Patents Examined by Robert May
  • Patent number: 9377168
    Abstract: A light output device (100) comprising: a light generating unit comprising at least one solid state light source (102); at least two sealed transparent tubes (108) each enclosing wavelength converting material (110), arranged adjacent to each other, in such a way that an elongated cavity is formed between the transparent tubes, wherein the light generating unit is arranged to emit light into the elongated cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventor: Pieter Joseph Clara Van Der Wel
  • Patent number: 9377173
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) module having a configurable LED substrate capable of receiving varying numbers and layouts of LEDs are described herein. The LED substrate includes LED coupling points for receiving the LEDs and electrical traces etched into the substrate for routing power to the LEDs. The LED module can include a multi-LED over-optic having multiple over-optics that are configured to match the number and configuration of the LEDs positioned on the substrate. The LED coupling points and over-optics can be arranged symmetrically to enable the LED module to be rotated to adjust the light output distribution and direction. The LED module can include a power connection mechanism, for example located at the center of the substrate, that also allows the LED module to be rotated. One or more of the LED modules may be mounted on a heat sink and incorporated into a light fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Gregg Arthur Lehman, Anthony James Carney, Ellis Patrick, Chun Wah Chan, Christopher Ladewig, Timothy Glen Wright, Christopher Michael Bryant, Victor Diegues
  • Patent number: 9377181
    Abstract: An artificial candle has a delicate glowing shroud or sock that can flutter like a candle flame, and the shroud may surround a “wick” that can be seen through the shroud to glow. Such a diaphanous shroud can be actuated by a fan, air pump, solenoid or conductor, which can be provided adjacent to the shroud or distanced from the shroud, for example in a central body of a chandelier. The wick may be lighted by a light emitting diode (LED), and the shroud can include fluorescent material that absorbs and reradiates some of the light from the wick. The wick and the shroud 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 a light bulb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Inventor: Mark A. Lauer
  • Patent number: 9366412
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle lamp which irradiates a desired color by mixing colors of light by using a colored light source or a light guide including a color layer or the like. A color light guide applying lamp for vehicle includes a light source which irradiates light of a first color, a light guide, at least one portion of which exhibits a second color, wherein after passing through the light guide, the light of the first color exhibits a third color by mixing the first color and the second color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventor: Min Suk Kim
  • Patent number: 9368483
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting element includes a transparent substrate and a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) chips. The transparent substrate has a support surface and a second main surface disposed opposite to each other. At least some of the LED structures are disposed on the support surface and form a first main surface where light emitted from with a part of the support surface without the LED structures. Each of the LED structures includes a first electrode and a second electrode. Light emitted from at least one of the LED structures passes through the transparent substrate and emerges from the second main surface. An illumination device includes the semiconductor light emitting element and a supporting base. The semiconductor light emitting element is disposed on the supporting base, and an angle is formed between the semiconductor light emitting element and the supporting base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Formosa Epitaxy Incorporation
    Inventors: Chi-Chih Pu, Chen-Hong Lee, Tzu-Hsiang Wang, Sheng-Hung Hsu, Wei-Kang Cheng, Shyi-Ming Pan
  • Patent number: 9360166
    Abstract: A light emitting apparatus comprises: an LED-based light source; a spherical, spheroidal, or toroidal diffuser generating a Lambertian light intensity distribution output at any point on the diffuser surface responsive to illumination inside the diffuser; and a base including a base connector. The LED based light source, the diffuser, and the base are secured together as a unitary LED lamp installable in a lighting socket by connecting the base connector with the lighting socket. The diffuser is shaped and arranged respective to the LED based light source in the unitary LED lamp to conform with an isolux surface of the LED based light source. The base is operatively connected with the LED based light source in the unitary LED lamp to electrically power the LED based light source using electrical power received at the base connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: GE Lighting Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Gary R. Allen, David C. Dudik, Boris Kolodin, Joshua I. Rintamaki, Bruce R. Roberts
  • Patent number: 9360350
    Abstract: An example instrument cluster includes a light guide having a first end portion and a display located adjacent the first end portion of the light guide for emitting light into the light guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Curt Ollila, Taochuan Wang, Kevin Dyer
