Patents Examined by Meghan K Ulanday
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Patent number: 10302274Abstract: A luminaire is disclosed comprising a cover plate including an light exit window and a region surrounding the light exit window, at least a part of said region comprising a plurality of first fixing members selected from one of a plurality of holes and a plurality of protrusions dimensioned to extend through said holes; a reflector having an inner volume and comprising at least one edge comprising a plurality of second fixing members, selected from the other of the plurality of holes and the plurality of protrusions dimensioned to extend through said openings; and a plurality of solid state elements within the inner volume, wherein the protrusions extend through the holes, each protrusion having a portion extending beyond the opening through which the protrusion extends, said portion being bent over an edge of the opening to secure the reflector on the cover plate, wherein the inner volume is delimited by the reflector and the cover plate and the solid state lighting elements are arranged to direct their lumiType: GrantFiled: May 26, 2016Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Alex Feng Liu, Riemer Adema, Mariusz Jankow, Aleksander Zach
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Patent number: 10302856Abstract: The invention discloses a light-emitting unit, comprising a backplane and a light source provided on the backplane. The light source includes a plurality of sub light sources. The light-emitting unit further comprises light reflecting structures provided between the sub light sources. The light reflecting structures are configured to reflect the light radiating thereon from the sub light sources into the light-emitting direction of the light-emitting unit. Accordingly, the invention discloses a backlight module including the light-emitting unit and a display device including the backlight module. The backlight module in the invention is not only capable of improving a Hotspot phenomenon, but also capable of preventing the light source in the light-emitting unit from directly contacting with a light guide plate.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2013Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignees: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Beijing BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wenjia Sun, Xiuyun Chen, Daekeun Yoon
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Patent number: 10302998Abstract: An image display device includes: an image display unit; a light source unit illuminating the image display unit with light; and a bonding unit bonding the image display unit and the light source unit to each other, the bonding unit having adhesive properties, attaching the image display unit to the light source unit, and including a transmissive section that transmits the light emitted from the light source unit to the image display unit, and a peripheral section disposed on outer edges of the transmissive section that does not transmit the light emitted from the light source unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2015Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kenichiroh Tsuchida
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Patent number: 10281111Abstract: A light emitting module includes a circuit board, light emitting elements disposed on the circuit board, each light emitting element including light emitting diode chips and a wavelength conversion layer coated on the light emitting diode chips, and a lens disposed on the light emitting elements and configured to diffuse light emitted form the light emitting elements. The lens includes a concave part having a light incident surface and an upper surface through which the light incident on the lens is emitted, and at least one of the light incident surface and the upper surface includes sections disposed at least 15° from a central axis and sequentially connected in a first direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2016Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Eun Ju Kim, Ki Bum Nam
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Patent number: 10281106Abstract: A lighting and/or signalling device includes a container body having containment seats housing at least one light source for emitting light. A lenticular body closes the containment seats and is suitable to receive the beam of light and propagate it. A first lighting portion diffuses light of a predefined color, delimited by a first optic filter, having a first color different from the predefined color. Each light source is inside the containment seat and receives the beam of light, propagates it along a light guide body and emits it across the lenticular body. A second optic filter has a second color. The light produced by each light source and filtered by the second and by the first optic filter comes out of the lenticular body having the predefined color. The first optic filters are the same color so as to prove substantially indistinguishable when the respective light sources are deactivated.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: Automotive Lighting Italia S.p.A. a Socio UnicoInventors: Marco Svettini, Sara Paroni
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Patent number: 10274655Abstract: A color filter includes a first filtering part and a number of first quantum dot particles formed in the first filtering part. A color of the first filtering part is a first primary color. The first quantum dot particles convert a light having a wavelength less than a wavelength of the first primary color to a light with the first primary color.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2014Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: Shih-Pin Tseng
