Patents Examined by Leah S Macchiarolo
  • Patent number: 10281135
    Abstract: A mountable cloud speaker lamp system produces both audio and visual output for the purpose of enjoyment and relaxation. The cloud speaker lamp system includes a cloud shaped enclosure with a cloud shaped front shell and a flat back shell; an electro acoustic transducer for sound generation mounted on the enclosure back shell; a light source mounted on the enclosure back shell for projecting light onto the cloud shaped enclosure front shell; an input interface mounted on the enclosure back shell containing an audio input and command receiver for receiving sound and light commands from an external source, an audio amplifier to amplify the input audio and generate bands of sound corresponding to light intensity, and an illumination driver to drive the light source; and a power source. The system is configured so that a single enclosure design encompasses the cloud appearance, and provides a sound and light radiating surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Inventor: Remo Saraceni
  • Patent number: 10267465
    Abstract: A downlight apparatus may include a canister with a canister body and a canister base comprising a female helical thread defined as an engagement host. The downlight apparatus may also include a lamp including a lamp body and a male helical ridge, defined as a lamp ridge. The lamp ridge includes a platform that extends distally from a root of the lamp ridge to a distance ranging from 2 to 20 times greater than the distance between the root and the crest of an Edison screw base thread. The lamp and the canister are structured to secure to one another when the lamp engages with the engagement host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Lighting Science Group Corporation
    Inventors: Fredric S. Maxik, Mark Penley Boomgaarden, Ran Zhou, Addy Widjaja, Matthew Regan, David E. Bartine
  • Patent number: 10247394
    Abstract: The current invention relates to a housing (10) for securing a recessed fixture in a support (20), the housing (10) comprising at least one spring (12) resting on a portion of the side wall (10a) when loaded, and extending outwardly from the side wall (10a) when released so as to secure the housing (10) in the support (20); the housing (10) further comprises at least one releasable retention member keeping the spring (12) loaded over a given length of insertion of the housing (10) into the support (20). The housing (10) can notably be used in a recessed light fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Frederic George Bardot, Reinier Imre Anton Den Boer, Sébastien Thierry Fol
  • Patent number: 10222535
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a flat lightguide configured to be illuminated by one or more small light sources, such as light emitting diode (LED) light sources. The one or more small light sources inject light into an end of a stepped lightguide that includes light redirecting elements capable of changing the direction of the light to exit perpendicular to the stepped lightguide and enter an edge of a planar lightguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Tilo Remhof, Nicholas T. Gabriel, Andrew J. Ouderkirk
  • Patent number: 10222040
    Abstract: A lighting device assembly comprising an elongate base member (3) having a wall portion (9) on which several light emitting diodes (11) are mounted along the length of the base member, and an end cap (15) including an electrical terminal (17) at each respective end of the base member. The lighting device assembly further has an elongate light transmissive optical member (5) configured to be assembled with the base member, thereby enclosing the light emitting diodes. The base member is provided with at least one switch (55) configured to close an electric circuit connecting the light emitting diodes with the electrical terminals. The optical member is provided with at least one switching portion (59), configured to close said at least one switch in conjunction with the assembly of the base member and the optical member, said at least one switch being opened when the base member and the optical member are disassembled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Inge Johanna Tigchelaar, Tewe Hiepke Heemstra
  • Patent number: 10184621
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flashlight, and more particularly a flashlight with two different color lights and flicker frequencies. The flashlight comprises an anterior main body having a lamp housing, a posterior main body having a battery holder, a connecting base used to connect with the battery holder, and a starter for turning on/off the flashlight. Wherein the lamp housing is primarily configured to include a light-emitting chipset and a lens, and the battery holder is configured to accommodate a battery for supplying power. The light-emitting chipset of the present invention comprises at least two LED light-emitting chips that can generate different color lights, and a flicker frequency difference between said two different color lights is at least about 50 Hz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Inventor: Li-Yen Chen
  • Patent number: 10180531
    Abstract: A laminated optical sheet module includes: an upper optical sheet having a first structure pattern in which a first unit light collector having an inclined surface, the cross-section area of which decrease when progressing upwardly, is continuously repeated; and a lower optical sheet laminated beneath the upper optical sheet and having a second structure pattern in which a second unit light collector having an inclined surface, the cross-sectional area of which decreases when progressing upwardly, is continuously repeated. The vertical distance between the lowermost portion and the uppermost portion of the second unit collector is greater than the vertical distance between the lowermost portion and the uppermost portion of the first unit collector. The surface area of the inclined surface of the second unit collector is relatively larger than the surface area of the inclined surface of the first unit collector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: LMS Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Jee Hong Min, Young Il Kim, Sung Sik Cho, Woo Jong Lee, Tae Jun Lee, Hee Jeong Kim, Joon Hwan Hwang
  • Patent number: 10180244
