Patents Examined by Leah S Macchiarolo
  • Patent number: 8444289
    Abstract: A combination headlamp and flashlight assembly includes a headlamp base; a headlamp head including a light source; a battery case, and a battery. The combination headlamp and flashlight assembly is changeable between a headlamp configuration and a handheld flashlight configuration. In the headlamp configuration, the headlamp head is mechanically and electrically coupled to the headlamp base to form a headlamp, the battery case carries the battery, and the battery case is electrically coupled to the headlamp base for powering the light source with the battery to provide illumination. In the handheld flashlight configuration, the headlamp head is mechanically and electrically coupled to the battery to form a handheld flashlight where the battery forms a handle and body of the handheld flashlight and powers the light source to provide illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: XGlow P/T, LLC
    Inventors: Richard S. Popper, Jensen Jorgensen
  • Patent number: 8439540
    Abstract: An aircraft position light assembly having one or more light emitting diode (LED) modules. The LED module can be installed in a variety of aircraft wing-tip cavities. An example LED module includes a support device that mounts within an aircraft wingtip, a bracket device that attaches to the support device, at least one circuit board that mounts to the bracket, and two pairs of LEDs. Each pair of LEDs is mounted on opposing major surfaces at a first end of the circuit board. A first pair of reflectors is attached to the circuit board adjacent to two of the LEDs on the opposing major surfaces. A second pair of reflectors is attached to the circuit board adjacent to the other two LEDs on the opposing major surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Bo Stout, Timothy A. Holden, Kenneth Colvin, Richard Walker, John Lundberg
  • Patent number: 8430547
    Abstract: A reaction-testing system is provided to simulate motion to an individual. Generally, the reaction-testing system includes a motion-simulating device, a reflective device, a control unit, and an input device that is activated by an individual In exemplary embodiments, the motion-simulating device includes a beam that accommodates a first and second plurality of light sources capable of, at least, alternating between an active and idle condition. These light sources are arranged amongst occlusion features in a mounting pattern such that light emitted from the first plurality is directly viewable by an individual and light emitted from the second plurality is indirectly viewed by the individual through the reflecting surface. The control unit is configured to sequentially activate the light sources sequentially to generate pulses of light on that, when perceived by the individual, appear as a light moving along a vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan W. Reichow, Herb Yoo, Ryan C. Coulter, Christian Freissler, Dave R. Knaub, Meral Middleton, David Thorpe, Tom Lakovic, Andrew Allen, Josh Hoyt
  • Patent number: 8430544
    Abstract: A headlight of motorcycle includes a dashboard, a connection member, a headlight, a bracket, and front support racks. The dashboard is coupled to the headlight by the connection member in a modularized manner. The headlight forms coupling holes for mounting to the front support racks. The bracket carries signal lights thereon. By coupling the headlight and the dashboard together in a modularized manner and mounting the bracket that carries the signal lights to the opposite sides of the headlight, and further fixing the front support racks to the opposite sides of the headlight, a headlight module is formed. The headlight module can be easily attached between upper and lower beams of a steering handlebar by using the front support racks so as to simplify the assembling operation and to conceal the front support racks between the bracket and the steering handlebar for improving the outside appearance of the headlight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Kwang Yang Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shih-Wang Tu, Tai-Yuan Sue, Jung-Hung Hsieh
  • Patent number: 8419264
    Abstract: A planar lighting device includes: a light source that emits light; and a light guide plate disposed opposite the light source in which light emitted from the light source enters and is emitted therefrom as planar light. The light guide plate includes a flat light exit plane that emits the planar light, a light entrance plane that is formed opposite the light source and includes one side of the light exit plane, an end plane that includes the opposite side to the one side of the light exit plane, and a rear plane formed on the side opposite the light exit plane. The rear plane includes a first rear plane that is joined with the end plane and is smoothly inclined to said light exit plane so that the distance from the light exit plane increases as the distance from the end plane increases, and a second rear plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Iwasaki, Toshiaki Endo
  • Patent number: 8414172
