Patents Examined by Robert J May
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Patent number: 11815241Abstract: A lighting device for a vehicle, in particular a headlight, including a light source, from which light emerges in operation of the lighting device, a collimation optical system having an incident face and an emergent face, which the light emerging from the light source passes through, a projection optical system having a first array of lenses and a second array of lenses, wherein the light emerging from the collimation optical system first passes through the first array of lenses and after that through the second array of lenses, as well as a diaphragm, which the light passes through, wherein the diaphragm is arranged in front of the first array of lenses, so that in operation of the lighting device the light does not strike the first array of lenses until after passing through the diaphragm.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaAInventors: Bernd Fischer, Benjamin Willeke
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Patent number: 11815237Abstract: A composite vehicle lamp includes: a lamp unit; and a lamp housing configured to house a plurality of the lamp units. Each of the plurality of the lamp units has: a light source; and an optical system configured to emit light from the light source in a desired light distribution. The plurality of the lamp units includes: one light-guide-type lamp unit having a light guide; and another light-guide-type lamp unit having another light guide whose form is different from that of the one light-guide-type lamp unit. The one light-guide-type lamp unit and the another light-guide-type lamp unit are turned on as lamps having the same function.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2020Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Shohei Kanezuka, Haruka Morii
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Patent number: 11809039Abstract: A display device having a curved display surface is provided and includes a back cover; a plurality of light guide plates supported by the back cover; a plurality of light sources configured to cause light to be incident on the light guide plates; and an optical sheet covering the light guide plates, wherein the optical sheet faces the light guide plates.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventor: Shimon Itakura
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Patent number: 11808421Abstract: An illuminating device for a motor vehicle, in particular, a high-resolution headlamp for a motor vehicle, comprising an LED light source having a plurality of LED elements, whose light outlet surfaces are used for the targeted generation of pixels of a light distribution generated in the outer region of the motor vehicle during the operation of the illuminating device, the light outlet surfaces being arranged in a matrix-like manner in a first direction and in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the first direction corresponding to the horizontal direction in the light distribution generated in the outer region of the motor vehicle, and the second direction corresponding to the vertical direction in the light distribution generated in the outer region of the motor vehicle, and the light outlet surfaces at least of a plurality of LED elements each being larger in the first direction than in the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaAInventors: Michael Kleinkes, Ingo Moellers, Wolfgang Pohlmann, Carsten Wilks
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Patent number: 11802678Abstract: A light source device includes: a light emitting device having an upper face comprising a light emission face; a first lens facing the light emitting device; and a second lens facing the first lens. A lower face of the first lens facing the light emitting device includes an entrance part provided in a center of the lower face where light from the light emitting device enters, and a light guide part provided on an outside of the entrance part to guide the light entering the entrance part. A lower face of the second lens facing the first lens includes a Fresnel lens face composed of a plurality of annular protruding portions.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2022Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Norimasa Yoshida, Tsuyoshi Okahisa
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Patent number: 11796153Abstract: A backlight module includes a light source array, a reflector module, and an optical film. The light source array includes a plurality of light sources. The light emitted from the light source can be refracted by the lens unit to obtain a specific light-output angle and uniformity. The reflector module includes a plurality of reflector units. Each reflector unit includes a flat portion, a first wall portion, and a corner wall portion, which have structures and arrangements designed to enable the light source to achieve a display effect of less shadows and better contrast.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Ming-Lung Chen, Kun-Cheng Tien, Yi-Wen Lin, Cheng-Chuan Chen
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Patent number: 11796140Abstract: A lighting device is disclosed operating a vivid source having a first duty cycle and a dulling source with second duty cycle. The vivid source and the dulling source operate at alternating time intervals where the intensity of one wavelength segment or block is emphasized in the vivid source and absent or de-emphasized in the dulling source. The operation provides the user with an emphasis on objects that reflect or absorb the emphasized wavelength segment.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Alliance Sports Group, L.P.Inventors: Wallace Andrew Kluck, Todd Lee Marcucci
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Illumination device for vehicles having a matrix assembly forming a subarea of linear light assembly
Patent number: 11788705Abstract: An illumination device is provided for vehicles, the illumination device including a matrix assembly containing a number of lighting elements arranged in the form of a matrix, each of which can be actuated individually and independently of each other. A line assembly is provided for with a number of light sources and a lens unit for generating a linear signal light function. The matrix assembly is at least partially a component of the line assembly. One part of the matrix assembly forms one part of the linear assembly.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaAInventor: Martin Mügge -
