Patents Examined by Julie Bannan
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Patent number: 11953858Abstract: A watch includes crystal, a dial including a marking, a pointer including a luminous body, and a light-transmissive member disposed between the crystal and the dial, the light-transmissive member including a first face facing the crystal and a second face facing the dial, in which the first face is provided with a first luminous member and a second luminous member, and the second face is provided with a third luminous member and a fourth luminous member.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Toshinori Nakazawa, Tetsuya Miyake, Atsushi Kobayashi
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Patent number: 11945364Abstract: A vehicle is provided that includes a hood outer panel, hood inner panel, and engine compartment. A fender attachment bracket is disposed within the engine compartment, and a headlight assembly includes an attachment portion that couples the headlight assembly to the fender attachment bracket. The headlight assembly also includes a load block or loading block sized and shaped so that when the hood outer panel and hood inner panel are deformed by the impact of an object, the hood inner panel contacts the load block.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.Inventor: Aaron R. Steinhilb
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Patent number: 11925384Abstract: A light transmissible end cap comprising a lens and bayonet that can be attached to a handle is disclosed. The lens and the bayonet are light transmissible. The end cap can be attached to a handle of any shape, reversibly or non-reversibly, to create a light transmissible scalpel handle that can transmit, amplify, diverge and/or converge light from a light source disposed within the handle through the end cap, the lens and the bayonet. A universal blade fitting may be attached to the bayonet. The handle may be a surgical handle.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Inventor: Steven M. Hacker
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Patent number: 11927323Abstract: The present disclosure provides a zoom device and a lighting device. The zoom device includes a first lens assembly, a connecting frame, a first gear assembly, a second gear assembly and a third gear assembly. The second gear assembly and the third gear assembly mesh with the first gear assembly and connect with the first lens assembly and the connecting frame respectively, the first lens assembly is disposed between the first lens assembly and the connecting frame, and is configured to drive the second gear assembly and the third gear assembly to adjust a distance between the first lens assembly and the connecting frame. When focusing, mechanisms located on two sides of the first gear extend and contract synchronously, a focusing distance is increased, a problem of focus lags is alleviated, fluency and efficiency is improved, and the zoom device is suitable for focusing processing of large-size lighting devices.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Aputure Imaging Industries Co., Ltd.Inventors: Rong Tang, Daoyou Peng
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Patent number: 11927311Abstract: The present disclosure relates to various embodiments to enable the assembly, construction, and operation of a miniature integrated LED lamp comprising an envelope positioned at a distal end of a solid body portion and a base positioned at a proximal end of the solid body. The envelope further comprises a transparent light diffuser enclosing a semi-cylindrical light pipe containing one or more LEDs populated on its external surface and a LED driver positioned internally within a formed lumen of the light pipe. The light pipe and LED driver are physically and or electrically connected to a cylindrical heatsink encapsulated within the envelope and body portion of the bulb, facilitating thermal management. The envelope and base are assembled together with one or more specific lamp bases to form an LED lamp satisfying performance standards suitable for retrofit or replacement of a standard INC or halogen lamp.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: EmeryAllen, LLCInventor: Thomas Garber
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Patent number: 11906843Abstract: A backlight module includes three light emitting elements, an inverse prism sheet and a light guide assembly. The light guide assembly is disposed opposite to the inverse prism sheet and includes three light guide plates. A first surface of the first light guide plate opposite to the inverse prism sheet has a first sunken eye structure having a first long axis extending along a reference direction. A second surface of the second light guide plate opposite to the inverse prism sheet has a second sunken eye structure having a second long axis. A third surface of the third light guide plate opposite to the inverse prism sheet has a third sunken eye structure having a third long axis. Orthographic projections of the second long axis and the third long axis on the first surface are inclined towards two opposite sides of the reference direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2023Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: DARWIN PRECISIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Tun-Lien Huang, Meng-Hui Chen, Shih-Chieh Su, Ya-Fang Huang
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Patent number: 11906138Abstract: A lamp body bracket for supporting a lamp body includes a main support frame (10), opposite sides of the main support frame (10) are respectively provided with a first side extension portion (101) and a second side extension portion (102), and the first side extension portion (101)) and the second side extension portion (102) are arranged at intervals; a first adjusting seat (20), movably connected to the first side extension (101); the first adjusting seat (20) is arranged opposite to the second side extension (102), the first adjusting seat (20) is configured to connect a first end of the lamp body, and the second side extension (102) is configured to connect a second end of the lamp body opposite to the first end; the first adjusting seat (20) moves toward or away from the second side extension (102).Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: APUTURE IMAGING INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.Inventor: Rong Tang
