Patents Examined by Jong-Suk (James) Lee
  • Patent number: 11531155
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a case body, supporting structures, light-emitting elements, and an optical module. The case body includes a first side wall and a second side wall opposite to the first side wall. Each of the support structures includes two supporting members and a bearing member. Two supporting members are respectively disposed on the first side wall and the second side wall. Each of the supporting member includes a fitting portion, an extending portion, and a bending portion. The fitting portion is fixed to the first side wall and the second side wall. The bearing member is disposed between the two supporting members. The light-emitting elements are respectively disposed on the bearing surface of the bearing member of the corresponding supporting structures. The optical module is disposed on the extending surface of the extending portion of each of the supporting structures. A display device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: AUO DISPLAY PLUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Cheng Huang, Hong-Ming Chen, Ren-Wei Huang
  • Patent number: 11530787
    Abstract: A collapse preventing lamp including a lamp panel and a lamp frame, wherein the lamp panel as a light source is installed in the lamp frame, and wherein a gap is defined between at least one side edge of the lamp panel and an edge of the lamp frame; and a baffle for shielding the gap is provided which is overlapped on the lamp frame, and the baffle is provided with an anti-collapse member for supporting a corresponding side edge of the lamp panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: CH LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jizhong Pu, Jiangfeng Jiang
  • Patent number: 11530799
    Abstract: A portable light including an elongate body having a hollow frame and a longitudinal axis extending through the hollow frame, and an extension pole slidably received within the hollow frame. The extension pole is movable between an extended position, in which the extension pole is at least partially positioned out of the elongate body, and a retracted position, in which the extension pole is at least partially positioned in the elongate body. The portable light further includes a light assembly coupled to an end of the extension pole. The light assembly includes a base, a center column coupled to the base, and a plurality of light heads disposed around the center column, where each of the plurality of light heads are independently pivotable relative to the center column about a light axis that is perpendicular to and offset from the longitudinal axis. The portable light further includes a collar positioned around a portion of the elongate body and a plurality of legs pivotably coupled to the collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyle Harvey, Ross McIntyre, Michael Halverson, Eric Mackey, Justin Dorman
  • Patent number: 11520098
    Abstract: A light emitting module including: a light guide member including: an emission region defined by a sectioning groove, a light source placement part located in the emission region, and a light adjusting hole; and a light source disposed in the light source placement part. In the schematic top view: the light adjusting hole is not positioned on a first straight line connecting (i) a center of the light source and (ii) a point in the sectioning groove that is farthest from the center of the light source, and a first lateral face of the light adjusting hole has a first region, and a line normal to the first region is oblique to a second straight line connecting (i) the center of the light source and (ii) a point in the sectioning groove that is closest to the center of the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Nakabayashi, Toru Hashimoto, Keiji Emura
  • Patent number: 11519588
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a fixing clamp, including an object connecting structure, a first clamping structure, a second clamping structure and a third clamping structure arranged in sequence, wherein the object connecting structure is arranged on the first clamping structure for connecting an object to be fixed, and the first clamping structure and the third clamping structure are rotationally mounted on two ends of the second clamping structure respectively; at least one of the second clamping structure and the third clamping structure is equipped with a counterweight structure; and the first clamping structure includes a first connecting part connected to the second clamping structure, and an abutting part protruding from the first connecting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Zhejiang Topmb Electrical Lighting Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Lingling Pang
  • Patent number: 11519589
    Abstract: A magnetic LED bar kit has a lens. The lens is elongated. The frame is elongated, wherein the lens fits over the frame. The anchor includes a right anchor portion and a left anchor portion. The right anchor portion has a right anchor opening. The left anchor portion has a left anchor opening. The right anchor opening and the left anchor opening are vertically oriented. The right anchor portion further includes a right anchor magnet. The left anchor portion further includes a left anchor magnet. A retaining channel is formed on the frame. The retaining channel has a left retainer and a right retainer. An LED board mounted to the retaining channel. The electrical connector is mounted to the LED board at an end of the LED board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Inventor: Kanghong Zhang
  • Patent number: 11512840
    Abstract: A system for providing ambient lighting includes a lighting apparatus, which includes a housing, a plurality of light emitting diodes positioned within the housing and configured to emit non-focused light to an exterior of the housing, at least one charge port formed in the housing, and a control interface integrated into the housing. The system also includes a band coupled to the housing and includes a first end, a second end, a first magnetic element, and a second magnetic element coupleable with the first magnetic element such that the band forms a loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Inventors: Isaac Jackson, Ronald E. Madsen, Jr., Theodore Espíritu, Daniel Stuart, Zach Henderson
  • Patent number: 11506366
    Abstract: A mountable light includes a light body and a mounting arrangement including first and second clamping members from a set of pairs of clamping members. The light body has first and second opposing receptacles in which the respective clamping members are respectively removably disposed to move toward and away from each other. One clamping member may be fastened in its receptacle so as to be a fixed clamping member while the other clamping member is movable. A clamping mechanism may move the clamping members closer together to engage a mounting rail or away from each other to release the rail. An interchangeable key member may be provided between the clamping members, and may be selected from a set of interchangeable key members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: STREAMLIGHT, INC.
