. The radiator comprises a bottom plate, on top of which a radiating part is provided. A space area of the radiating part contains a dust-proof, water-proof fan. An LED road lamp further includes an LED photo-electric source assembly, an installing board and a housing assembly of a traditional road lamp for containing light source. A light outlet arranged on the installing board adapts in size and shape to an opening arranged at the bottom of the housing assembly. The LED photo-electric source assembly is fixedly connected to the installing board and emits light. The installing board is fixedly connected with the housing assembly through a clamping fixture.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2012Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: NANKER(GUANG ZHOU)SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CORP.Inventor: Chun-wei Wu
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Patent number: 9714756Abstract: Device for providing comprising: A panel having rigid layer having a patterned electrical circuit thereon. An array of illuminating units, each unit being formed by at least one rigid element and a portion of the rigid layer; and including: a rigid optical dispersing element, a light source sandwiched within the panel for generating light from electrical energy, and an electrical conductor. The electrical conductor being the primary heat sink for the light source, the light source being primarily cooled via conduction. The electrical conductor and the optical dispersing element being dimensioned and arranged within the unit such that the electrical conductor does not materially impede transmission of light generated by the light source to the outside of the device. The electrical conductor transmitting electrical and thermal energy received from the light source away from the unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2014Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: MORGAN SOLAR INC.Inventors: John Paul Morgan, Michael Sinclair, Nigel Morris, Pascal Dufour, Stefan Myrskog, Brett Barnes, Philip Chang, Stephen Caelers
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Patent number: 9703032Abstract: A planar light source including a light guide plate (LGP) and a light source device is provided. The LGP includes a plate portion and at least one prism portion. The plate portion has a light incident surface, a reflective surface, a bottom surface, and a light exiting surface. The prism portion is disposed on the bottom surface of the plate portion, and has a first plane and a second plane. An included angle between the first plane and the bottom surface is smaller than an included angle between the second plane and the bottom surface, and a shortest distance between the first plane and the light incident surface is smaller than a shortest distance between the second plane and the light incident surface. The light source device is disposed adjacent to the light incident surface. The disclosure provides planar light source with good light uniformity.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2014Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Young Lighting Technology Inc.Inventors: Jhong-Hao Wu, Chin-Ku Liu
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Patent number: 9684117Abstract: A backlight assembly includes an upper reflective layer including a plurality of first openings; a lower reflective layer secured to the upper reflective layer; a light guide plate disposed between the upper and lower reflective layers; an opaque shading layer disposed on one surface of the upper reflective layer; and a circuit board disposed above the shading layer and including a circuit and a plurality of second openings. Light with enhanced brightness is transmitted to bottoms of keycaps of an input device of a 3C product with energy consumed to a minimum during light transmitting.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2014Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Inventor: Szu-Wei Sun
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Patent number: 9671547Abstract: Provided are an illumination device capable of improving the uniformity in brightness of the illumination light, and a display device using the same. An illumination device is provided with: a plurality of light sources arranged in a row in one direction; and a light guide plate which has, along a side edge face, a light receiving face facing the light source, guides light entering through the light receiving face, and outputs illumination light from a light emitting surface disposed on the front surface; the light guide plate having a plurality of prisms and a plurality of prisms provided in an indented manner on the front or rear surface and arranged in a row along the longitudinal direction of the light receiving face; the prisms being formed spanning between the light receiving face and the opposing face opposite the light receiving face; and the prisms being formed, between adjacent prisms, deeper than the prisms within a predetermined range in the vicinity of the light receiving face.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2013Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ichiro Umekawa, Hirofumi Oosawa, Takeshi Ishida, Ryuzo Yuki, Masaki Kageyama, Shugo Yagi
