Patents Examined by Jong-Suk (James) Lee
  • Lighted architectural block system
    Patent number: 11280471
    Abstract: An architectural block may be arranged with a front face separated from a back face by a border configured with a beveled surface comprising an aperture extending into a space between the front face and the back face. The aperture and beveled surface can each be configured to secure a light strip around the border and a light source of the light strip in the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Inventor: Treestone Cimino
  • Replaceable light head for exterior aircraft light, and method of evaluating an operating status of an internal power supply of an exterior aircraft light
    Patent number: 11274811
    Abstract: A replaceable light head for an exterior aircraft light includes a mounting structure for attaching the replaceable light head to the exterior aircraft light; a power terminal, coupleable to an internal power supply of the exterior aircraft light; at least one light source, coupled to the power terminal for receiving power from the internal power supply of the exterior aircraft light; a data interface, coupleable to a controller of the exterior aircraft light; and a memory, coupled to the data interface and configured to receive and store usage data of the internal power supply of the exterior aircraft light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl, Matthias Krause, Robert Trinschek, Jens Leuschner
  • Lighting apparatus for vehicles
    Patent number: 11274805
    Abstract: A lighting device for vehicles, including a light source and including a two-dimensional luminous element, which has a light-coupling narrow side, a light-decoupling flat side and a deflector for deflecting the light coupled in at the light-coupling narrow side in the direction of the light-decoupling flat side, the two-dimensional luminous element including segmenter, with the aid of which the light-decoupling flat side is divided into luminous segments having different emission characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventor: Martin Muegge
  • Lighting assembly
    Patent number: 11268665
    Abstract: A lighting assembly includes a light stand, a lighting unit, and a modular rod assembly connecting the lighting unit to the light stand. The modular rod assembly includes a connection rod, a first extension rod connected to the connection rod, and a tubular fastener. The connection rod has a first coupling end. The first extension rod has a second coupling end. The tubular fastener is movably disposed around the first extension rod and is operable to move toward and sleeve around the first and second coupling ends such that the tubular fastener is engaged with the first coupling end and that the second coupling end is clamped between the first coupling end and the tubular fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: HABITEX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Pei-Lin Hsieh
  • Street lighting pole
    Patent number: 11262037
    Abstract: A street lighting pole including at least one upright outer wall portion defining an enclosed space of the street lighting pole; a substantially vertically arranged divider (11) dividing at least part of the enclosed space into at least two substantially vertically arranged bays, the at least two bays including a first bay and a second bay; a space air inlet into the enclosed space arranged at a bottom of the upright outer wall portion; a space air outlet from the enclosed space arranged at a top of the upright outer wall portion; a respective individual air inlet for each of the at least two bays arranged at the bottom of the divider; and a respective individual air outlet for each of the at least two bays arranged at the top of the divider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Petra Bijl, Koos Van Oorschot, Ay Ling De Goederen-Oei
  • Light emitting device, surface light source device and display device
    Patent number: 11249342
    Abstract: This light emitting device includes a light emitting element and a light flux controlling member. The light flux controlling member includes an incident surface, an emission surface, a back surface, a protruding portion and a scattering portion. In a cross section including a central axis, an angle formed by two beams, which are emitted from the light emitting device and have a maximum luminous intensity, is 150° or more. In a cross section including a central axis, predetermined light is made incident at an incident angle of 60° and an average angle, which is formed by, among the light reflected by the scattering portion, a light ray having a maximum light amount and a light ray having a light amount of 50% of the maximum light amount, is 5° or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Enplas Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiko Mochida, Hiroaki Okuyama
  • Waveguide managing high power density
    Patent number: 11249239
    Abstract: A waveguide includes a light coupling portion has an interior surface and an exterior surface. The exterior surface includes light coupling features. LEDs emit light into the light coupling features. A light emitting portion has an interior surface and an exterior surface where the exterior surface defines a light emitting surface. The light emitting portion is disposed adjacent the light coupling portion. A light transmission portion optically couples the light coupling portion to the light emitting portion. A footprint of the light coupling portion is substantially the same or less than a footprint of the light emitting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: IDEAL Industries Lighting LLC
