Patents Examined by Robert May
  • Patent number: 9039247
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a carrier plate, a plurality of light sources, a plurality of circular Fresnel lenses, and a plurality of cylinder Fresnel lenses. The circular Fresnel lenses are arranged in an array form on the carrier plate. The light sources correspond to the circular Fresnel lenses, and are located in a side away from the carrier plate. One cylinder Fresnel lens is set between every two adjacent circular Fresnel lenses. A length direction of each cylinder Fresnel lens is parallel to an extending direction of adjacent column of the circular Fresnel lens. The circular and cylinder Fresnel lenses are used to reflect a light incident into their surfaces, and to increase an emission angle of the reflected light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Li-Ying Wang He
  • Patent number: 9039239
    Abstract: A lighting system utilizing light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and methods for configuring lanterns thereof are disclosed. The lantern includes a roof or canopy that includes fans that span directly between the electronics and LEDs for improved heat dissipation, the fans preferably formed integral with the canopy. The LEDs are mounted on easily mounted and removed modular printed circuit boards, in at least two different sizes and numbers of LEDs, and optical lenses of at least two different lighting patterns are provided, so that the lantern may be assembled or retrofit according to a desired application including candlepower and lighting pattern for cast light. The optical lenses are individually provided, utilize refraction to diminish reflection, and, in one form, incorporate an integral reflector to assist in defining a lighting pattern. In some forms, a securement may be provided for individual securement of lenses with the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Sternberg Lanterns, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Walczak, Derek Scott Mallory
  • Patent number: 9028116
    Abstract: A removable birdstop closure for preventing the entry of birds and other small animals into the headcasing of a roadway luminaire through the opening at the rear of the luminaire that can be installed around standardized 1.25? or 2.00? headpoles. Retaining means on the birdstop closure permits easy installation and removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Inventor: Joseph Roy LaForge
  • Patent number: 9022595
    Abstract: An illuminated Halloween candy container that includes an open top, a rim, a handle, and a base, with a first container and a second container, the second container isomorphic with, but enlarged in respect to, the first container, the second container disposed surrounding and spaced apart from the first container, the second container joined to the first container by means of a rim plate disposed perimetrically around the rim, wherein a plurality of first, second, and third Light Emitting Diodes are included to respectively illuminate an ornamental pattern, floodlight for increased visibility, and illuminate a space between the first container and the second container, whereby the illuminated Halloween candy container is seen to glow, and a digital media player selectably plays recorded sounds, as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Inventors: Brandon S. Schilling, Gary D. Wood
  • Patent number: 9004727
    Abstract: A reflector device for a light source device having a light emitter, wherein the reflector device includes first and second reflectors. The first reflector has a first reflector surface adapted to produce a first light beam and the second reflector has a second reflector surface different from the first reflector surface and which is adapted to produce a second light beam different than the first light beam. The second reflector is adapted to be removably coupled to the first reflector such that both reflectors are coupled to the light source device at the same time. This allows a user to change a beam pattern of the light source between a first, default, beam pattern and a second beam pattern by interchanging the second reflector on the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Snap-on Incorporated
    Inventor: Frederick C. Chudy
  • Patent number: 9004731
    Abstract: An illumination device can be arranged along a contour of a component in a motor vehicle so that the contour of the component is recognizable in the dark as a bright strip. The illumination device allows producing a light strip along a predetermined distance. For this, the illumination device has a longitudinally shaped light conductor for distributing light along the distance and a coupling-in element which is connected to the light contour for coupling light into the light conductor. The light conductor is supported positionally fixed relative to the component in a region by means of a fixed-bearing device. The coupling in element on the other hand is supported by means of a floating-bearing device for movement relative to the component along at least one direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventor: Marcus Pfeil
  • Patent number: 8998457
    Abstract: A self-ballasted lamp includes: a base body; a light-emitting module and a globe which are provided at one end side of the base body; a cap provided at the other end side of the base body; and a lighting circuit housed between the base body and the cap. The light-emitting module has light-emitting portions each using a semiconductor light-emitting element, and a support portion projected at one end side of the base body, and the light-emitting portions are disposed at least on a circumferential surface of the support portion. A light-transmissive member is interposed between the light-emitting module and an inner face of the globe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Sakai, Masao Segawa, Nobuo Shibano, Kiyoshi Nishimura, Kozo Ogawa, Masahiko Kamata, Toshiya Tanaka, Miho Watanabe, Shuhei Matsuda
  • Patent number: 8998441
    Abstract: Provided are an LED light-emitting module and an illumination apparatus using the same. The LED light-emitting module includes a body frame having a light emitting opening in a direction inclined with respect to a ground surface and a coupling surface to which an LED package is coupled, the body frame including reflective plates extending from opposite sides of the coupling surface to define the light emitting opening, a plurality of heat radiating fins placed on the entire surface of the body frame except for the light emitting opening, and a plurality of LED packages installed on the coupling surface of the body frame such that light radiation angles of the LED packages are adjusted according to an angle by which the coupling surface is bent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: K. M. W. Inc.