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Patent number: 11878626Abstract: An illumination module (1) for highlighting a region of a vehicle component, such as a charging or tank recess (20) or a handle assembly, includes a light source support (2) having at least one light source (3) and a housing (4), in which the light source support with the at least one light source is received. The housing includes a light outlet region (5), via which light can be decoupled from the housing (4). The illumination module (1) further includes a light diffuser (6) optically coupled to the light outlet region of the housing, which diffuser includes a first light outlet region (7), via which light can be decoupled for direct illumination or highlighting of the region of the vehicle component and which includes a second light outlet region (8), which is spatially separated from the first light outlet region (7) via which signal light can be decoupled.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventors: Roland Och, Joachim Oberst, Andreas Rudolf, Matthias Hegwein, Matthias Gans
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Patent number: 11867383Abstract: Disclosed is an outdoor light fixture assembly having a housing and a lens module. The lens module is removable from the housing for servicing. The removable lens module includes a socket for one or more light sources and a lens. The outdoor light fixture further includes engagement structures for installing and removing the lens module from the housing without the use of tools.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Hunter Industries, Inc.Inventors: Darrin I. Schmuckle, Jesus Moreno
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Patent number: 11859806Abstract: Deterrent device attachments are provided each having a light emitting thermal source positioned by a support board to emit light from within a housing of the deterrent device, with the support board bent to provide surface areas to dissipate heat generated by the light emitter.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Crosman CorporationInventors: Jeffrey D. Tuller, Michael W. Allen
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Patent number: 11846412Abstract: A light source device includes: light emitting parts arranged in a matrix, each having an upper surface that includes a light emitting surface, each of the light emitting parts being configured to emit light from the light emitting surfaces and at least one of the light emitting parts being configured to be individually turned on, wherein each of the light emitting parts includes a light emitting element, a wavelength conversion member covering the upper surface of the light emitting element, and a light-reflective member covering lateral surfaces of the light emitting element and lateral surfaces of the wavelength conversion member, and wherein the light-reflective members of the light-emitting parts are directly adjacent to each other; and an optical lens located above the light emitting surfaces of the light emitting parts. Sizes of the light emitting surfaces of at least some of the light emitting parts are different from each other.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2023Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Norimasa Yoshida, Tsuyoshi Okahisa
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Patent number: 11833958Abstract: A flush mount fog pod is front-mounted through a hole in a vehicle or bumper frame. A bracket is inserted through the hole and turned 90 degrees for mounting to a bezel, which is attached to the front of the hole with bolts and nuts. A light pod is then snapped into the bracket. An adjustor bolt adjustably attaches to the back of the light pod through an access hole in the bezel and controls the tilt of the light pod by screwing and unscrewing the head of the adjustor bolt from the front of the light. A protective cover rotates over the head of the adjustor bolt when not in use to protect it from dirt and debris.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Wheel Pros LLCInventor: Cody Mayer
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Patent number: 11835821Abstract: A backlight for an image forming device includes spaced-apart front and back optical reflectors defining an optical cavity therebetween, and at least one light source for emitting light into the optical cavity. The front optical reflector may be disposed between the image forming device and the back optical reflector. For substantially normally incident light and for nonoverlapping first and second wavelength ranges, the front optical reflector may transmit at least 70% of light for each wavelength in the first wavelength range, and may reflect at least 70% of light for each wavelength in the second wavelength range. The back optical reflector may reflect at least 70% of light for each wavelength in the first wavelength range, and may transmit at least 70% of light for each wavelength in the second wavelength range. The emitted light may have at least one wavelength in the first wavelength range and at least one wavelength in the second wavelength range.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Quinn D. Sanford, Matthew B. Johnson, Ryan T. Fabick, Nathaniel K. Naismith
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Patent number: 11835220Abstract: An optical beam expander and a luminaire, including: a collimating lens configured for adjusting light emitted by a light source to parallel light; a condensing lens, the condensing lens including a plurality of inclined light-control surfaces, and any one of the light-control surfaces is not parallel to a plane in which the condensing lens is located, the condensing lens being configured for refracting the parallel light emitted from the collimating lens towards a direction of a center line of the condensing lens; and a fixing component, configured for fixing the collimating lens and the condensing lens, so that an optical axis of the collimating lens coincides with an optical axis of the condensing lens.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignees: SUZHOU OPPLE LIGHTING CO., LTD., OPPLE LIGHTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Chenxi Bu, Shuchao Li, Yisheng Xiao