    Abstract: A safety device comprises a light source, a power source coupled to the light source, a controller coupled to the light source and the power source to control operation of the lighting device, and a connection port that transmits and receives power up and control signals. In some embodiments, the connection port transmits and receives a wired signal. In further embodiments, the connection port transmits and receives a wireless signal. In some embodiments, the connection port receives a signal from an external source. In some of these embodiments, the external source is a remote control. In further embodiments, the external source is a program located on a computing device. In still further embodiments, the external source is one or more additional connection port of one or more additional safety devices. In some embodiments, the signal is a signal to power the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Inventors: Haralambos A. Stamatatos, Brian O'Boyle
  • Patent number: 10168023
    Abstract: A reflector based illumination system having a mounting insert with at least one primary reflective surface recessed from the opening of a housing and at least one circuit board with a light source operable to be placed in communication with a power source positioned adjacent at least one auxiliary reflective surface mounted at an angle to the primary reflective surface to cooperate with the light source to emit a quantity of incident light toward primary reflective surface, a quantity of incident light toward the auxiliary reflective surface, and a quantity of unobstructed light through the opening, with all three quantities cooperating to illuminate an exterior surface when the light source is placed in communication with the power source through the circuit board and energized to generate light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: NLS Lighting, LLC
    Inventor: William A. Hein
  • Patent number: 10155470
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting device comprising a light source, a mirror member disposed on an optical axis of the light source, and a first optical element disposed on the optical axis of the light source between the light source and the mirror member, including a first region allowed to be switched between a light transmitting state and a light reflecting state and a second region having at least a light reflecting state, wherein the first region is capable of reflecting part of the light emitted from the light source to a relatively remote place, the second region is capable of reflecting part of the light emitted from the light source to a relatively near place, and the mirror member is capable of reflecting the light that is emitted from the light source and then passes through the first region to a relatively near place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yasuo Toko
  • Patent number: 10151441
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a planar light emitting body configured to emit light in a planar shape, and a transparent member configured to control the light from the planar light emitting body. The transparent member has a light incidence surface arranged so as to face a light emitting surface of the planar light emitting body and configured to cause the light from the planar light emitting body to be incident on the transparent member and a light emission surface configured to emit, to the outside, the light which is propagated in the transparent member. The transparent member is formed so as to extend in a predetermined direction and formed such that a distance between the light incidence surface and the light emission surface changes in accordance with a position in the predetermined direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Ito, Masaya Shido, Takayuki Otsubo
  • Patent number: 10151458
    Abstract: A fastening element including a shaft; a shaft head arranged at an end of the shaft, wherein the shaft head has a larger diameter than the shaft, wherein the fastening element is provided for arranging a first component and a second component at each other, wherein the first component is provided as a circuit board provided with a LED and the second component is provided as a heat dissipating lamp element, wherein the shaft is insertable through a pass through opening of the first component and the shaft head is configured at least for an indirect contact at the first component, wherein the shaft is arrangeable in a recess of the second component, wherein the shaft is fixable at least through friction locking in the recess of the second component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: BJB GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Olaf Baumeister, Herbert Beleke, Karl-Wilhelm Vogt, Detlef Scholz
  • Patent number: 10139076
    Abstract: A light emitting diode module (LED includes a base, a light emitting unit, a heat dissipation portion located between the base and the light emitting unit, a lens located on the heat dissipation portion to receive the light emitting unit therein. The heat dissipation portion includes a main portion, a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion respectively located on both ends of the main portion. A drive receives in a cavity defined collectively by the main portion, the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion. The drive element is coupled with the light emitting unit and the base, the drive element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: CHAMP TECH OPTICAL (FOSHAN) CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cheng-Bing Tan, Wen Xu, Shih-Hsun Wung
  • Patent number: 10107477
    Abstract: A street light includes a pole and a head attached to the pole. The head includes a light emitting element comprising a plurality of solid state light emitting devices, an optical element, and a reflector configured to reflect light emitted by the solid state light emitting devices to the optical element to produce a light distribution pattern from the head. The light emitted from the solid state emitting devices may be Lambertian patterned light. The Lambertian patterned light may be used to illuminate the reflector. The reflector may be used to transform the Lambertian patterned light to collimated light and direct the collimated light towards the optical element. The optical element may be configured to produce the light distribution pattern from the collimated light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: BRIDGELUX INC.