  • Patent number: 9362650
    Abstract: An illumination device may include at least one light source; and at least two printed circuit boards arranged at least partially one above the other; wherein the at least two circuit boards are connected by means of at least one plug-connection element, with the plug-connection element being embodied on at least one side as a press-fit plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Preuschl
  • Patent number: 9353913
    Abstract: A light member includes a housing having a top side and a bottom side. The top side faces away from a space to be lit, and the bottom side faces the space to be lit. A lighting control region is disposed on the bottom side of the housing that illuminates the space and has a first control channel, a second control channel, and a neutral channel. A first light-emitting module is electrically connected to the first control channel and the neutral channel and a second light-emitting module is electrically connected to the second control channel and the neutral channel. A switch assembly is coupled to the housing and is operable to selectively deliver power to the first control channel and the second control channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: ELIVE LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Allen, Thomas Lutz
  • Patent number: 9354383
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a protective member, a display panel accommodated in the protective member, a light guide member including a light incident surface, a heat discharge member including a support surface facing the light incident surface, and a light source disposed on the support surface to supply light to the light incident surface. The light source includes a light-emitting device disposed on one surface of a circuit board, the circuit board including a first area substantially overlapping the light-emitting device and a second area adjacent to the first area, a first adhesive member disposed between the other surface of the circuit board and the support surface and substantially overlapping the first area, and a second adhesive member disposed to substantially overlap the second area. The first adhesive member has a higher heat conductivity than the second adhesive member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Min Park, Jaehyun Chae
  • Patent number: 9341360
    Abstract: Fluorescent lamp holder assembly 10 comprising a lamp holder 15 and a socket 20. The holder 15 houses one pair of electrical terminals, and includes one pair of openings 30 located at a position corresponding to the position of the electrical terminals. The lamp holder 15 includes one pair of parallel spaced-apart legs 35 with one end connected to the terminal and the free end protruding from the body of the holder 15. The socket 20 has one pair of spaced-apart electrical terminals defining insertion inlets 45. The holder 15 can be coupled to the socket 20 by inserting the legs 35 into the corresponding terminals of the socket 20. The holder assembly 10 further comprises releasable, resiliently biased locking means 60 movable between an opening position, in which holder 15 and socket 20 can be unplugged and a locking position, in which holder 15 and socket 20 are held together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Inventor: Viroj Khanampornpan
  • Patent number: 9341362
    Abstract: An outdoor area LED lighting system including: a housing containing a large array of LEDs mounted to an aluminum direct thermal path printed circuit board and a single lens. The large array of LEDs are capable of producing light rays directed through the single lens to produce a beam of light to illuminate the outdoor area. The single lens is preferably a Fresnel lens. The housing is preferably capable of being sealed in a weather-tight manner. A second housing may at least partially surround the first housing such that at least one air passage is provided between the first housing and the second housing. A heat sink including a heat block in thermal communication with a plurality of heat tubes and fin assemblies may be in partial thermal contact with the LED module and in fluid communication with the at least one air passage. At least one fan may be provided in or in fluid communication with said at least one air passage to cool the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Inventors: Fred H. Holmes, Kevin C. Baxter
  • Patent number: 9335018
    Abstract: A lamp for a vehicle is provided. The lamp includes an LED array in which a plurality of LEDs is aligned at the same position based on an illumination direction, an aspherical lens which is disposed in front of the LED array, and a plurality of reflectors on the plurality of LEDs so as to reflect light emitted from the LEDs to the aspherical lens, in which a distance from a rear end to a front end of the reflector based on the illumination direction becomes greater as the reflector is disposed farther away from an optical axis that passes through a focal point of the aspherical lens, and the lamp reduces an aberration so as to prevent a light blurring phenomenon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Seong Yeon Han
  • Patent number: 9335022
    Abstract: An automotive lamp module includes a laser diode, a substrate with the laser diode on the top, a lower heat sink coupled to the bottom of the substrate, an upper heat sink coupled to the top of the substrate and having a light channel disposed through the upper heat sink and in which the laser diode is inserted, and a phosphor disposed in the light channel. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a simple configuration and a compact size and to effectively dissipate heat generated from the laser diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tae Won Lee