    Inventors: Kurt Wilcox, Rick Rothenberger
  • Lighting unit and rail type lighting device comprising same
    Patent number: 11242982
    Abstract: A lighting unit and rail type lighting device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a body part having a body plate and a first guide part disposed on the top of the body plate in a lengthwise direction of the body plate, a magnet material accommodation part disposed at an upper portion of the body part to accommodate a magnet material magnetically coupled with a rail unit; and a body-coupling part that is slide-coupled to each of both ends of the body part along the first guide part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: KH FEELUX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bum Yeon Cho, Gil Hun Shin
  • Smart street lamp
    Patent number: 11236875
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a smart street lamp, including: a lamppost, having at least one accommodating portion therein; and at least one equipment box, detachably placed in the accommodating portion. The equipment box is detachably mounted on the lamp pole for convenient transportation. Further, the equipment box can also be protected by the anti-theft security mechanism to enhance the anti-theft performance of the smart street lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignees: Shanghai Sansi Electronic Engineering Co. Ltd., Sansi Optoelectronics Technology (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., Shanghai Sansi Technology Co. Ltd., Jiashan Sansi Optoelectronic Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bishou Chen, Yuxi Jiang, Qian Zhang, Yingqi Li
  • Lamp for vehicle
    Patent number: 11230224
    Abstract: A lamp for a vehicle includes a light source unit that generates light and an optical unit for guiding the light. The light source unit includes a plurality of light sources arranged in a matrix shape, and the optical unit includes a plurality of optical members disposed in a traveling direction of the light. The light generated from the plurality of light sources passes through the optical unit to form a beam pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Hyeong Do Kim, Jong Woon Kim, Chang Ho Ryu
  • Lamp base assembly and lamp
    Patent number: 11226088
    Abstract: A lamp base assembly and a lamp. The lamp base assembly includes: a base body, the light emitting module being provided on a surface of the base body; and supporting feet, the supporting feet being movably provided on a surface of the base body away from the light emitting module; the supporting feet are configured to move relative to the base body and protrude from a periphery of the base body when the lamp base assembly is in an unfolded state, and the supporting feet are configured to move relative to the base body and close to each other when the lamp base assembly is in a folded state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN GUANKE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
    Inventors: Qing Lan, Ligen Liu, Shoubao Chen, Tianlong Dai
  • System, apparatus, and method for thermal regulation in a tiered rack growth system
    Patent number: 11215352
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for thermal regulation in a tiered rack growth system. A contact heat exchange converter is provided to remove thermal energy of a light fixture for the tiered rack growth system, including a contact thermal exchange cavity defined in the contact heat exchange converter is dimensioned to cooperatively receive an arcuate thermal sink of the light fixture. A circulation conduit communicates a dense medium coolant to remove thermal energy carried by a thermal mass of the contact heat exchange converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Inventor: Mark Dieser
  • Modular LED lamp system
    Patent number: 11215325
    Abstract: A modular LED lamp system allows for stacking multiple LED carriers to provide the desired amount of light. Each LED carrier preferably includes its own transformer to convert line voltage to power useable by the LEDs on the carrier. Line voltage is conducted through each module to a subsequent module and is provided to the transformer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Inventor: Curtis Alan Roys
  • Low voltage security lighting systems for perimeter fences
    Patent number: 11209148
    Abstract: A security lighting system for a perimeter fence includes a plurality of light fixtures. Each light fixture has a lower end secured to a vertical fence post, an upper end including a low voltage LED for generating light, an extension tube extending from the lower end of the light fixture to the upper end of the light fixture for locating the low voltage LED above top horizontal fence pipes of the perimeter fence, and a light directing element covering the low voltage LED for directing light generated by the low voltage LED in a downward direction toward the ground. Low voltage electrically conductive wiring interconnects the light fixtures to low voltage current provided by a power source. The low voltage electrically conductive wiring is strung along the top horizontal fence pipes and is exposed as it extends horizontally between the light fixtures at the top of said perimeter fence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Mind Head LLC