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Patent number: 10267496Abstract: A translucent cover for an LED light bulb is disclosed. The translucent cover includes a cover body made from a light-transmissive material, light-scattering particles in the light-transmissive material, and a series of micro-structure features on and inner surface of the cover body. The micro-structure features are configured to refract and reflect light emitted from the LED light bulb to increase the emission angle of the light emitted from the cover.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2016Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: Gardenia Industrial LimitedInventor: Hing Chuen Allan Kwong
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Patent number: 10261328Abstract: An enhanced illumination system is provided. In some configurations, an illumination system comprises one or more illuminators for emitting light. Light steering optical elements direct the light along diverging axes. In some configurations, the camera module assembly can cause an output to be tilted down or tilted up relative to a horizontal plane. In some configurations, the illumination system comprises diffusers positioned to receive light along the diverging axes, each diffuser producing a field of illumination having a predetermined angle. The illumination system can be mounted on a computing device, such as an HMD providing a field of view to a camera, sensor, and/or a user. By the use of the techniques disclosed herein, an illumination system can mitigate optical loss that may be caused by a curved visor positioned between the illumination system and an object in the field of view.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2016Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Raymond Kirk Price, Ravi Kiran Nalla
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Patent number: 10260696Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) module holder includes a seat, a first holding member, a second holding member, an LED module and two terminals. The LED module is mounted on the seat. The seat has multiple positioning bosses formed thereon to stop the LED module from moving horizontally. The first holding member and the second holding member are mounted on a rear portion and a front portion of a top of the seat, and the first holding member and the second holding member respectively have a first pressing portion and a second pressing portion that fasten the LED module to prevent the LED module from moving vertically. Accordingly, loose contact of electrical connection portions in the LED module holder arising from issues of alignment and fixing can be avoided.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2016Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: Keeper Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chung-Hsien Kuo, Chiu-Mei Liao
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Patent number: 10247397Abstract: A retrofit trim lighting device is provided. In example embodiments, the retrofit trim lighting device comprises a bracket comprising an opening; at least one torsion spring secured to the bracket and configured to mount the retrofit trim lighting device within a recessed housing; a retrofit housing comprising at least one light engine; and an engagement element. The engagement element is secured to the retrofit housing through the opening of the bracket such that, when so secured, the retrofit housing and the bracket are rotatable relative to one another.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2016Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: Feit Electric Company, Inc.Inventor: Jim Shapiro
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Patent number: 10247984Abstract: A backlight module including a back board, a reflector, at least one light source, at least one lens unit, and a light leakage feature is disclosed. The reflector includes a base and at least one side wall connected to the base and is disposed on the back board. The light source is disposed on the board and emits light. The lens unit is disposed on the light source and configured to diffuse the light emitted from the light source for generating light rays impinging on the side wall. The light-leakage feature is disposed at the side wall and configured to allow some of the light rays to pass through the side wall.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2016Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: AmTRAN Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hung-Ta Yu
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Patent number: 10247374Abstract: An electrically powered flame simulator comprises at least two light sources, an integrated circuit electrically connected to the light sources for intermittently illuminating at least one of the light sources independently of other light sources such that the light sources together provide the effect of a flickering movement, and a power source for providing power to the integrated circuit. The flame simulator may be mounted in a decorative or ornamental device such as a candle or fire log, or used on decorative clothing, or may be part of a hazard or warning system. One or more solid state light sources may also be used.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2018Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: STERNO HOME INC.Inventors: Robert A. Gutstein, Monita Liu
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Patent number: 10240754Abstract: Apparatus providing beamforming and environmental protection for LED light sources. A lens apparatus is provided to protect an LED mounted on a substrate. The lens apparatus includes an alignment feature configured to align the LED to a selected position and a focusing region configured to form a selected beam pattern from light emitted from the LED when located at the selected position. The lens apparatus also includes a compression surface configured to compress the substrate to a heat sink to facilitate heat dissipation from the LED and a fastening feature configured to fasten the lens apparatus to the heat sink to provide an environmentally protective seal, so that when the lens apparatus is fastened to the heat sink the alignment feature aligns the LED to the selected position, the compression surface compresses the substrate to the heat sink, and the protective seal protects the LED from environmental conditions.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2017Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: BRIDGELUX INC.Inventors: Todd Farmer, Keith Scott