    Inventors: Raymond L. Sharrah, William D. Worman
  • Patent number: 11493365
    Abstract: A light irradiation device includes a light source, an optical member and a sensor. The light source emits light. The optical member is supported so as to rotate around a rotation axis and includes a prism part that emits detection light based on the light. The sensor receives the detection light and detects a light amount of the detection light. The light amount of the detection light received by the sensor changes depending on a position of the optical member in a rotation direction when the optical member rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akinori Heishi, Ritsuya Oshima, Masashige Suwa
  • Patent number: 11493181
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a snowflake projection lamp, including a housing, a concatemer optical lens arranged at the front end of the housing, a main control board and a projection component arranged in the housing, and a rotating shaft component connected to the lower end of the housing, where the front end of the housing is provided with an opening, the inner side of the opening is provided with a first surrounding wall, the concatemer optical lens includes a mounting base and a lens group, a first groove is internally provided with a sealing ring, and the concatemer optical lens is pressed on the first surrounding wall of the housing through the sealing ring; Lamplight of a high-brightness light source component passes through a film driven by a motor component to project multiple dynamic spots with different sizes and snowflake patterns in a designated region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Inventors: Huazhu Zheng, Yunyun Lu, Caijian Zheng, Wenzhen Ouyang
  • Patent number: 11480318
    Abstract: The present disclosure a light lamp including an upper body, a lower body arranged opposite to the upper body, and a lighting unit configured to light the lighting lamp. The lighting unit includes at least one first lighting module rotationally connected between the upper body and the lower body and configured to adjust an irradiation angle when the at least one first lighting module rotates. The present disclosure provides the at least one first lighting module that can adjust the irradiation angle so that the irradiation angle and an irradiation range of the lighting lamp can be adjusted, which solves a technical problem that the irradiation angle of a conventional lighting lamp can't be adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SNC OPTO ELECTRONIC CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jianjun Xu, Anle Zhao, Xingrao Wu, Shiyu Fu
  • Patent number: 11473757
    Abstract: An illumination device for illuminating a region monitored by at least one image sensor. The illumination device has at least one light source carrier with at least one light source arranged thereon. Furthermore, the illumination device has a control and interface unit and an adjusting unit, which can be actuated by the control and interface unit and with which the light source carrier is positionally adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: B&R INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION GMBH
    Inventors: Hermann Demmelhuber, Andreas Waldl
  • Patent number: 11465554
    Abstract: Problem: To provide a light source unit that can be housed in a narrow space, can be curved to match the shape of the space, and can emit linear light in a desired lighting pattern, and a vehicle lamp equipped with this light source unit. Solution: A light source unit 1 is comprised of a strip of translucent film 3 in which LEDs 2 are embedded and strips of lenses 4 that cover the translucent film 3 on the top and back surfaces thereof. The lenses 4 are provided with a light collecting portion 41 that collects the light from the LEDs 2 and a reflective portion 42 that changes the direction of the light incident from the light collecting portion 41 on the surface opposite the surface on which the light collecting portion 41 is provided. The LEDs 2 are arranged linearly along the longitudinal direction of the translucent film 3, and each can be independently controlled for lighting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiromi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11460162
    Abstract: A lampshade includes a head cover, a shell, and a swing assembly. The head cover is secured on the shell and the swing assembly is disposed in the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: NANTONG YA TAI CANDLE ARTS & CRAFTS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yingqi Ding
  • Patent number: 11460172
