Patents Examined by Leah Simone Macchiarolo
  • Patent number: 11408585
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of decorative lamps and discloses a waterproof and shatterproof light string, including an electric wire. A female socket is arranged at one end of the electric wire, and a male plug capable of being plugged and electrically connected with the female socket is arranged at the other end of the electric wire, and a plurality of lamps are arranged in the middle of the electric wire in parallel; the lamp includes a lamp holder and a bulb connected with the lamp holder, and a gap is arranged between the lamp holder and the bulb; a water discharge port is formed in one side of the lamp holder; and the bulb includes a shatterproof plastic bulb shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: DONGGUAN GUANYI LIGHT-DECORATION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shifang Wang
  • Patent number: 11402563
    Abstract: With a simple configuration, an optical device which realizes uniform light distribution and adequate display quality is provided. An optical device includes: a light guiding layer; a first optically functional layer provided on at least one of a first principal face and a second principal face of the light guiding layer; and a ray control structure, at an end of the light guiding layer on a light-incident side, being provided on a surface of the first optically functional layer that is on an opposite side to the light guiding layer. The ray control structure reduces light which is incident from an edge of the light guiding layer to the first optically functional layer at an angle smaller than a critical angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kari Rinko
  • Patent number: 11391877
    Abstract: A backlight source is provided which includes a light guide plate 10 and a light-emitting unit 20. The light guide plate 10 includes a first surface and a second surface disposed oppositely. The light-emitting unit 20 is located on the side of the light guide plate where the first surface disposed. The grating layer 30 includes at least one grating unit configured to diffract light emitted by the light-emitting unit 20. The overall structure of the backlight source is no longer limited by the distance between the LEDs and the first layer diffusion layer, and therefore the thinning and lightening of the backlight source is realized. A manufacturing method of a backlight source and a display device are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei Wang, Huijuan Wang, Yafeng Yang, Xiaochuan Chen, Xue Dong, Xiandong Meng, Xianqin Meng, Jifeng Tan
  • Patent number: 11391878
    Abstract: A light emitting module includes: a lightguide plate having an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, the upper surface including a first hole; a light emitting element on a lower surface side of the lightguide plate, the light emitting element facing the first hole; and a reflective resin layer, wherein the first hole includes a first portion and a second portion, the first portion includes a first lateral surface sloping with respect to the upper surface, the second portion has a second lateral surface sloping with respect to the upper surface, the second lateral surface being present between an opening in the upper surface and the first lateral surface of the first portion, and the reflective resin layer is located in the first portion of the first hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei Yamashita, Toshinobu Katsumata, Seitaro Akagawa, Toshiaki Moriwaki
  • Patent number: 11391450
    Abstract: A lighting fixture with a pole, a lighting source, and a driver. The pole can be hollow and has a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The lighting source can be mounted to the first end of the pole. The driver can be mounted within the pole at the second end. Electrical wiring can be provided within the pole extending between the lighting source and the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Energy Bank Incorporated
    Inventors: Neal R. Verfuerth, Brandon J. King
  • Patent number: 11378268
    Abstract: A luminaire (1) having a preferably flat light exit region (2) that is surrounded by a rectangular light frame (10), wherein the luminaire frame (10) spans a first plane (E) and has a frame height (H) that is perpendicular to the first plane (E) and, at one of its corners (11), a beveled surface (12) in which a plug contact (30) is arranged, and an electromechanical plug connector for a luminaire of this kind are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: HERBERT WALDMANN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Marcus Eberhardt
  • Patent number: 11378265
    Abstract: A spot lamp holder and spot lamp are provided. The spot lamp holder may include a first housing and a second housing. The second housing may include a mounting cavity. A mounting end of the second housing may be an open end and coupled with the mounting cavity. A first limiting portion and a second limiting portion spaced apart from each other may be disposed on an inner wall of the mounting cavity. A mounting groove may be disposed between the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion. The first housing may include a clamping portion. The clamping portion may be fitted with the mounting groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Opple Lighting Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Quanbiao Wang
  • Patent number: 11371666
    Abstract: A linear luminaire is provided. The linear luminaire may include a housing body, two end caps, a face casing, and a back plate. The two end caps may be fixed onto two ends of the housing body. The housing body may include a top groove and a bottom groove. The top groove and the bottom groove may extend in a length direction with grooving openings oriented in opposite directions. The face casing may be fixedly clamped onto the groove opening of the top groove and forms an optical mixing cavity together with the top groove and the two end caps. The optical mixing cavity may be configured for accommodating a light-emitting circuit of the linear luminaire. The back plate may be clamped onto the groove opening of the bottom groove to form a power driving cavity together with the bottom groove and the two end caps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Opple Lighting Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xingchen Tan
  • Patent number: 11333309
    Abstract: A stringed holiday lighting ornament contains both drain holes at its base to alleviate moisture build-up, and protruding magnets for secure attachment to ferromagnetic surfaces, whereby such protrusion permits the drain holes to be exposed to the air and thus flow and/or evaporate away accumulated moisture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: NU TSAI CAPITAL
    Inventor: Richard Martini
  • Patent number: 11314009
    Abstract: A display device includes a transparent light guide plate having an incident surface to display a plurality of patterns viewable in different directions and at least one light source facing a part of the incident surface. The light guide plate includes, on a first surface of the light guide plate, a plurality of prisms arranged along each of the plurality of patterns. The plurality of prisms have, for each pattern, reflection surfaces that reflect light emitted from the at least one light source and entering the light guide plate through the incident surface in a direction in which the pattern is viewable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Shohei Hisaki, Junya Fujita, Yoshihiko Takagi, Yoshimasa Osumi
  • Patent number: 11307348