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Patent number: 10240760Abstract: A lighting fixture includes a housing bracket and pair of side rails, each side rail located adjacent opposite sides of the housing bracket. Further, the lighting fixture includes a light guide that is oriented horizontally and securely retained by the pair of side rails. Furthermore, the lighting fixture includes a plurality of light sources that are disposed on or within a cavity defined by at least one of the side rails such that the plurality of light sources are positioned in close proximity to and along an edge of the light guide. The light guide receives light emitted by the plurality of light sources through the edge of the light guide and emits the light through a major surface of the light guide. Further, the lighting fixture includes an end plate and an end cap disposed on each lateral end of the lighting fixture.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2015Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Cooper Technologies CompanyInventors: Gregg Arthur Lehman, Paul Wayne Lewis
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Patent number: 10240730Abstract: An illumination device includes a light source unit; and a light guide plate configured to guide light from the light source unit and to emit the light outward. The light guide plate includes an incidence surface which constitutes one end surface of the light guide plate and on which the light from the light source unit is incident, and emission surfaces which constitute opposite main surfaces of the light guide plate and from which the light incident on the incidence surface is emitted. The emission surfaces include dots formed by micro prism processing. The dots on one of the emission surfaces and the dots on the other emission surface are position-shifted in rotational symmetry with each other.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2016Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Motohiro Saimi, Osamu Tanahashi
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Patent number: 10241271Abstract: The present disclosure provides a windproof cover unit for optical fiber fusion splicer. The windproof cover unit includes a windproof cover, a mounting base unit, a flexible printed circuit (FPC) unit, and a rotational axle of the windproof cover, wherein the windproof cover comprises a protruding cover surface, an inner space, and a white-light lamp unit for providing illumination for the optical fiber fusion splicer in the inner space.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2016Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: INNO INSTRUMENT (CHINA) .INCInventor: Yangri Zhao
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Patent number: 10234098Abstract: A direct lighting system and method is provided that includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) secured within a light fixture. The lighting system further includes a diffusive transmissive element adapted to transmit light from the LEDs therethrough and provide diffused light to an area requiring illumination.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2015Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Luminator Holding LPInventors: Sheldon Lee Rohde, Ramin Safavi, Marty Masias, George Berman, Kent Solberg, Valeriy K. Berger, Dan Kelleher, Labon Ruth, John F. Barr, Derek B. Vinson
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Patent number: 10232769Abstract: A vehicle cup holder assembly is provided and includes a cup holder. A cup holder bezel is coupled to the cup holder and has an optical element that receives light and a reflective element that partially encloses the optical element and redirects light propagating inside the optical element, wherein light escapes through a light transmissive region of the optical element.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2014Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventor: Jeffery Forrest
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Patent number: 10237943Abstract: A ring-shaped light-emitting heat-dissipating fan comprises a base having a ring-shaped frame and a pivot portion; a fan pivotally disposed at the pivot portion; a ring-shaped light guide having an upper top surface, a lower top surface, an inner lateral surface, and an outer lateral surface; a lid disposed on the ring-shaped frame, with the ring-shaped light guide disposed between the base and the lid, and a receiving space formed between the lid and the ring-shaped light guide; and a ring-shaped circuit board disposed on an upper top surface of the ring-shaped light guide in the receiving space and having thereon a plurality of light-emitting elements arranged annularly. Therefore, the ring-shaped flat region dispenses with any receiving recesses for receiving the light-emitting elements. The ring-shaped circuit board controls color of light emitted from the light-emitting elements and their light emission cycles.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2017Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: THERMALTAKE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Pei-Hsi Lin
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Patent number: 10222005Abstract: End caps that attach to any standard tubing to facilitate mounting a tube with LEDs into an existing fluorescent lamp cabinet. The tube can be cut to a desired length. The end caps can be supported by the fluorescent fixtures or mounting brackets in the cabinet. An assembly comprising a light emitting diode (LED) lamp for replacing fluorescent tube lights.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Inventors: Sidney Howard Norton, Curtis Alan Roys