    Abstract: A flush-mounted box for installation of a light fitting includes a metal housing that includes a plurality of side walls, at least one side wall defining an opening configured to mount a junction box and/or a cable entry, a bottom wall mountable to the plurality of side walls and defining at least one cutout configured to receive a light fitting, and a top wall mounted to the plurality of side walls opposite the bottom wall. The box further includes a rail rotatably attached to the top wall, wherein the rail is longitudinal and one end of the rail is positioned above the at least one recess, and a mounting bracket configured for sliding attachment according to a longitudinal direction of the mounting bracket in the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Delta Light NV
    Inventors: Peter Ameloot, Koen Dequae, Stefaan Gaeremynck
  • Patent number: 11456604
    Abstract: A table lamp with double light-emitting lamp poles and a wireless charging board includes a base, a lamp arm erected from the top of the base, and two light-emitting lamp poles pivotally connected to the top of the lamp arm, and the two light-emitting lamp poles can be placed side by side with each other or spread out into a fan shape to adjust the lighting area, and a wireless charging board is arranged at the front of the base and provided for an external mobile device to be set obliquely for charging, and a display screen of the mobile device is facing towards the front to facilitate the viewing by users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: METROMAX AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Christina Hwang
  • Patent number: 11441748
    Abstract: To improve design of a lighting device. A lighting device includes optically transparent glass plates provided on side faces and placed on an optical path of light emitted from a light source, where some or all of the optically transparent glass plates contain an optically transparent battery adapted to drive the light source; and an optically transparent glass plate that contains a transparent conductive film by being provided on a bottom face, wherein the optically transparent battery is placed in contact with a pair of transparent conductive film layers, which are connected to the light source. The pair of transparent conductive film layers are formed in a pair of parallel linear grooves formed in a surface of the optically transparent glass plate on the bottom face, and a tabular positive tab and negative tab of the optically transparent battery fit in respective ones of the pair of grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoko Ono, Hironobu Minowa, Shuhei Sakamoto, Takeshi Komatsu
  • Patent number: 11441760
    Abstract: An LED support clip enables mounting of light-emitting diode (LED) modules onto support elements which may be pre-existing, such as tubing, while avoiding problems with current mounting methods. One or more LED light modules may be clamped into the LED support clip without the need for adhesives or screws, thereby forming an LED light assembly. One or more LED light assemblies may be clamped onto the support element. The LED support clip may comprise multiple clamps configured with spring tension jaws designed into the manufacturing process of the LED support clip. Support elements may be oriented horizontally, vertically or at various angles and may have a variety of cross-sectional shapes, including: square, triangular, rectangular, pentagonal, hexagonal, “I”-shaped, “L”-shaped, and round, over a wide cross-sectional dimension range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Inventors: Curtis Alan Roys, Sidney Howard Norton
  • Patent number: 11384925
    Abstract: An adjustable landscape light assembly for securing to a surface includes a light fixture and a mount. The light fixture includes a first engagement structure configured to engage with a first engagement structure of the mount while allowing the light fixture to be rotated relative to the mount. The light assembly includes a locking member configured to move between a first position and a second position. The locking member engages with both the light fixture and the mount when in the second position to prevent the light fixture from being rotated relative to the mount and disengages from the mount when moved to the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Hunter Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Zeman, Darrin I. Schmuckle, Juan C. Gomez
  • Patent number: 11378257
    Abstract: A niche for a pool or spa light includes a back wall having an aperture for a power cable, a side wall, a plurality of mounting ribs, and means for receiving a locking mechanism of a pool or a spa light for locking the pool or spa light in position with respect to the niche. In another embodiment, a niche for a pool or spa light includes a body and a rotatable hub with a plurality of mounting ribs for attaching a pool or spa light to the hub. The body includes a back wall having a power cable aperture and a threaded aperture for receiving a screw, and a side wall. The hub includes a back wall having an aperture for receiving the screw and a plurality of mounting ribs, the hub being rotatable about the screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Hayward Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Potucek, Carl Davidson, Alan Levin, Gregory Fournier