  • Patent number: 9335021
    Abstract: An automobile vehicle including at least one glazing unit capable of operating as a direction indicator light, the glazing unit including: a first transparent sheet including first and second main faces, and an edge face; one or more light sources, each including a light-emission face opposite the edge face, connected to emit a flashing light synchronized with flashing of other direction indicator lights of the vehicle; a mechanism for extraction of light in at least one region of the first main face or the second main face of the first sheet or situated in a thickness of the first sheet, the extraction mechanism emitting, when illuminated by the light sources, an auto yellow light; and a mechanism rendering opaque situated toward inside of the vehicle with respect to the extraction mechanism and totally masking the extraction mechanism to render the extraction mechanism invisible from the inside of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Laetitia Massault, Adele Verrat-Debailleul, Pascal Bauerle, Sophie Milhe Poutingon
  • Patent number: 9333906
    Abstract: A vehicle glazing comprising a pane of glazing material having an exposed surface and a light emitting diode device a) other than an auxiliary stop lamp adhesively attached to the exposed surface of the pane of glazing material, or b) in the form of an auxiliary stop lamp adhesively attached to the exposed surface of the pane of glazing material, the lamp comprising a substrate having a functional surface on which a plurality of light emitting diodes is provided, and which is provided with a layer of transparent encapsulant to cover the light emitting diodes is disclosed. A process for the production of such a vehicle glazing comprising applying adhesive to a surface of the vehicle glazing, positioning the light emitting diode device with respect to the pane of glazing material and activating the adhesive is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Pilkington Group Limited
    Inventors: Neil Barton, Stephen Roland Day
  • Patent number: 9328911
    Abstract: A LED lamp includes an LED module and thermo-conductive members. The LED module has a transparent base, a plurality of LEDs mounted on the transparent base and a transparent film covering the LEDs. The transparent base has thermo-conductive sections and electro-conductive sections. The thermo-conductive members are attached on the thermo-conductive sections. Thereby, the invention can omnidirectionally emit light and has great effect of heat dissipation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: LEDIAMOND OPTO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Peng-Yu Chen, Chung-Ting Tseng, Hsuan-Hsien Lee, Mu-Yin Lu
  • Patent number: 9316375
    Abstract: A light for a vehicle having a contiguous reflector (3) having a plurality of reflector surface regions (A1, A2, B) and a first light source (1) that is arranged such that the light emission thereof is reflected by a first region (A1, B) of the reflector surface of the reflector (3). The reflector (3) has an opening (5) and there is a second light source that is arranged behind a part (4) of the reflector (3) relative to the light emission direction (L) of the light and the light emission thereof hits a second region (A2) of the reflector surface of the reflector (3) through the opening (5) and is there reflected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AG
    Inventors: Martin Hupel, Henning Kiel, Sebastian Haering, Sebastian Vogler
  • Patent number: 9315144
    Abstract: A lamp adapted for being installed on a roof of a vehicle includes a seat, a main body, and a lamp member. The seat is adapted for being installed on the roof of the vehicle and defines a first pivot axis. The main body has a first end and a second end. The first end is pivotally disposed on the seat so that the main body is pivotable around the first pivot axis. The second end of the main body defines a second pivot axis. The lamp member is pivotally disposed on the second end so as to be pivotable around the second pivot axis. The lamp member has a luminous device which is capable of emitting light. The first pivot axis is non-parallel to the second pivot axis. As a result, both angle and direction of the lamp member can be adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: JING JYUN INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shu-Ju Li
  • Patent number: 9316386
    Abstract: A semiconductor lamp includes a reflector having a lower side and an upper side, wherein the lower side widens laterally and wherein the lower side and the upper side are separated from one another by an upper rim, and having a first light source group having at least one semiconductor light source and a second light source group having at least one semiconductor light source, wherein the reflector is provided as a cooling body for the first light source group and for the second light source group; wherein at least a part of a light that can be emitted by the first light source group can be reflected by means of the lower side of the reflector at least into a spatial angle range that cannot be directly illuminated by the first light source group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: OSRAM GMBH
    Inventors: Nicole Breidenassel, Johannes Hoechtl, Fabian Reingruber, Henrike Streppel