Patents Examined by Eric T Eide
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Patent number: 11913616Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a substrate, a lens having a pivotal attachment to the substrate and defining a lamp chamber between the lens and the substrate, at least one light source provided in the lamp chamber, an alignment portion integral with and extending from the lens parallel to the substrate and having an aperture, and an adjustment mechanism extending through the aperture and the substrate, the adjustment mechanism configured to adjust alignment of the lens with a single-point adjustment.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: MagWerks Vision Inc.Inventors: Michael F. Pickholz, Steven Francis Tregilgas
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Patent number: 11906152Abstract: A pillow includes: a body having a filler, consisting of bundles of fibers, filled inside a covering having a space therein; a printed pattern formed on the upper surface of the covering; and a light-emitting means which is installed in the body and which emits light towards the covering, on which the printed pattern is formed, so as to allow the printed pattern to produce an aesthetic effect.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Inventors: Sung Jong Woo, Kyung A Do
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Patent number: 11906127Abstract: The invention relates to a signal light for a motor vehicle that has a fiber optic rod, which has a light emitting surface and a rear surface, in which deflection elements are located, and which has two side walls, and numerous pairs of reflectors and light sources, which are in a row in the rear surface, and which project light bundles through the fiber optic rod, transverse thereto. The fiber optic rod has two rear walls, each of which has deflection element edge and side wall edge, and extends longitudinally between the deflection elements and the side walls. The side wall edges are further apart than the deflection element edges in a cross section of the fiber optic rod that is transverse to the longitudinal direction thereof.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2023Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Marelli Automotive Lighting Reutlingen (Germany) GmbHInventor: Michael Richter
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Patent number: 11906128Abstract: A lamp includes a light source, a central lens optically aligned with the light source to receive a first portion of light emitted by the light source and transmit the first portion of light in a first output beam, a side emitting lens generally disposed between the central lens and the light source and arranged to receive a second portion of the light, and a plurality of light guides each having a light input end and operatively coupled to the side emitting lens to receive the second portion of light emitted from the light source that is directed through the side emitting lens and having a light output end, wherein each of the plurality of light guides has a light refraction structure on a first side for directing the second portion of the light in a second output beam from a second side.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2023Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Linsheng Chen, Arun Kumar, Brandon J. Schwandt, Derek English, Omar Benjamin Lara Monarrez
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Patent number: 11898722Abstract: A light fixture, comprising a main body box (1), a guide rail head (2) positioned above the main body box (1) and capable of rotating relative to the main body box (1), and a light barrel (3) positioned on at least one side of the main body box (1) and capable of swinging up and down relative to the main body box (1), wherein a radiator (32) and a first light source (33) are arranged in the light barrel (3); the main body box (1) comprises a main body box top cover (11), a main body box bottom plate (12) and a main body box side plate (13) connected between the main body box top cover (11) and the main body box bottom plate (1); and the guide rail head (2) is pivotally connected to the main body box top cover (11), and the light barrel (3) is pivotally connected to the main body box side plate (13).Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2020Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: ACEVEL (GD) CO., LTD.Inventor: Meiqin Gao
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Patent number: 11891190Abstract: An aircraft navigation light, configured to be usable as any of a left forward navigation light, a right forward navigation light, and a tail navigation light of an aircraft, comprises a common support plate which is substantially vertical in the aircraft frame of reference; a first light source arranged on the common support plate for emitting red light; a second light source arranged on the common support plate for emitting green light; a third light source arranged on the common support plate for emitting white light; a driving circuit coupled to the first light source, the second light source and the third light source and configured to supply power to a selected one of the first light source, the second light source, and the third light source; and a blocking element arranged to limit the light output of the aircraft navigation light to one lateral side.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2023Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Marion Depta, Anil Kumar Jha
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Patent number: 11892673Abstract: A dimming assembly includes a first prism having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, and a second prism disposed on a side where the second surface of the first prism is located. The first surface includes first dimming portions, each of which includes two first side surfaces. Edges of the two first side surfaces away from the second surface intersect at a first intersection line. A surface of the second prism proximate to the second surface includes second dimming portions, each of which includes two second side surfaces. Edges of the two second side surfaces proximate to the second surface intersect at a second intersection line. A distance between orthographic projections of two adjacent first intersection lines on the second surface is less than a distance between orthographic projections of two adjacent second intersection lines on the second surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignees: FUZHOU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Xiaoyan Tu, Ting Cui, Chengkun Liu, Hongyu Zhao, Ming Li, Shaochuan Ouyang, Dingjie Zheng, Yuhang Lin, Hui Yu, Long Hu, Han Zhang, Liri Chen, Jie Liu, Panhong Xu, Ming Chen