    Inventors: Keith Scott, Todd Farmer
  • Patent number: 10096271
    Abstract: An LED screen includes a back shell, for containing a power source and a master control board, wherein the power source supplies electricity to the master control board; an LED module mounted on the back shell through a first fixer, and connected to the master control board, wherein the LED module comprises a display face, the master control board controls the LED module, so as to display through the display face; a decoration baseboard provided around the LED module and mounted on the back shell through a second fixer, wherein the display face of the LED module is not blocked; and a decoration board mounted on the back shell through a third fixer, wherein the display face of the LED module is not blocked; meanwhile, the decoration board blocks the fixers, in such a manner that the first fixer, the second fixer and third fixer are not externally visible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Thinksign optoelectronics llc (hangzhou)
    Inventor: Zhongliang Zheng
  • Patent number: 10060589
    Abstract: A light device comprises an elongated light guide (2) and a LED source (1) seated in the light guide entry part (3) for emitting the light beam into the light guide (2). The entry part of the light guide comprises mutually intersecting parts of at least two ellipsoids (11, 21) arranged with their main axes (14, 24) next to each other. The LED light sources are fitted in the first focuses (15, 25) of the ellipsoids for emission of light beams and their reflection from the elliptic walls (13, 23) thereof to the second focuses (16, 26) thereof, laying inside the light guide in different distances from the first focuses. The distance between the first focus (15) and the second focus (16) of the first ellipsoid (11) preferably equals at least 1.5 times the distance between the first focus (25) and the second focus (26) of the second ellipsoid (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: VARROC LIGHTING SYSTEMS, S.R.O.
    Inventor: Jan Martoch
  • Patent number: 10047929
    Abstract: A system and method of generating perceived white light by laser. The system comprises a laser, a phosphoric substrate, and optionally a diffraction grating. In one embodiment, a blue laser beam from the laser penetrates the phosphoric substrate to create perceived white light in a Gaussian distribution appropriate for emergency lighting. In another embodiment, the blue laser beam is split into multiple beams by the diffraction grating. The multiple beams penetrate the phosphoric substrate to create perceived white light in a Gaussian distribution appropriate for emergency lighting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Inventors: Richard Redpath, James Redpath
  • Patent number: 10036514
    Abstract: A retrofitting kit for retrofitting an existing troffer light fixture having a troffer housing includes an adaptor bracket and a door assembly. The adaptor bracket includes a channel configured to rest on a T-bar of a ceiling system, and further configured to be located between the T-bar and the troffer housing, a slot, and a latch surface. The channel defines an open slot configured to receive and retain a portion of the troffer housing thereby facilitating a retrofit installation. The door assembly includes a latch configured to engage the latch surface of the adaptor bracket, a hinge configured to interface with the slot of the adaptor bracket, a housing including the latch and the hinge, and a light source coupled to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: John H. Scribante, Matthew S. Tlachac, Scott A. Green, Brandon J. King
  • Patent number: 10012352
    Abstract: A retrofitting kit for retrofitting an existing troffer light fixture having a troffer housing includes an adaptor bracket and a door assembly. The adaptor bracket includes a channel configured to rest on a T-bar of a ceiling system, and further configured to be located between the T-bar and the troffer housing. The channel defines an aperture configured to accept either a hinge or a latch of the door assembly, and the channel defines a latch surface. The door assembly includes a hinge configured to interface with the adaptor bracket, a latch configured to engage the latch surface of the adaptor bracket to hold the door assembly in a closed position, a housing including the latch and the hinge, and a light source coupled to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: John H. Scribante, Matthew S. Tlachac, Scott A. Green, Brandon J. King
  • Patent number: 10012362
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an article having at least one colored luminous region, in particular a display, said article comprising at least one glass-ceramic substrate having a luminous transmission ranging from 0.8% to 40% and an optical transmission of at least 0.1% for at least one wavelength in the range extending from 420 to 780 nm, at least one light source and at least one inkjet filter of thickness comprised between 1 and 50 ?m, so as to form at least one colored luminous region, in particular a display, in at least one region of the glass-ceramic substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: EUROKERA S.N.C.
    Inventors: Jean-Yves Laluet, Pierrick Guiset, Gaelle Ferriz, Claire Mallet