Patents Examined by Robert May
  • Patent number: 9315148
    Abstract: A window assembly having a first transparent area and a light emissive area. The panel includes a first transparent layer with an ultraviolet blocking layer and an abrasion layer. The light emissive area includes a light emissive layer that may be an organic light emitting display, an electroluminescent display, a polymer light emitting display or a light pipe configured to receive light from a light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: EXATEC LLC
    Inventors: Robert Schwenke, Wilfried Hedderich, Chengtao Li, Christophe Lefaux, Ken Foster
  • Patent number: 9297521
    Abstract: A focusing structure for an LED lamp is provided. LED chips are provided in a main body of the LED lamp, a front end of the main body 1 is provided with a lens assembly. At least one of the LED chips 2 is not located on the axis of the LED lamp, and at least two groups of lenses with different degrees are provided on the lens assembly, the location of each group of lenses corresponding to a corresponding LED chip on the same circumference, and the lens assembly is connected to the main body with structures capable of relatively rotating and snap-fitting. The LED lamp can achieve the focusing function by rotating the lenses assembly to make the lenses with different degrees correspond to the LED chips. This structure has no light loss and can achieve the focusing function of various focal distances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: MAINHOUSE (XIAMEN) ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Nanqing Zhou
  • Patent number: 9298214
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a backlight, a pair of inverter circuit boards that are respectively arranged in vicinities of end portions in a longitudinal direction of a hack side of the display panel, and an expansion slot unit having an expansion slot, a case that includes a slit serving as an opening through which a expansion board to be inserted into the expansion slot is inserted and can guide and house the expansion hoard, and an expansion slot board, the expansion slot unit being arranged on the back side of the display panel to be adjacent to a side of one of the pair of the inverter circuit boards and the slit being provided in an open state at a position separated from the side edge of the display panel by more than a length in an insertion direction of the expansion board that is inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayoshi Mukaide, Atsushi Mizutani, Mitsutaka Murakoshi
  • Patent number: 9299278
    Abstract: Disclosed are a lamp capable of displaying an emblem and a vehicle lamp apparatus using the same. The lamp includes a light source module and an optical member spaced apart from the light source module by a predetermined distance. The optical member includes at least one plate including a bottom surface adjacent to the light source module and a top surface opposite the bottom surface, a first pattern disposed at the top surface of the plate to display a predetermined emblem, and a second pattern disposed at the top surface of the plate excluding the first pattern to condense light incident from the light source module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Nam Seok Oh
  • Patent number: 9291315
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a lighting device includes at least one laser light source and a light wavelength conversion element. The light wavelength conversion element includes phosphor which is arranged on a surface region of a substrate and is used for wavelength conversion of the light emitted by the at least one laser light source. The light wavelength conversion element has a greater thickness at the edge of the surface region, provided with phosphor, of the substrate than at the surface centroid of the surface region, provided with phosphor, of the substrate. The thickness is respectively measured perpendicularly to the surface region, provided with phosphor, of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Joerg Sorg, Florian Boesl, Dennis Sprenger
  • Patent number: 9291334
    Abstract: An illumination system for illuminating a surface includes an optical source for generating light. An asymmetric optic device generates output light by total internal reflection (TIR) of the light from the optical source, intensity of the output light being asymmetric with respect to an axis of the asymmetric optic device. A diffuser receives and diffuses the output light from the asymmetric optic device to generate diffused light. A cover lens receives the diffused light from the diffuser. The cover lens has an etched portion for scattering a portion of the diffused light to generate an output light pattern, the output light pattern having an intensity profile that is asymmetric with respect to the axis of the asymmetric optic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: LUMENPULSE LIGHTING INC.