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Patent number: 11892675Abstract: According to one embodiment, an illumination device comprises a light guide, a light source, a reflective layer, a first prism and a second prism, wherein the light guide has a thickness in a second direction increasing toward a second side surface, the first prism and the second prism have cross-sectional shapes being formed in a triangle shape, a first height of the first prism in the second direction is smaller than a second height of the second prism in the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2023Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.Inventors: Yuji Maede, Shinichi Komura, Hiroaki Kijima
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Patent number: 11878623Abstract: Illumination device, for a motor vehicle headlight, has an illuminant and an optical device associated therewith. The optical device has adjustment means to adjust operating states (OS) of the optical device. In a first OS, the optical device forms a first light function with light of the illuminant. In a second OS, the optical device forms a second light function different from the first light function with light of the illuminant. The illuminant includes light sources spaced apart from one another, and the optical device has scattering elements to scatter the light of the light sources. The adjustment means is configured to adjust the optical device such that in the first OS, the optical device has a first normal distance to the light sources and, in the second OS, has a second normal distance to the light sources, wherein the second normal distance is greater than the first normal distance.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2023Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventor: Manuel Stadler
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Patent number: 11867389Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a light source, a base plate, a light passing plate and a control module. The base plate has a lateral wall, a bottom plate and a top rim. The lateral wall and the bottom plate form a concave container. The light source is disposed on the bottom plate. A bottom edge of the lateral wall is connected to the bottom plate. A top edge of the lateral wall is connected to the top rim. The light passing plate is attached to the top edge of the lateral wall. a control module. The control module has a sensor and a control circuit. The sensor and the control circuit are placed on two sides of the top rim. The control circuit is connected to the sensor via a through hole of the top rim.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: XIAMEN LEEDARSON LIGHTING CO., LTDInventors: Ruixiang Lin, Yunbiao Wu, Chuanbao Ye, Lei Zhang
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Patent number: 11867370Abstract: An automotive lighting device, a vehicle and a method for operating an automotive lighting device are described. To economically fulfil different lighting functions the automotive lighting device includes a first and a second lighting unit. The first lighting unit is disposed to emit a first light of a first colour. The second lighting unit is disposed to emit a second light of a second colour different from the first colour. A mixing space is arranged to merge the first light and the second light to a third light of a third colour. The third light is disposed to fulfil a first automotive lighting function and the second light is disposed to fulfil a second automotive lighting function. The first automotive lighting function requires a colour within a first colour range and the second automotive lighting function requires a colour within a second colour range which is different from the first colour range.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2019Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: LUMILEDS LLCInventors: Marcus Jozef Henricus Kessels, Aloke Gaur
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Patent number: 11852303Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to realize a lighting device of small light distribution angle and less leakage light and further to realize a lighting device in which the light beam is easy to control. The following is an example of the structure to meet the above purpose. A lighting device including: a light guide; LEDs set at a side surface of the light guide; a prism sheet set on a major surface of the light guide, in which a first louver which extends in a first direction and, a second louver which extends in an orthogonal direction to the first direction are superposed on the prism sheet.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2023Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.Inventors: Makoto Hasegawa, Takeo Koito, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Masafumi Okada
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Patent number: 11852850Abstract: The present disclosure describes lighting assemblies (e.g., taillight assemblies) for vehicles that diffuse and block light transmission from a centralized light source, which inhibits (if not entirely prevents) the creation and perception of hotspots from one or more points-of-view (e.g., from the sides and/or the rear of the vehicle) while producing a more homogenous overall appearance. In one embodiment of the disclosure, the lighting assembly includes: a light source; a diffuser that is spaced axially from the light source; a lens that is spaced axially from the diffuser; and a shield that is located axially between the diffuser and the lens. The diffuser includes first and second lateral ends and is configured to receive and disperse light from the light source through the lighting assembly. The shield is configured to interfere with light transmission from the light source through the at least one lens and thereby inhibit hotspot perception.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.Inventors: Chiray Fischer, Jason Nantais