Patent number: 11782201Abstract: A light guide includes a rod-shaped first light guide portion including a prism surface including a prism to reflect internally propagating light and output the light to an outside along a lengthwise direction thereof, a rod-shaped second light guide portion including a light intake portion to take in light from a light source, and a rod-shaped intermediate light guide portion between the first light guide portion and the second light guide portion provided such that side surfaces thereof are connected to side surfaces of the first light guide portion and the second light guide portion. A thickness of the intermediate light guide portion is smaller than a thickness of the first light guide portion and a thickness of the second light guide portion. A side surface of the intermediate light guide portion on a side of the prism surface is continuous with the prism surface in a same plane.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshiaki Mori, Yoichi Matsuoka, Koichiro Endo
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Patent number: 11780362Abstract: Disclosed are a vehicle lighting device, and an invisible light projection device comprising the vehicle lighting device. The vehicle lighting device comprises a light source, a rotary actuator, a light distribution element and a controller. The light source is mounted on a rotating shaft of the rotary actuator and the controller is adapted to control a light-emitting state of the light source creating different light forms. The vehicle lighting device creates a range of light distribution with less light sources, and has good heat dissipation capability. The invisible light projection device comprises a light source of an invisible light-emitting element, the rotary actuator, and the controller, which is adapted to control the light-emitting state of the invisible light-emitting element at different rotation positions creating light distribution of invisible light. The invisible light projection device can carry out invisible light irradiation on a dark area of vehicle lighting, improving vehicle safety.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2020Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Hasco Vision Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: He Zhu, Dapan Zhang, Zhiping Qiu, Wenhui Sang
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Patent number: 11781724Abstract: A light-regulating mechanism comprising a first ball head connector, a second ball head connector, a third ball head connector and a sliding connector. One end of the first ball head connector and one end of the second ball head connector are connected to an illumination unit. The other ends thereof are connected to a supporting frame or a light body. The illumination unit is provided with a sliding support. The sliding connector can slide on the sliding support. One end of the third ball head connector is connected to the sliding connector in a sliding manner, and the other end thereof can move on the supporting frame or the light body to drive the sliding connector to slide on the sliding support, so that light regulation in a first direction is realized. Further disclosed are a vehicle light module comprising the light-regulating mechanism, a vehicle light and a vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: HASCO VISION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhiping Qiu, Hui Li, Langrun Jin, He Zhu, Wenhui Sang
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Patent number: 11772545Abstract: Embodiments pertain to a method for controlling the operation of lighting, the method comprising: actively illuminating a scene with pulsed light generated by at least one pulsed light source of a platform for generating reflections from the scene; gating in timed coordination with the active illumination of the scene, at least one of a plurality of pixel elements of at least one image sensor of the platform; receiving, at least some of the reflections from the scene; generating, reflection-based image data; and controlling, based on the reflection-based image data, the operation of platform lighting comprising a plurality of light sources that are configured in a matrix arrangement for simultaneously subjecting at least one first scene region and at least one second scene region with different illumination power.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: BRIGHTWAY VISION LTDInventors: Eyal Yaakob Levi, Ran Ginat, Ofer Bruce David
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Patent number: 11772544Abstract: A light distribution control device can perform diffused light distribution control designed to widen an irradiation range of a headlamp of an own vehicle. The light distribution control device is equipped with a recognition unit that recognizes a situation around the own vehicle, and a control unit that performs diffused light distribution control when a curve section in front of the own vehicle in a traveling direction thereof is detected, from a result of recognition by the recognition unit. The control unit controls the headlamp such that a non-required irradiation region where irradiation with light is not required is restrained from being irradiated with light and that a region other than the non-required irradiation region is irradiated with more light, when the non-required irradiation region is detected in the irradiation range of the headlamp in performing diffused light distribution control, from the result of recognition.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Tetsuya Ikuta
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Patent number: 11774058Abstract: An illumination device (10) for a motor vehicle headlight, wherein the illumination device (10) comprises: a light source (50) for irradiating a light beam in a first direction of radiation (X1), a first deflection device (100) configured to deflect the light beam in a second direction of radiation (X2), and a second deflection device (200) for deflecting the light beam deflected by the first deflection device (100) in a third direction of radiation (X3) and for producing a light distribution in front of the illumination device (10), wherein the illumination device comprises at least one expanding optic (300) with a focus (F1), wherein said expanding optic (300) is associated with the at least one light source (50) and is configured to expand the light beam emitted by the light source (50) in the direction of the first direction of radiation (X1), wherein the at least one light source (50) is arranged in the direction of the first direction of radiation (X1) between the at least one expanding optic (300)Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Bettina Reisinger, Markus Danner, Josef Plank, Christian Knobloch, Jakob Pühringer, Josef Pürstinger