    Abstract: A headlamp for vehicles is disclosed. The headlamp for vehicles includes a lamp housing having an opening; an exterior lens disposed on the opening of the lamp housing; a light source received in the lamp housing to emit light, a cooling fin received in the lamp housing to cool the light source, a conductive line connected at one end thereof to the cooling fin, and a conductive film connected to the other end of the conductive line and mounted on an inner surface of the exterior lens. The headlamp can eliminate a cooling fin or a cooling fan, thereby enabling reduction in size, weight and power consumption of a cooling device and can achieve prevention of moisture generation and immediate removal of moisture without a separate moisture removing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Byung Pyll Lee
  • Patent number: 8408746
    Abstract: An artificial candle has a flexible glowing canopy that can flutter like a candle flame, and the canopy may surround a “wick” that can be seen through the canopy to glow. Such a diaphanous canopy can be actuated by a solenoid, piezoelectric actuator or other mechanism, which can be provided adjacent to the canopy. Light can emanate from at least one light emitting diode (LED), and the canopy can include fluorescent material that absorbs and reradiates some of the light from the LED(s). The wick and the canopy can be coupled to a shaft that simulates a wax candle body. A standard threaded fitting can be provided so that the artificial candle can thread into a socket to replace an incandescent light bulb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Inventor: Mark Lauer
  • Patent number: 8408778
    Abstract: A display device including a light unit is provided. The light unit may include a light guide plate, a light emitting module, and a color coordinate conversion sheet. The light emitting module may include a plurality of light emitting diodes configured to emit light to a side of the light guide plate. The color coordinate conversion sheet may be positioned on the light guide plate to convert a color coordinate distribution of the light emitted by the light emitting module to a color coordinate distribution that falls within a target distribution range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyung Hwa Park
  • Patent number: 8393771
    Abstract: A vehicle headlamp including a discharge lamp, which includes a light source, and a cap that holds the light source. The vehicle headlamp also includes a reflector, which includes a light reflecting part and a lamp holding part formed contiguously with one end of the light reflecting part. The vehicle headlamp also includes a socket connected to the cap, which supplies drive current to the lamp. The socket includes a case that holds a structure disposed therein, and a connection portion, which is connected to the cap and which protrudes toward the cap from an opposite surface of the case facing the cap. A conductive member is mounted on the lamp holding part to transmit noise generated when the lamp is turned on and a conducting portion is formed on the opposite surface of the case to surround the connection portion. The conductive member and the conducting portion are connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoshi Kawamura, Satoru Yashiki
  • Patent number: 8388162
    Abstract: Disclosed are a light source device and a display device having the same. The light source device comprises light emitting modules comprising a light emitting device, a circuit termination module provided at a second end of the light emitting module, first and second connectors connected to a first end and the second end of the light emitting modules, respectively, and a fourth connector connected to the circuit termination module, and connected to the second connector of the light emitting module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jun Seok Park
  • Patent number: 8382331
    Abstract: LED lighting lamps provide improved heat dissipation efficiency, wide illumination beam angles, and substantially uniform illumination intensity. Generally, the disclosed LED lamps comprise at least one LED lighting element mounted on at least one stand and a two-level heat dissipation mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Inventor: Yung Pun Cheng
  • Patent number: 8356914
    Abstract: A light projection device of a stack of at least 2 LED light projection modules. Each module shares a common optical axis and each includes an LED at least partially surrounded by an off-axis collimating optic and each projects a radially collimated canted beam towards and onto. There is a refracting plate for redirecting and changing the angle in respect to the optical axis of at least one of the radially collimated canted beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Inventor: Jerome H. Simon
  • Patent number: 8337051
    Abstract: A luminaire reflector assembly comprises a top pan having a light socket connected to one of an upper or lower surface of the top pan, the top pan having a plurality of spaced slits about the periphery of the top pan, a lower pan spaced from the top pan, the lower pan connected to the top pan by at least one strut, a plurality of reflective panels extending between the top pan and the lower pan, the plurality of reflective panels bent in a first direction by a punch and an elastomeric die pad, the plurality of reflective panels also bent in a second direction by the punch and elastomeric die pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Brien Hawkes, Joseph Garcia
  • Patent number: 8337042