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Patent number: 11846840Abstract: A display device includes: a frame, including a frame body, a first protrusion disposed on the frame body, and a second protrusion disposed on the frame body, the second protrusion including at least one stepped portion; a display panel, located on a side of one stepped portion of the at least one stepped portion close to a light emitting surface of the display device and located on an inner side of the frame body; and a planar back housing, fixed on the inner side of the frame body and a side of the first protrusion away from the light emitting surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2020Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignees: K-TRONICS (SUZHOU) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Hao Liu, Yunben Shen, Guangning Hao, Tao Ni, Yang Liu, Lihua Sheng
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Patent number: 11841124Abstract: An aircraft beacon light includes a light source carrier, wherein the light source carrier comprises a plurality of connection fields, with the plurality of connection fields forming at least two polygonal connection structures on the light source carrier. The beacon also includes a plurality of LED modules, with the plurality of LED modules being arranged along a particular one of the at least two polygonal connection structures and with each of the plurality of LED modules being coupled to a respective connection field of said particular one of the at least two polygonal connection structures.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2022Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Anil Kumar Jha, Jens Leuschner
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Patent number: 11828433Abstract: An embodiment may comprise a lighting device comprising: a substrate comprising a first side surface to a fourth side surface; a resin layer including a plurality of grooves including a bottom surface, an exit surface, and an inclined surface; a plurality of light emitting devices disposed inside the grooves and emitting a first light; a reflective layer formed on the inclined surface; and a diffusion layer disposed on the resin layer. The plurality of grooves extends in a direction from the third side surface to the fourth side surface and are arranged in a direction from the first side surface to a second side surface. The plurality of grooves includes a first groove closest to the first side surface of the substrate and a second groove adjacent to the first groove.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2020Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Hoon Park, Dong Il Eom, Yu Won Lee
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Patent number: 11820281Abstract: A modular vehicle accessory mounting system which includes one or more extruded rails designed to attach along a edge of the installation vehicle, one or more modular accessory modules that attach to the extruded rail as well as one or more communication modules that provide power to the accessory modules and serves as a communication bridge between the system and the vehicle or outside world. Generally speaking, these components may be structured to provide a low-profile mounting system for auxiliary illumination and other accessories along the edges of vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2020Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: HiViz Lighting, Inc.Inventor: Samuel T. Massa
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Patent number: 11815233Abstract: An optical device including a support mounted on a rotational-drive motor, and a reflective optical component, the support including at least one sleeve coaxial with the rotational-drive axis, of which sleeve one end defines an inlet orifice and which sleeve in its wall includes an opening defining an outlet orifice, and inside which sleeve the reflective optical component is housed in such a way that a beam of light entering via the inlet orifice is reflected by the reflective optical component to exit via the outlet orifice. An optical component mounted and retained in the sleeve as a result of cooperation of shape between it and the wall of said sleeve is also discussed.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2020Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: ARTEFFECTInventors: Philippe Natchoo, Sylvain Strazielle, Charles Comperat, Simon Blatrix
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Patent number: 11802668Abstract: Disclosed herein is a multi-element flexible strap light which includes a plurality of light elements disposed on a flexible chassis. The flexible chassis may include a first flexible layer, a printed circuit board, and a second flexible layer. The flexible chassis may be further contained within a third flexible layer, such as a layer of polycarbonate plastic. Further disclosed is a multi-element flexible strap light system which includes a plurality of light elements disposed on a flexible chassis and a remote battery.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2022Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Zyntony, Inc.Inventor: Robin Urry
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Patent number: 11794639Abstract: The lighted guidepost for a boat trailer may comprise a guidepost and a light assembly. The guidepost may be coupled to a boat trailer such that the guidepost extends vertically above a side of the rear of the boat trailer. The guidepost may be configured to be visible even when the rear of the boat trailer is submerged in water. The light assembly may be coupled to the top of the guidepost. The light assembly may be illuminated to increase the visibility of the guidepost. A pair of lighted guideposts may be coupled to opposing sides of the rear of the boat trailer such that the light assemblies may designate the rear of the boat trailer.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Inventor: Angel Santos