    Abstract: A backlight module and a display device are provided. The backlight module includes a back plate, an optical film, a light guide plate, and a fixing component. The optical film is provided at a light exiting side of the light guide plate, the back plate includes a bottom plate and a side plate located at least one end of the bottom plate, and the light guide plate is provided between the optical film and the bottom plate. The fixing component includes a first fixing subcomponent provided on the side plate and a second fixing subcomponent provided on the optical film, the first fixing subcomponent being clamped with the second fixing subcomponent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jian Xu, Jianbo Xian, Yong Qiao
  • Patent number: 11306902
    Abstract: A light can or enclosure for a can light fixture that simplifies installation, by incorporating to the can the functions of drilling a hole, and mounting the can.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Inventor: LaVon Bennett
  • Patent number: 11306886
    Abstract: A light fixture includes a housing configured to be secured to a support surface, a plurality of light emitters supported on the housing, and a pair of panels supported on the housing. The housing includes a first end, a second end, a pair of sides extending between the first end and the second end, and an intermediate portion positioned between the pair of sides and oriented in a direction substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis. The housing includes a light emission opening through which light is directed. The panels are positioned on opposite sides of the intermediate portion from one another. Each of the panels is oriented in an inclined plane relative to the light emission opening. Each of the panels includes an outer edge positioned adjacent one of the sides of the housing, and an inner edge positioned adjacent the intermediate portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Hubbell Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Randy Lewis, John Hollander, Stephen Kiff
  • Patent number: 11304591
    Abstract: An optical connection module for an endoscope includes: an optical fiber having a fiber end surface and configured to guide a part of emitted light emitted from a light source and incident on the fiber end surface; a ferrule having a ferrule end surface with an opening of a through-hole into which the optical fiber is inserted, the ferrule including a scatterer configured to scatter, in an inside of the ferrule, a part of the emitted light incident on the ferrule end surface, the ferrule being configured to emit scattered light generated by scattering from a side surface; and an optical sensor arranged in the periphery of the side surface of the ferrule and configured to receive the scattered light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kamee, Satoshi Ohara
  • Patent number: 11306884
    Abstract: A planar light-emitting device having a linear light-emitter having a substrate extending in a predetermined direction, a first line and a second line including a plurality of light-emitting elements arranged along the predetermined direction on the substrate, the first line and the second line being arranged side by site along the predetermined direction with an interval, a first frame arranged on the substrate so as to surround the first line, a second frame arranged on the substrate so as to surround the second line, a first seal arranged inside the first frame for sealing the plurality of light-emitting elements, a second seal arranged inside the second frame for sealing the plurality of light-emitting elements, and a plurality of electrodes arranged on the substrate and electrically connected with the plurality of light-emitting elements, and a light guide plate having an incidence surface having a first flat portion facing to the first line, a second flat portion facing to the second line, a projecting
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignees: CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Watanabe, Kazuya Ishihara
  • Patent number: 11306757
    Abstract: A recessed lighting fixture includes an elongated body including a flange and a pair of swing arms. The swing arms are deployable between a stowed configuration adjacent to the elongated body, to a deployed configuration wherein the swing arms extend radially from the elongated body. In the deployed configuration the swing arms are translatable along threaded members extending along the elongated body in order to clamp a ceiling or other surface between the swing arms and the flange to secure the recessed lighting fixture into a hole in the ceiling. The swing arms comprise removable portions that can be used to increase the range of thicknesses of surface in which the recessed lighting fixture can be installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventor: Stephen Clark
  • Patent number: 11293629
    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: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Inventors: Haralambos A Stamatatos, Brian O'Boyle
  • Patent number: 11287558
    Abstract: A luminaire includes a housing, a light diffusion panel, a reflective surface, and a plurality of light sources. The light diffusion panel includes a light source aperture, an edge surface bounding the light source aperture, and an emission surface. The emission surface includes first and second emission surface sections. The second emission surface section is disposed on an opposite side of the light source aperture from the first emission surface section. The reflective surface is disposed on a side of the light diffusion panel opposite the emission surface. The light sources project light into the light diffusion panel through the edge surface. The light sources include first and second light sources. The first light source projects light into the light diffusion panel and through the first emission surface section. The second light source projects light into the light diffusion panel and through the second emission surface section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Hubbell Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Bailey, Ezekial Thomas Hill, III
  • Patent number: 11277974
    Abstract: A light fixture includes a housing, a controller, and a lighting module. The housing includes a first portion and a second portion. The second portion of the housing defines a window. The controller is at least partially disposed within the first portion. The lighting module is at least partially disposed in the second portion and includes a submount and a plurality of light emitting diodes coupled with the submount. The plurality of light emitting diodes are configured to project light through the window. The housing defines a passageway that extends between the first portion and the second portion such that the lighting module and the controller are physically spaced from each other via the passageway. The passageway is configured to allow ambient air to flow through the housing between the first support portion and the second support portion to facilitate cooling of the lighting module and the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: HGCI, Inc.
    Inventor: Dengke Cai
  • Patent number: 11280480
    Abstract: A user-wearable illumination assembly comprising eyeglass frames supporting a pair of lenses, a mounting structure on a bridge of the eyeglass frames, a headlamp removably coupled to the mounting structure, a battery housing removably coupled to the headlamp, and a battery inside the battery housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Kerr Corporation
    Inventors: Brian L. Wilt, James Onderak, Owen J. Gill, Shane Siegel