    Inventor: David Michael Grassi
  • Patent number: 9291319
    Abstract: The luminaire includes a light emitting diode (LED) module that includes a heat sink with an outer wall defining a top cavity and a bottom cavity and a mounting flange generally positioned along the bottom of the outer wall. A LED light source is positioned within the bottom cavity and in thermal communication with the heat sink. The bottom surface of the mounting flange includes one or more alignment features or keys extending out from the bottom surface. A trim having a corresponding alignment aperture is matingly engaged by positioning all or a portion of the alignment feature into the alignment aperture to ensure proper orientation of the trim with the LED module and to provide sufficient surface area for good thermal transfer between the heat sink and the trim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Jyoti Gururaj Kathawate, Kevin Roy Harpenau, Russell Bryant Green, Evans Edward Thompson, III
  • Patent number: 9285088
    Abstract: A lighting assembly for an existing linear fluorescent fixture includes a support, at least two opposing light emitting diodes (LED) on respective sides of the support configured to direct light in opposite general directions, a housing configured to cover the support and the at least two opposing LEDs; and end caps including electrical connectors to connect to electrical connections of the existing linear fluorescent fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Tyler John Rolfes, Jeffrey Nall, Adrian Slattery
  • Patent number: 9273846
    Abstract: An apparatus for producing structured light comprises a first optical arrangement which comprises a microlens array comprising a multitude of transmissive or reflective microlenses which are regularly arranged at a lens pitch P and an illumination unit for illuminating the microlens array. The illumination unit comprises an array of light sources for emitting light of a wavelength L each and having an aperture each, wherein the apertures are located in a common emission plane which is located at a distance D from the microlens array. For the lens pitch P, the distance D and the wavelength L, the following equation applies P2=2LD/N, wherein N is an integer with N?1. High-contrast high-intensity light patterns can be produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Heptagon Micro Optics Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Markus Rossi, Hans Peter Herzig, Philipp Müller, Ali Naqavi, Daniel Infante Gómez, Moshe Doron, Matthias Gloor, Alireza Yasan
  • Patent number: 9273853
    Abstract: The invention refers to a LED-based assembly (100) comprising: —an electrical device comprising circuit boards (110-1,110-2) arranged to drive and/or supply arrays of LEDs (111-1,111-2) electrically and mechanically connected thereto; —an optical device provided onto the electrical device and comprising optical boards (120) partly mounted onto the circuit boards (110-1,110-2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Vincent Treanton, Vincent Jean-François Maugy
  • Patent number: 9267676
    Abstract: A luminous net, for example for sports equipment made of flexible elongate elements (10) that are contiguous at specific points, wherein at least some (10) of the flexible elements are luminous, and each includes: an elongate sheath (100) which is transparent to light and made of a synthetic material; a series of luminous members (102) distributed in the elongate sheath (100) in at least one row; and a flexible reinforcing cord (101) which is arranged in the sheath (100) and which extends across the entire length thereof, and which is capable of imparting tensile strength to the flexible element (10), the length of the cord in the sheath being equal to the length of the sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: CRAZY NETS
    Inventor: Herve Berard
  • Patent number: 9254959
    Abstract: A storage rack has a plurality of supporting brackets arranged one above the other for supporting storage product carriers conveyable by means of an automatic filling and withdrawal apparatus, and at least one filling and withdrawal opening for inserting and removing the storage product carriers. At a top side of the filling and withdrawal opening, an indicating means is arranged for indicating storage locations of a storage product in the storage product carrier, wherein the indicating means has a plurality of discrete lighting elements. The lighting elements are arranged in a two-dimensional grid in such a way that a light beam of the lighting elements is essentially vertically directed onto a storage surface of the storage product carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Hänel & Co.
    Inventor: Peter Janton
  • Patent number: 9255671
    Abstract: A lamp for safety signalling is disclosed. The lamp uses quantum dot phosphors to down-convert light from a primary light source and provide red or green light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Nanoco Technologies Ltd.