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Patent number: 11828970Abstract: Provided is a flexible display. The flexible display includes a flexible substrate, a flexible light guide film, a first light-scattering film, a first light-shielding film, a first color film and an LED light source disposed on the side of the flexible light guide film, and the flexible substrate, the flexible light guide film, the first light-scattering film, the first light-shielding film, and the first color film are sequentially stacked. The first color film includes a first pattern area and a first non-display area. The first light-shielding film includes a first light-shielding area and a first light-transmittance area. The flexible light guide film includes a first polymer film. The first polymer film includes multilayer-structured nanoscale light-scattering particles uniformly distributed. Each multilayer-structured nanoscale light-scattering particle includes a nanoparticle and a second polymer layer coating the nanoparticle.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2020Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: ZHEJIANG TIANYUE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTDInventor: Junhua Chen
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Patent number: 11820452Abstract: A bicycle safety enhancement device includes an elongated member having a distal portion mountable to a bicycle handlebar. A proximity sensor is coupled to a proximal portion of the elongated member and is arranged so that when the elongated member is mounted to a handlebar of a bicycle being ridden by a cyclist, the ultrasonic sensor detects objects adjacent to and/or behind the bicycle and which come within a prescribed distance of the bicycle. An illumination source is coupled to the proximal portion of the elongated member. The illumination source provides a visible warning signal directed toward the detected object when the elongated member is mounted to the handlebar of the bicycle. A camera is coupled to the proximal portion of the elongated member and is arranged to capture images of the detected object as the detected object passes in front of the bicycle being ridden by the cyclist.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of ArizonaInventors: Daniel Latt, Rachel J. Sinclair, Tyler J. Mills, Ricardo Padilla Vera, Bridget Slomka, Daniel Taylor, Gavin S. Mitchell
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Patent number: 11820278Abstract: A lamp assembly for a vehicle comprising a housing and a securing system for securing the lamp assembly to the vehicle body. The securing system is arranged in the housing and comprises at least one latch movable between a retracted position and a locking position; an electromagnet to attract a ferromagnetic member secured to the latch in order to move the latch to the locking position; a receiver coupled to a transmitter located inside the vehicle body, the receiver and the transmitter being part of a wireless power transfer device, the receiver being configured to power the electromagnet; and a retaining system configured to retain the latch in the locking position and which can be released to an inactive state for allowing the latch to move to the retracted position.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2020Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Volvo Truck CorporationInventors: Chinmay Ubhayakar, Akshay Natarajan
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Patent number: 11808424Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, disclosed is a lamp module for a vehicle, the lamp module including: a first light source and a second light source for forming two or more types of light distribution patterns; and a light guide unit provided on one side of the first light source and the second light source. The first light source is provided behind the light guide unit and faces a rear surface portion of the light guide unit, and the second light source is provided below the light guide unit and faces a lower surface portion of the light guide unit. The light emitted from the first light source is emitted to the outside to form a first light distribution pattern, and the light emitted from the second light source is emitted to the outside to form a second light distribution pattern.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventor: Hyun Soo Lee
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Patent number: 11802670Abstract: Example embodiments relate to lamp posts with tubular poles. One example lamp post includes a tubular pole made out of a non-metallic material. The lamp post also includes a modular support structure arranged in the pole. The modular support structure includes at least one carrier module for carrying at least one component. The carrier module includes a top interface, a bottom interface, and an elongated structure between the top and bottom interface.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2020Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Schreder S.A.Inventors: Ettienne Pretorius, Daniel Kasper
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Patent number: 11793593Abstract: Embodiments include a lighting assembly includes an elongate gasket body formed of a resilient, optically transmissive material. The gasket body includes a light source cavity at least partially defined by a light transmission portion and an attachment channel configured to attach the gasket body to a mount. A light source is disposed in the light source cavity. Other embodiments include securement ring including a clamp portion and a lighting assembly portion. The clamp portion includes first and second segments, each being semiannular in shape and curving between first and second ends, the first end of the first segment coupled to the second end of the second segment and the second end of the first segment coupled to the first end of the second segment to collectively form an aperture. The lighting assembly portion includes a first and second segments, each being semiannular in shape and including a light source.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: American Sterilizer CompanyInventors: Lance Clark Bellows, Bernard John Moss, Michael Hollopeter, Joseph James Groszek