    Inventor: Duk-Yong Kim
  • Patent number: 8998477
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing a light source in the form of a surface are disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a first sheet including a light diffuser, and a light source placed along an edge of the first sheet. The first sheet diffuses light generated by the light source, wherein the distribution of light diffusing particles is varied throughout the light diffuser to emanate a predetermined light pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: I2iC Corporation
    Inventors: Udayan Kanade, Balaji Ganapathy
  • Patent number: 8998433
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a radiation source operable to generate and radiate excitation energy, the source being configured to irradiate a wavelength conversion component with excitation energy and the wavelength conversion component comprising a layer of photo-luminescent material configured to emit radiation of a selected color when irradiated by the radiation source and a color enhancement filter layer configured to filter undesirable wavelengths of an emission product of the layer of photo-luminescent material to establish a final emission product for the light emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Intematix Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Qun Li, Yi Dong, James Caruso, Charles Edwards
  • Patent number: 8985804
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a flashlight may include a tubular body and a finger rotation feature disposed on the tubular body. In other embodiments, a flashlight accessory may include a flashlight connector to removably attach to a flashlight, a finger rotation feature, and a finger trigger to activate the flashlight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Inventor: Andrew G. C. Frazier
  • Patent number: 8979323
    Abstract: A LED lighting device comprising a casing, which houses a plurality of power LEDs set on a LED-carrier board; and a plurality of optical elements positioned in front of respective LEDs; the casing is formed by a first half-shell and a second half-shell joined along respective peripheral edges; the first half-shell is made of light permeable material and has a front plate facing the LEDs which constitutes a light emission plate; the second half-shell is made of heat conductive, light impermeable material and has a rear wall, onto which the board is applied and which constitutes a heat dissipation plate opposite to the light emission plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Inventor: Carlotta Francesca Isolina Maria de Bevilacqua
  • Patent number: 8979331
    Abstract: The invention discloses a replaceable LED street lamp module, including at least one module portion and a clamping sheet set. The module portion includes an LED module, a lens, an inner radiator, an outer radiator and a heat pipe set, the inner radiator and the outer radiator are sleeved with each other, the heat pipe set is bent and located between the inner radiator and the outer radiator and supports and fixes the LED module, the lens protects the LED module and allows light to be emitted from the LED module, notches are arranged on the outer circle of the outer radiator, and the clamping sheet set is clamped in the notch via two clamping sheets in order to clamp and fix the module portion, thereby being assembled on the opening of the street lamp housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Zhongshan Weiqiang Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ke-Chin Lee, Hung-Chieh Chen
  • Patent number: 8967833
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an LED lens and a light source device using the same. The light source device includes the LED lens and a LED. The LED lens comprises a light incident surface, a light emitting surface, and a bottom surface. The light emitting surface includes a recession portion disposed at the central thereof and a convex portion connected to the recession portion. The light incident surface is a concave surface and comprises a first optically active area and a second optically active area. The first optically active area is disposed at the central of the light incident surface; the second optically active area is connected to the first optically active area and the bottom surface. At the junction between the first optically active area and the second optically active area, it is an optical path inversion point that is disposed satisfying specific condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: E-Pin Optical Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Peng Wang, Huang-Chang Chen, Kuo-Hsuan Hsu, Jui-Wen Lee
  • Patent number: 8967825
    Abstract: An LED lamp (A1) includes LED chips (21) and a heat dissipation member (3) that supports the LED chips (21), and the heat dissipation member (3) includes an LED mount (31) on which the LED chips (21) are mounted, and a slope portion (32) extending from the LED mount (31) opposite a main emission direction of the LED chips (21) and in a direction inclined with respect to the main emission direction. Such a configuration allows a wider range to be illuminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Fukui
  • Patent number: 8960948
    Abstract: A light and associated mounting body is disclosed which is suitable for mounting on straps of different widths. In a particular embodiment the body can be mounted to the strap, for example a collar or the like, without removing the collar from the object it is attached to.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: The Flewelling Ford Family Trust
    Inventor: Timothy D. F. Ford
  • Patent number: 8956017
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a case, a power source unit, and a light emitting unit. The case has a side portion provided around a first axis parallel to a direction from the power source unit toward the light emitting unit. The side portion has a first portion and a second portion disposed around a central axis parallel to the first axis. The first portion has a long distance to the central axis. The second portion has a short distance to the central axis. An end portion of an inner surface of the second portion is configured to have at least one selected from a portion perpendicular to the central axis and a portion has a recessed configuration with respect to the central axis when the inner surface is cut by a cross-section perpendicular to the central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kumiko Ioka, Michinobu Inoue, Hideo Nishiuchi, Kazuki Tateyama, Koki Moriya
  • Patent number: 8939612
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a luminaire includes a socket, a radiating member, and a reflecting member. The socket is adapted for loading a lamp unit therein. The lamp unit loaded in the socket contacts the radiating member. The reflecting member is sandwiched and fixed between the socket and the radiating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Toshifumi Masuda
  • Patent number: 8919976
    Abstract: A light source device can include a solid-state light source configured to emit blue light as excitation light and a phosphor section which is excited by the excitation light from the solid-state light source and which emits fluorescent light longer in wavelength than the light emitted from the solid-state light source. In the light source device, a wavelength selective member configured to transmit the excitation light from the solid-state light source and to reflect the fluorescent light from the phosphor section can be provided between the phosphor section and the solid-state light source. The size of the wavelength selective member can be less than the size of the phosphor section which can be greater than the size of the excitation light spot irradiated with the solid-state light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Nagasaki, Takashi Sugiyama, Yasuyuki Kawakami
  • Patent number: 8919979
    Abstract: An illumination device for attachment to a hose has a housing coupled to the hose. The housing allows a substance from the hose to flow through the housing. An electronic circuit is stored in an interior of the housing to illuminate an area in front of the hose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: All Clear Fire Systems, LLC
    Inventors: James Mabry, Danny Kleitsch