    Inventor: Dale Needham
  • Patent number: 9256019
    Abstract: A light guide comprising an external surface forming a guiding diopter, the guide being suitable for guiding light rays by reflection on the guiding diopter. The guide comprises at least one decoupling portion, with a refraction decoupling diopter arranged so as to refract light rays to decouple them from the guide, and thus transmit them out of the guide through the refraction decoupling diopter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventor: Vincent Godbillon
  • Patent number: 9250380
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a light guide plate, at least one light source, and a reflective plate. The light source is configured for emitting light toward the light guide plate. The reflective plate has a plurality of reflective units arranging along a curved direction. Each of the reflective units includes a body and a plurality of microstructures. The body has a main surface facing the light guide plate. The plurality of microstructures are disposed on the main surface of the body. Each of the microstructures has a reflective surface. A first angle is included between the reflective surface of each of the microstructures and the main surface of the body. The first angles of the microstructures in one reflective unit are different from the first angles of the microstructures in an adjacent reflective unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shang-Wei Hsieh, Super Liao
  • Patent number: 9249941
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a semiconductor light emitting device, a thermally conductive portion which is in contact with the semiconductor light emitting device, a heatsink which dissipates heat generated by the semiconductor light emitting device, and a housing in which the semiconductor light emitting device, the thermally conductive portion and the heatsink are accommodated. The heatsink includes a base and plate fins arranged at intervals to protrude from the base. Each of the plate fins includes a plate surface facing the plate surface of an adjacent one of the plate fins and upwardly extending in a direction along the base. A plane parallel to at least one of the plate surfaces of the plate fins may be oblique with respect to a vertical direction. An inner surface of the housing may be oblique with respect to the vertical direction in a region above the plate fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Inoue, Masaru Sasaki
  • Patent number: 9244215
    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display. Backlight structures may be used to provide backlight for the display. The backlight structures may include a light guide plate. A rectangular ring-shaped chassis may have a rectangular opening that receives the light guide plate. One or more edges of the chassis may be provided with an array of notches that receive light-emitting diodes or other light sources. The light sources may launch light into edge portions of the light guide plate. The chassis may include a first plastic structure such as a light reflecting structure formed from a material such as white plastic. The first plastic structure may surround two or more peripheral edges of the light guide plate. The chassis may also include a second plastic structure such as a light blocking structure formed from a material such as black plastic that helps prevent light leakage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn R. Gettemy, Joshua G. Wurzel, David A. Doyle, Alexander D. Schlaupitz
  • Patent number: 9227557
    Abstract: A vehicle rearview mirror with indicator function includes a mirror mount, a mirror face mounted in the mirror mount and defining a first light transmissive zone, and an indicator device mounted between the mirror mount and the mirror face and including a reflector defining one or multiple reflecting surfaces and LED substrates and light-emitting devices mounted in the reflector. Each LED substrate defines a mounting face facing toward the reflecting surfaces. The light-emitting devices are mounted at the mounting faces of the LED substrates and kept beyond the first light transmissive zone, and controllable to emit light onto the reflecting surfaces so that the reflecting surfaces reflect the light through the first light transmissive zone toward the outside of the vehicle rearview mirror in a uniformly distributed manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: MAXZONE AUTO PARTS CORP.
    Inventor: Chao-Chun Chen
  • Patent number: 9222653
    Abstract: A luminaire carried by a lighting fixture, having a generally concave-shaped housing defining an optical chamber and an aperture, and a plurality of lighting devices each having a heat sink, a light source, and a magnetic attachment member. Each lighting device may be positioned about the inner surface of the housing. The magnetic attachment member may magnetically bind a lighting device to pads proximate to ferromagnetic material in the housing. Light emitted by the light source may enter the optical chamber and pass through the aperture in a generally orthogonal direction in relation to the orientation of the device. Electrical power may be delivered by one or more power supply units of either an external or an on-board type, and by using either inductive or conductive coupling. Network interfaces may enable communication of control instructions among a multiple controllers located either within a single luminaire or distributed among multiple luminaires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Inventors: Eric Holland, Mark Penley Boomgaarden, Eric Thosteson
  • Patent number: 9217550
    Abstract: There is disclosed a lighting apparatus that can light a room intensively, fitted to a characteristic of a room, by adjusting an angle of light distribution and that can prevent glare, with improved optical uniformity and beautiful exterior appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kyunghyun Kim, Sejoon You, Seokhoon Kang