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Patent number: 9671099Abstract: There are provided a light emitting device package and a method for manufacturing the same. The light emitting device includes: a plurality of barriers provided above a metal circuit board; a plurality of light emitting devices placed in a space between the barriers; and a lens unit provided at an upper side of the barrier. Accordingly, the plurality of light emitting devices can be conveniently seated as a module format, and a luminance can be increased. Also, an efficiency of heat sink can be increase.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2013Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventor: Jun Seok Park
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Patent number: 9664366Abstract: Compact light devices are described herein that are advantageously configured to be secured to a surface in order to provide inexpensive lighting forwardly therefrom. The compact light devices can include on and off configurations in order to preserve battery life and allow a user to selectively energize the light source.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2014Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Inventor: Michael Waters
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Patent number: 9651220Abstract: Various embodiments relate to a light module having an excitation radiation source, a rotatable color wheel having a plurality of sectors which can be irradiated sequentially by the excitation radiation source upon a rotation of the color wheel. In this case, a wavelength conversion element is arranged in a first region at least in one of the sectors. Furthermore, at least one subregion of a second region of the color wheel is embodied as at least partly light-transmissive, and at least one part of the light emitted by the at least one wavelength conversion element can be guided through said subregion to an output of the light module.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2014Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: Osram GmbHInventor: Peter Hoehmann
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Patent number: 9651226Abstract: Present embodiments provide a light fixture having rotatable light modules and an extendable hinged mounting assembly. The light modules are electrically coupled to the light fixture via a cord and a grommet/bracket feature which provides strain relief and a waterproof barrier. The extendable hinged mounting assembly allows the light fixture to be mounted onto a ceiling or other structure while providing a mounted position and an install position.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2016Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: Cooper Technologies CompanyInventors: Caleb Timothy Badley, Philip Dean Winters, Timothy Glen Wright, Reed Alan Bradford, Kenneth Hayes
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Patent number: 9638852Abstract: An envelope of a point light source includes first to fourth surfaces. The first surface protrudes ahead of a light-emitting element and extends to a left side and a right side of the light-emitting element when viewed from the light-emitting element. The second surface is connected to the first surface on the left side and the right side of the light-emitting element and is in contact with the light-emitting element. The third surface is connected to an upper end of the first surface and an upper end of the second surface and forms a first depression that sinks from the first surface toward the second surface. The fourth surface is connected to a lower end of the first surface and a lower end of the second surface and forms a second depression that sinks from the first surface toward the second surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2014Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Seiji Sakai
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Patent number: 9605814Abstract: A lighting module may be provided that comprises: an optical plate; a base frame including a central frame disposed on the optical plate, a first frame coupled to the central frame, and a second frame coupled to the first frame; a side frame coupled between the optical plate and the second frame of the base frame; and a light source including a substrate disposed on the side frame and a light emitter disposed on the substrate, wherein the second frame is disposed on the light source, and wherein the second frame has an inner surface reflecting light from the light source to at least one of the first frame and the central frame.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2012Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ki Hyun Kim, Sung Ho Hong, Jae Hun Yoon, Seung Beom Jeong
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Patent number: 9598129Abstract: An increase in the size of a body portion of a straddled vehicle forward of a steering shaft in a left-right direction and a front-rear direction of a body frame is suppressed to secure a space forward of the steering shaft. Each top end of left optical lens body 35L and right optical lens body 35R is located below top edge B1 of an upper bracket in an up-down direction of the body frame. Each bottom end of left optical lens body 35L and right optical lens body 35R is located above bottom edge B2 of a lower bracket in the up-down direction of the body frame. The left end of left optical lens body 35L is located on the right of left edge B3 of a left front-wheel support unit in the left-right direction of the body frame. The right end of left optical lens body 35L is located on the right of right edge B5 of the left front-wheel support unit in the left-right direction of the body frame.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2015Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takehiro Inoue, Yutaka Kubo, Takeshi Ikeda