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Patent number: 11767961Abstract: A headlamp device includes a headlamp, an object detector, and a controller. The headlamp is mounted on a vehicle and includes a light emitting unit composed of multiple light emitting cells. The object detector detects an object around the vehicle and generates an object detection signal including object coordinates corresponding to a location of the detected object. The controller controls light of the headlamp based on information on the object coordinates. The controller may control the light emitting unit such that at least some light emitting cells are turned off according to an object detection signal. Each of multiple light emitting units includes a circuit board, the multiple light emitting cells separated from each other on the circuit board, a molding member formed between the light emitting structures, and a protective member formed on the molding member to surround sides of the multiple wavelength conversion members while filling a gap between the multiple wavelength conversion members.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2020Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Chung Hoon Lee
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Patent number: 11752927Abstract: An external cladding component of or for a vehicle, by which information can be displayed, is disclosed. The cladding component has a base body with a first surface and a second surface, the second surface facing to the exterior of the cladding component, and an aperture running through the base body, and a light source providing a beam of light, wherein the light source is at least partially arranged within the aperture and protrudes the second surface, or the beam of light is running through the aperture, wherein the beam of light at least partially impinges on an illumination section provided by the second surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: MOTHERSON INNOVATIONS COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Raphael Tischler, Markus Meier, Benjamin Sepp, Richard Mohrmann, Jochen Walz
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Patent number: 11746979Abstract: A headlamp unit based on a PBS includes a lens and a beam splitter. Viewed from a reverse light path, parallel light is refracted twice by an incident surface and an emergent surface of the lens and then converged in at least two focuses through the beam splitter. Each focus corresponds to a light path system, and the light path systems may be turned on simultaneously or separately to obtain a corresponding headlamp light pattern. Through beam combination of the PBS, two optical systems may achieve different illumination light shapes through on-off combination of light sources, and the two optical systems do not interfere with each other. The PBS obtains at least two accurate focus positions for the focuses of the lens, and an ideal light pattern may be accurately obtained. An upper beam light pattern may partially cover a lower beam light pattern.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2019Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: HASCO VISION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTDInventor: Jie Zhang
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Patent number: 11746985Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes: a lamp body that has an opening in a direction of light radiation; a front cover that covers the opening to define a housing and includes, on an inner surface, an anti-fogging film mainly composed of a synthetic resin; a light source that is disposed in the housing; and a silicone resin part that is disposed in the housing. A content of D3 to D20 cyclic low molecular weight siloxanes in the silicone resin part is 0 ppm to 300 ppm in terms of mass.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Kunihiko Nagahashi, Hideki Tanaka
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Patent number: 11739904Abstract: A lighting apparatus for vehicles, comprising a planar light-guiding element, which has opposing flat sides at which input coupled light is totally internally reflected, which has a first narrow side in a light input coupling region for coupling in the light, which has a second narrow side in a light output coupling region for coupling out the light in a main emission direction of the lighting apparatus, and which has a connecting side connecting the first narrow side and the second narrow side. An elongate light guide follows the contour of the first narrow side of the planar light-guiding element is provided in an arranged fashion with a first end face arranged at one end side and with a second end face, between which a lateral surface of the elongate light guide extends, said lateral surface having output coupling elements for diverting the light coupled into the elongate light guide.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaAInventors: Yves Alexander Leier, Niko Thomanek
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Patent number: 11732856Abstract: A lighting device for vehicles having a first light source, a second light source and a light-shaping apparatus allocated to the first light source and the second light source, wherein the second light source is offset in relation to the first light source, at least in a direction running perpendicularly to the optical axis of the light-shaping apparatus. The light that is incident on the light-shaping apparatus from the first light source is deflected to produce a first light function and wherein the light that is incident on the light-shaping apparatus from the second light source is deflected to produce a second light function, wherein the light-directing surface of the light-shaping apparatus has a free-form surface comprising multiple varyingly curved surface elements.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2022Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaAInventors: Dmitry Fedosik, Franz-Josef Kalze, Dirk Schwemin