    Inventors: David M. Beausoleil, Paul Eugene Britt
  • Light fixture assembly for a street light fixture
    Patent number: 11204142
    Abstract: A street light fixture includes a street light pole having a base and a head end opposite the base supporting a street light head. The street light fixture includes a light fixture assembly having a head assembly, a base assembly and a wire assembly. The head assembly is received in the street light head and includes a light engine. The base assembly is received in a base cavity of the base of the street light pole and includes a power controller that receives power from power feed wires. The wire assembly has power supply wires extending between the street light head and the base of the street light pole. The power supply wires are coupled to the power controller and are coupled to the light engine to supply power from the power controller to the light engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SERVICES GmbH
    Inventors: Ronald Martin Weber, Matthew Edward Mostoller
  • Multipoint textile machine
    Patent number: 11198956
    Abstract: A textile machine with a plurality of similar workstations as well as display means and a central control device, wherein the display means is connected to the central control device and/or a workstation control device. The textile machine comprises a display means, which is designed as an LED light bar, a section of the LED light bar is assigned respectively to a workstation, and the LED light bar displays the respectively produced yarn batch and/or operating states of the respective workstation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Saurer Spinning Solutions GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Stefan Bungter, Jochen Cüppers, Marc Küppenbender, Christian Vierschgens
  • Light guide film, backlight unit and display device
    Patent number: 11175531
    Abstract: Provided are a light guide film, a backlight unit, and a display device. Light guide portions are disposed in holes of a reflection plate on which light sources are disposed, and a light guide film is directly disposed on the reflection plate and the light guide portions to provide a light guiding function and a light shielding function. Therefore, a method of facilitating implementation of a backlight unit with a small thickness, which satisfies image quality is provided. Further, each of the light shielding patterns has different reflectances in different areas, thereby increasing the amount of light supplied to an area between light sources. Therefore, a backlight unit with a reduced number of light sources and improved image quality may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: SuHun Lee, SangChul Ryu, DongSeok Lee, MyungJoon Park, GwanHoon Park, KyuHwan Lee
  • Light source
    Patent number: 11168879
    Abstract: A light bulb including a substrate having a light emitting member provided thereon; and a main body in which the substrate is removably received, the main body having a heat sink and electrical contact members. The electrical contact members include an electrically conductive body portion that is mounted to the main body and the electrically conductive body portion mechanically secures the substrate in position in the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.
    Inventor: Wayne Ernest Conrad
  • Accent lighting system for an interior cabin of a vehicle
    Patent number: 11167690
    Abstract: An accent lighting system is configured to provide accented light onto a desired location. The accent lighting system includes an accent adapter assembly that is configured to securely couple to a light source. The accent adapter assembly includes an accenting plate that is configured to accent light that is emitted from the light source. A method of securing an accent lighting system within an internal cabin of a vehicle includes removing an existing light source from an aperture of a composite panel, securing an accent adapter assembly to the existing light source to form the accent lighting system, and securing the accent lighting system in the aperture of the composite panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Lars Eric Blacken, Jing Ma, William H. Valentine, Jr., Paul Joseph Wilcynski
  • Decorative net light structure
    Patent number: 11168851
    Abstract: A decorative net light structure includes a light string and a plurality of light diffusion protective covers. The light string includes two circuits extended parallel to each other, and a plurality of LED light balls arranged spaced apart from each other in an equal distance and connected between the two circuits, and extending roundabout to form a plurality of sections of equal length and arranged in an opposite direction, thereby allowing lighting spots of each section to correspond to nodes of the next section. In addition, the light diffusion protective covers are used to cover and secure the lighting spots and nodes corresponding to each other. Accordingly, the decorative net light structure requiring a simple manufacturing process and having a firm structure can be achieved while being able to protect the light sources and to provide light diffusion effect at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: ZHU HAI FUYUN LIGHTING INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Su-Hua Chen