Patents Examined by Gerald J Sufleta, II
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Patent number: 11970107Abstract: A dimming mechanism, which is used for dimming a lighting unit and includes a fixed ball head connecting piece, a first adjustable ball head connecting piece, and a second adjustable ball head connecting piece; one end of the fixed ball head connecting piece is connected to the lighting unit, and the other end is connected to a support frame or lamp body; one end of the first adjustable ball head connecting piece is connected to the lighting unit, and the other end is supported on the support frame or lamp body; and a sliding slot is provided on the lighting unit, and one end of the second adjustable ball head connecting piece (1c) is slidingly connected to the sliding slot so that the sliding slot is, by means of the back and forth motion of the second adjustable ball head connecting piece, driven to rotate, and the lighting unit is, by means of the rotation of the sliding slot, driven to rotate so as to achieve dimming in a second direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: HASCO VISION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhiping Qiu, Langrun Jin, Cong Li, He Zhu, Wenhui Sang
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Patent number: 11971149Abstract: Sunlight incident in a lamp through a lens is prevented from being collected on a portion formed between a front end of a reflector and a lens holding frame through an opening formed in front of the portion. A vehicle lamp includes a light emitting portion, a lens that projects light emitted from the light emitting portion, a reflector including a first reflective surface that reflects light emitted from the light emitting portion toward the lens, an opening formed between a front end of the reflector and a frame, the frame that holds the lens, and a second reflective surface that is formed between the front end of the reflector and the frame, and reflects external light incident in the vehicle lamp through the lens.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Muto, Yoshihiro Sugie, Eiji Suzuki
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Patent number: 11968763Abstract: A solar-powered lamp is disclosed. The lamp includes a plurality of radiating extensions, each being formed from a plurality of flat panels that can fold relative to each other along lines between respective ones of the plurality of flat panels; and an electronics assembly, wherein the lamp is collapsible, and the flat panels for each of the radiating extensions fold relative to each other as the lamp is collapsed.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: LuminAID LAB, LLCInventors: Andrea M. Sreshta, Anna Ruth Stork
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Patent number: 11963279Abstract: A wearable electronic device including: a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a first conductive area on a first inner surface of the first portion and a third conductive area on a first outer surface of the first portion. The second portion includes one or more second conductive areas on a second outer surface of the second portion and a fourth conductive area on a second inner surface of the second portion, wherein the first portion is connected to the second portion. A circuit unit is disposed in a second space of the second portion, wherein the circuit unit is configured to enable an input/output unit of the circuit unit in response to the first conductive area and the second conductive areas are triggered.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company LimitedInventors: Ming Leung Vincent Tse, Anson Chan, Yuelin Wang, Chun Zhang
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Patent number: 11953178Abstract: A downlight apparatus includes a driver, a light source, a light holder, a first switch and a second switch. The driver has a power converter and a controller. The light holder is used for fixing the light source. The holder bottom of the light holder defines a light opening. The light source emits a light from the light opening. The light holder is placed in an installation cavity. The rim structure is connected to the holder bottom. The rim structure has a rim edge concealing the installation cavity. The first switch is provided for users to operate to adjust a setting. The second switch is provided for users to operate to adjust the setting. The first switch is concealed in the installation cavity. The second switch is placed on the rim edge exposed outside the installation cavity. The first switch and the second switch are coupled to the controller.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2023Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignees: ONEWAVE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Huiyong Huang, Zhenyu Tang, Shuxing Gao
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Patent number: 11953779Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a backlight module, a method for designing the same, and a display device. The backlight module includes: a first substrate; a plurality of LED chips on the first substrate; and a light control structure on the first substrate. The backlight module includes a plurality of light control region groups in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of light-emitting diode chips, each light control region group includes at least a first light control region and a second light control region. The light control structure includes a plurality of light control substructure groups respectively located in the plurality of light control region groups. Each light control substructure group includes at least a first light control substructure in the first light control region and a second light control substructure in the second light control region.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Xiaoxin Song, Feng Zhang, Wenqu Liu, Zhijun Lv, Liwen Dong, Zhao Cui, Detian Meng, Libo Wang, Dongfei Hou, Qi Yao, Xue Dong
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Patent number: 11947220Abstract: A quantum dot light guide module includes a transparent substrate and a transparent cover plate. The transparent substrate has a first groove, an inner wall of the first groove is a rough surface, and the first groove is provided with a quantum dot layer formed by curing a quantum dot paste. The transparent cover plate covers on a surface of the transparent substrate where the first groove is configured, a sealing adhesive layer is provided between the transparent cover plate and the transparent substrate, and the transparent cover plate is connected with the transparent substrate through the sealing adhesive layer and covered the first groove. In such a way, water vapor and oxygen are effectively isolated and the failure problem of the quantum dot layer is avoided, and the quantum dot layer is distributed uniformly in the first groove.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2023Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: SHENZHEN YUNMIXIN DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Chong Xiong, Chang'ao Liu