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Patent number: 9574758Abstract: Disclosed is a light-emitting diode (LED) lighting apparatus having a multifunctional heat sink flange, which includes an LED board on which a transmitted light cap and a plurality of LEDs are mounted, a main heat sink formed of magnesium or an magnesium alloy, an auxiliary heat sink formed of a conductive/polymeric resin material for heat dissipation, a heat sink upper case formed of a conductive/polymeric resin material for heat dissipation, and a power supply. The main heat sink includes multiple streamlined heat sink segments that are integrally formed on an outer surface thereof so as to radially protrude to allow air to flow in all directions, and a heat sink flange formed along an outer circumference of a bottom thereof such that omega-shaped wings having enclosed holes and inverse omega-shaped open holes are alternately formed.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Inventors: In-Kyu Ahn, Seul-Ki Lee
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Patent number: 9534768Abstract: A light convergence module with a heat dissipation function is revealed. It comprises a substrate, an assembling unit, a light convergence lampshade, and a heat sink, wherein the assembling unit with a first surface assembling to the substrate and a second surface assembling to the light convergence lampshade comprises a locating block and a plurality of position limiting blocks for respectively engaging with a locating slot and a plurality of position limiting slots of the substrate, and two buckles for correspondingly clasping two concave slots of the substrate to limit the substrate in position, and wherein the heat sink comprises a plurality of interspaces formed between every two adjacent heat dissipation fins for securing the buckles of the assembling unit and allowing the heat sink to closely dispose on the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2014Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Inventor: Kuo-Chin Huang
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Patent number: 9500323Abstract: A lens may include a light incident surface, a first light emergent surface and side surfaces joining the light incident surface and the first light emergent surface. The light incident surface defines a space for accommodating light sources. The side surface includes at least one total-internal reflection surface and at least one second light emergent surface, a first part of light passing through the light incident surface is refracted by the first light emergent surface and emerges to generate first emergent light, a second part of light passing through the light incident surface is reflected by the total-internal reflection surfaces to the first light emergent surface and is refracted by the first light emergent surface and emerges to generate second light emergent light, and a third part of light passing through the light incident surface is refracted by the second light emergent surfaces and emerges to generate third emergent light.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2013Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: Osram GmbHInventors: Kongyi Wu, Qihui Zhang, HongWei Zhang, Yusheng Ming
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Patent number: 9494295Abstract: A ring light module having a plurality of optoelectronic semiconductor components for producing electromagnetic radiation, a reflector of the ring light module comprising a reflective surface, and a support. The semiconductor components are mounted on the support. In a plan view of a main radiation side of the ring light module, the reflector comprises at most two planes of symmetry. The reflector tapers in the direction towards the main radiation side. At least some of the main emission directions of adjacent optoelectronic semiconductor components are oriented differently from each other, and the main emission directions point towards the reflective surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2013Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTOR GMBHInventors: Tony Albrecht, Thomas Schlereth, Roland Schulz, Christian Gaertner, Albert Schneider, Markus Kirsch, Michael Bestele, Stefan Handl
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Patent number: 9488439Abstract: A novel flashlight assembly that includes an interface integrated into the housing thereof to facilitate mounting of the flashlight to the interface positioned ahead of the trigger on a modern firearm. Generally, the outer body of the flashlight includes a head mounted to a flashlight body at one end and at least one paddle switch extending outwardly at the other end of the body. Preferably the paddle switch extends at least partially beyond a trigger guard on the firearm when the flashlight is mounted to the accessory interface on the firearm. Further, the flashlight includes protrusions extending from the side of the body for interfacing the flashlight with the accessory interface on the firearm.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2013Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: EMISSIVE ENERGY CORP.Inventors: Robert D. Galli, Christopher J. O'Brien
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Patent number: 9488909Abstract: A rainbow wheel that colors light that is passed therethrough. The wheel can be formed using a photolithographic process. Another supermagenta wheel can be used to increase the number of colors that can be obtained.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2012Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: Production Resource Group, LLCInventor: James Bornhorst