    Abstract: A liquid crystal module includes a lamp socket and a lamp frame. The lamp socket has a holding part holding a cold cathode tube which is inserted into the holding part through a silt. The slit is formed on a part of a face of the lamp socket. The lamp frame fixes the lamp socket to a rear frame so as to cover the lamp socket. A supporting part is formed on a face of the lamp frame and contacts the face of the lamp socket. A part of the face of the lamp frame opposing the part of the face of the lamp socket where the slit is formed is cut out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tatsuji Sudo
  • Patent number: 8333497
    Abstract: A light guide plate has a light emitting surface, a bottom surface opposite to the light emitting surface, a light incident surface, and a side surface opposite to the light incident surface. The light incident and side surfaces are connected between the light emitting and bottom surfaces. Light guide units are disposed on the bottom surface. Each light guide unit extends along a first direction. The first direction is towards the side surface from the light incident surface. Each light guide unit includes geometric patterns and stripe patterns for cascading the geometric patterns. Micro structures are disposed in the geometric patterns and the stripe patterns. Width of the geometric pattern along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction is greater than that of the stripe pattern. The light guide plate improves uniformity of a plane light source emitting from the light emitting surface of the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chao-Hung Weng, Tzeng-Ke Shiau
  • Patent number: 8333488
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a compact optical assembly which improves collimation of light produced by multiple LED light sources in a light engine. A shaped primary reflector located over the light engine reflects the light toward a larger shaped secondary reflector. The shapes of the reflectors are selected to cooperatively produce a highly collimated light beam. Color mixing may be improved by providing a plurality of facets on the reflective surfaces of at least one of the primary reflector or the secondary reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Lighting Science Group Corporation
    Inventor: Edward Bailey
  • Patent number: 8333495
    Abstract: A device for illuminating a target surface of a vehicle. The device includes a base and a top cover coupled to the base. The top cover includes a perimeter wall portion and an actuator portion coupled to the perimeter wall portion. The actuator portion extends generally downward between walls of the perimeter wall portion toward the base and is movable toward the base for changing the state of a switch upon application of an external force to the actuator portion. A light source is coupled to the base and positioned for illuminating the target surface through the actuator portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Shamitz, William Harrop
  • Patent number: 8322881
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) lighting fixture includes a base plate having a front side and a rear side. A plurality of lighting strips is mounted on the front side of the base plate. A reflector is mounted to each of the lighting strips and desirably comprises multi-faceted side walls extending away from the light strip. Driver circuitry and control circuitry are mounted to the base plate, and are electrically coupled to a power supply for powering and controlling the plurality of LEDs. Each of the lighting strips includes a plurality of linearly-arranged LEDs, and each of the light emitting diodes has a diode base and a light emitting portion. The multi-faceted side walls of the reflector cause light produced by the plurality of LEDs to be amplified and formed into a bath or wash of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Appalachian Lighting Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: James J. Wassel
  • Patent number: 8317354
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lamp (1), especially a suspended lamp, comprising a housing (2) that is provided with a first light emitting area (4) with a first light influencing element (9) on one side thereof while being fitted with a second light emitting area (21) with a second light influencing element (22) on another side for direct illumination. In order to improve indirect illumination of the lamp, the second light influencing element (22) can be moved into at least two different positions (S1, S2, S3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbH
    Inventors: Patrick Gassner, Manfred Petschulat, Hartmut S. Engel
  • Patent number: 8308314
    Abstract: A surface light source system capable of emitting light without producing non-uniform luminance and non-uniform color distributions is provided. The surface light source system comprises a lenticular lens sheet having unit lenses with convexity on the light-exiting side, and a light source unit having emission sources of two types or more that are different in the wavelength range of light they emit. The unit lenses are arranged in one direction at approximately regular intervals. Emission sources of each type are arranged in the one direction at approximately regular intervals. The intervals at which the respective emission sources of two types or more arranged in the one direction are nearly the same in length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masahiro Goto