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Patent number: 11947215Abstract: A backlight module includes a housing, a light source, at least one supporting member, a diffuser plate, and an optical film. The housing includes a backplate portion, a sidewall portion, and a panel mounting platform. The sidewall portion is arranged along a periphery of the backplate portion. The panel mounting platform is connected and bent relative to the sidewall portion, such that the panel mounting platform, the sidewall portion, and the backplate portion form a concavity. The light source is disposed on the backplate portion. The supporting member is disposed in the housing and at least partially located in the concavity. The optical film and the diffuser plate are stacked on the supporting member. The supporting member has a reflective incline structure that is configured to directly reflect light traveling towards an inner side surface of the housing towards the diffuser plate.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2023Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: AmTRAN Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chih Kuei Wang, Min Hung Cheng
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Patent number: 11947217Abstract: A backlight module including a light guide plate, a light source, a diffuse reflector and a light-splitting film is provided. The light guide plate has a light incident surface, and a light-emitting surface and a bottom surface which are respectively connected to the light incident surface and opposite to each other. The light source is disposed on one side of the light incident surface of the light guide plate. The diffuse reflector is disposed on one side of the bottom surface of the light guide plate. The light-splitting film is disposed between the light guide plate and the diffuse reflector. The light-splitting film has a substrate and a plurality of first optical microstructures disposed on one side of the substrate. An extending direction of the first optical microstructures intersects with the light incident surface of the light guide plate. A display apparatus using the backlight module is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Tzeng-Ke Shiau, Yi-Cheng Lin, Chia-Liang Kang
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Patent number: 11947154Abstract: The invention relates to a luminaire comprising a stack of parallel light transmissive transparent plates comprising a light guide plate and an optical plate. The light guide plate comprises a first and a second major light guide surface and a circumferential edge-wall and is edge-lit by LEDs. At least one of the major light guide surfaces is provided with a light outcoupling structure comprising outcoupling elements arranged at a first pitch P1. The optical plate comprises a first and a second major optical surface, the first major optical surface facing towards the second major light guide surface and only one of the first and second major optical surfaces being provided with an optical structure comprising optical elements arranged at a second pitch P2. The second major light guide surface and the first major optical surface are spaced apart in a direction perpendicular to the major light guide surface by a spacing S, with S being in the range of 0-12 mm.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Peter Johannes Martinus Bukkems, Ludovicus Johannes Lambertus Haenen, Johannes Petrus Maria Ansems, Barry Mos, Martinus Hermanus Wilhelmus Maria Van Delden
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Patent number: 11940120Abstract: A desktop illumination device includes a light source; and a light guide including a light guide plate. The light guide plate has a light incident surface and first and second main surfaces. An angle at which an intensity becomes maximum in a light distribution of light emitted from the first main surface is in a range of ?90° or more to less than 0°, in a case where an axis passing through a center of the first main surface and perpendicular to an installation surface is defined as a vertical axis, and in a plane including the vertical axis and perpendicular to the installation surface, a direction parallel to the installation surface is defined as vertical 0°, an upward angle with respect to the vertical 0° is defined as a positive angle, and a downward angle with respect to the vertical 0° is defined as a negative angle.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Takahiro Yoshikawa, Kozo Nakamura, Yufeng Weng
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Patent number: 11940719Abstract: A light source device for generating excitation light that is irradiated to a phosphor includes: a plurality of light sources that emits laser light; and a microlens array that includes a plurality of microlenses arranged in two directions orthogonal to each other, that is incident the laser light emitted from the light source, and that irradiates the phosphor with the output light as an excitation light. The light source image of the light source at the irradiated surface of the microlens array is elliptical, and the long axis direction of the light source image intersects with both the two directions. A coordinate system includes: a first axis that is parallel to a principal ray of the laser light incident on the microlens array; and a second axis, in a direction in which the laser light emitted from the microlens array or the fluorescence emitted from the phosphor is reflected.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2019Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.Inventors: Hiromi Katayama, Shinichiro Chikahisa
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Patent number: 11940123Abstract: A portable device for generating and providing electricity is disclosed. The device includes one or more flat solar panels; one or more batteries arranged to be changed with electric power from the one or more flat solar panels; one or more lights arranged to be powered from the one or more batteries; one or more electric connectors arranged to receive electric power form the one or more batteries and to connect to combined power/data connections on portable electronic devices; and an expandable and collapsible housing holding the solar panels, batteries, and lights, and arranged to form a hollow inner volume when expanded and a flat panel when contracted.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2023Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: LuminAID LAB, LLCInventors: Andrea M. Sreshta, Anna Ruth Stork
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Patent number: 11940208Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet including a space, a door configured to open and close the space and including a light source and a front plate, through which light emitted from the light source passes, an output interface provided on the cabinet or the door to output sound, a communication unit configured to communicate with a remote device and a controller configured to play music through the output interface and to control the light source in association with music playback through the output interface, when a music playback command is received from the remote device through the communication interface.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Yoonjung Hong, Kunwoo Lee, Heekyung Kang, Yongbeom Ma
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Patent number: 11933467Abstract: A vehicle lighting apparatus comprising a headlight module comprising a light collecting part, a reflection part, a light outlet part, a first optical channel, and a second optical channel arranged in sequence along a light emitting direction, the first optical channel connecting the light collecting part and the reflection part, the second optical channel connecting the reflection part and the light output part, the connecting position of the lower surface of the second optical channel and the light output part provided with a low beam cut-off line structure for forming a low beam bright-dark cut-off line, the light collected by the light collecting part emitted toward the light outlet part after reflection by the reflection part. The present headlight module is miniaturised and has a high rate of light utilisation.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: HASCO VISION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: He Zhu, Zhiping Qiu, Wenhui Sang
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Patent number: 11927322Abstract: A portable device for generating and providing electricity is disclosed. The device includes one or more flat solar panels; one or more batteries arranged to be changed with electric power from the one or more flat solar panels; one or more lights arranged to be powered from the one or more batteries; one or more electric connectors arranged to receive electric power form the one or more batteries and to connect to combined power/data connections on portable electronic devices; and an expandable and collapsible housing holding the solar panels, batteries, and lights, and arranged to form a hollow inner volume when expanded and a flat panel when contracted.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2023Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: LuminAID LAB, LLCInventors: Andrea M. Sreshta, Anna Ruth Stork
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Patent number: 11926419Abstract: An aircraft light includes a support board and a supporting profile. The support board supports at least one electric light source, in particular at least one LED. The support board has two lateral edges, which extend in a longitudinal direction of the support board and which are spaced apart from each other in a transverse direction (T) of the support board. The supporting profile comprises a receiving space for receiving and supporting the support board. The receiving space is defined by a base, extending in a longitudinal direction (L) of the supporting profile and in a transverse direction (T) of the supporting profile, and two opposing side walls protruding from the base. The supporting profile further comprises two undercut sections, forming opposing slots in the two opposing side walls that are dimensioned for accommodating a lateral edge of the support board, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2023Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Carsten Pawliczek, Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl
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Patent number: 11921372Abstract: A display device including a first light emitting unit, a second light emitting unit, a first optical layer and a second optical layer is disclosed. The first optical layer is disposed on at least one of the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit, and the first optical layer includes a collimating layer. The second optical layer is disposed on the first light emitting unit. The second optical layer is configured to scatter a first light emitted from the first light emitting unit but does not scatter a second light emitted from the second light emitting unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2023Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: InnoLux CorporationInventors: Kuei-Sheng Chang, Kuo-Jung Wu, Po-Yang Chen, I-An Yao
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Patent number: 11914246Abstract: A display device (1) includes a light-emitting device (10), a reflective liquid crystal element (20), and an optical member (30). The light-emitting device (10) includes a plurality of light-emitting units (142) and a light-transmitting unit (144) located between the light-emitting units (142) adjacent to each other. The light-emitting device (10) is located between the reflective liquid crystal element (20) and the optical member (30). The plurality of light-emitting units (142) emit light toward the reflective liquid crystal element (20). The light emitted from the plurality of light-emitting units (142) is reflected by the reflective liquid crystal element (20), transmitted through the light-emitting unit (142) of the light-emitting device (10), and formed into an image by the optical member (30).Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer CorporationInventors: Shinsuke Tanaka, Noriaki Waki, Katsuhiro Kanauchi, Hiroki Tan
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Patent number: 11913617Abstract: An internal part for a lighting tool for a vehicle, including: an entering portion for light; an emitting portion for light; and a light-guiding portion to guide the light from the entering portion to the emitting portion, the part being arranged at a distance of 5 mm or less from a light source, wherein the part is a molded body formed of a resin composition, wherein a 5-millimeter thick plate, obtained by subjecting the resin composition to injection molding at a cylinder temperature of 260° C., a die temperature of 80° C., a cycle time of 50 seconds, and a retention time of 230 seconds, a total light transmittance of 80% or more, and a ratio (X/Y) of a spectral light transmittance (X) of the 5-millimeter thick plate at a wavelength of 350 nm to a spectral light transmittance (Y) thereof at a wavelength of 400 nm is 0.75 or more.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.Inventors: Junichi Tsuzuki, Toshio Isozaki