Patents Examined by Thomas M. Sember
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Patent number: 11923639Abstract: A tamper resistant nightlight for placement in an electrical receptacle, the nightlight includes a body that has a base with an LED circuit and plug blades extending from the body. A housing includes a locking element configured to restrict a child from removing the nightlight from the electrical receptacle through a flange that extends away from the body to be positioned behind a rear surface of an electrical wall plate associated with the electrical receptacle to prevent the tamper resistant nightlight from being removed from the electrical receptacle while the electrical wall plate is coupled to the electrical receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2023Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Titan3 Technology LLCInventors: Jeffrey P. Baldwin, John E. Klein
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Patent number: 11920727Abstract: A deployable light for an electronic device, such as a cellular telephone, that attaches to the electronic device with a magnetic connector. The deployable light is adapted to deploy from a stowed position wherein the light may shine in a first direction, to a deployed position wherein the light may shine opposite the first direction. The deployable light may include a magnetic connection portion for attachment to a cellular telephone. The deployable light may provide light when the telephone is using either its forward facing camera or it rearward facing camera.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Videndum Media Solutions SPAInventor: Hen-Li Philip Chao
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Patent number: 11920770Abstract: Example embodiments described herein involve a system for testing a light-emitting module. The light-emitting module may include a mounting platform configured to hold a light-emitting module for a camera. The mounting platform may also be configured to rotate. The system may further include a housing holding a plurality of photodiodes arranged in an array over at least a 90 degree arc of a hemisphere. The system may also include a controller configured to control the photodiodes and the rotation of the mounting platform.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2023Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Waymo LLCInventors: Choon Ping Chng, Cheng-Han Wu, Lucian Ion, Giulia Guidi
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Patent number: 11910941Abstract: An adaptable multi-use mirror is shown and described. The adaptable multi-use mirror includes a puck. In one example the puck is comprised of a first part and a second part. The second part of the puck is removably secured to a toilet. The first part of the puck is removably secured to the second part via at least one magnet. A mirror is secured to the first part of the puck. In additional examples the adaptable multi-use mirror may include any number of lights, sensors, and attachment devices as desired.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Inventors: Christopher Ehde, Dana Ehde
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Patent number: 11903437Abstract: Various embodiments herein provide a hard hat with a removable light assembly. The hard hat includes an outer shell with one or more windows. The removable light assembly is removably coupled to an interior surface of the outer shell. The removable light assembly includes a support structure and one or more lights (e.g., light emitting diodes (LEDs)) coupled to the support structure and positioned behind respective windows of the one or more windows. In embodiments, the light assembly may include an arm that extends from the support structure to an underside of a brim of the outer shell. A power control element may be disposed on the end of the arm to control the one or more lights. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Coast Cutlery Co.Inventors: Todd Ernst, Brian Sheehy, Song YangZhi
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Patent number: 11903429Abstract: This present application discloses a turn direction indicating jacket having a plurality of directional indicators independently actuatable via a switch and a portable power supply. The invention illuminates the lights in sequential fashion from the wearer's shoulder to his or her wrist with an arrowhead at the base, there ensuring that other motorists and pedestrians alike are aware of the wearer's presence in traffic and the wearer's intended traffic movement.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Inventors: Melodie Watson, Astor Morrison
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Patent number: 11896075Abstract: A hard hat with symmetric front and back mounting ridges to support a headlamp is described. The hard hat provides mounting ridges to receive insertion slots of a rigid mounting bracket that fit around the ridges. The rigid mounting bracket includes channels to loop a strap through the channels and support a lamp on the bracket. The strap may include a hook and loop fastener system to enable attachment of a variety of lamps to the rigid support bracket. In this way, the hard hat can support a wide variety of headlamps attached to the rigid mounting bracket without destructive alterations to the hard hat. Clips may be added to the rigid mounting bracket to secure or lock the bracket in place during operation and prevent accidental knocks or jarring of the headlamp.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool CorporationInventor: Steven W. Hyma
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Patent number: 11898725Abstract: A jewelry lighting lamp has a lighting part, a rotating part and a mounting part, the mounting part has a lamp barrel which accommodates the lighting part and rotating part. The rotating part has a driving motor, which drives the lighting part to rotate along the central axis of the lamp barrel; the lighting part has a main light source arranged on the central axis and one or more secondary light sources arranged around the main light source, the main light source and the secondary light source are driven by the rotating part to rotate along the central axis circumferentially. A jewelry lighting method using the jewelry lighting lamp is also provided. By varying luminance, the lamp solves the problem of visible light and shadows at the edge of the aperture when there are main and auxiliary light sources with different luminance.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Self Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuanfang Xue, Huangfeng Pan, Junjun Ying
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Patent number: 11892154Abstract: Provided is a illumination device having a sufficiently wide irradiation angle and a uniform light intensity within a predetermined range even when using a light source that emits light similar to light with a small spread angle, such as a laser, or to parallel light. This illumination device includes a light source including at least one light emitting portion; a first optical element that receives light output from the light source and outputs the light while expanding an output angle thereof and a second optical element that receives light output from the first optical element and outputs the light while further expanding an irradiation angle thereof.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: NIPPON SHEET GLASS COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Keiji Tsunetomo, Satoru Kusaka
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Patent number: 11892138Abstract: A vehicle headlamp optical system, a vehicle headlamp, and a vehicle. The vehicle headlamp optical system comprises a plurality of modules and a light distribution lens that is disposed in front of each module. The plurality of modules comprise at least one high-beam module, at least one main low-beam module, and at least one auxiliary low-beam module. The light distribution lenses are narrow, long light distribution lenses. Each module is disposed at an interval along the length direction of the light distribution lenses. Thus, the miniaturization and diversified design of a vehicle headlamp can be achieved.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: HASCO VISION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Cong Li, Zhiping Qiu, He Zhu, Wenhui Sang
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Patent number: 11879612Abstract: A light guide, and a vehicle lamp and motor vehicle including the light guide, which is configured to be installed in an opening defined by a lamp frame of a vehicle lamp. The light guide includes an elongated body, the body having a light exit segment for guiding light from a light source to exit in a target direction, the light exit segment including a bend segment. The light guide further includes a wing-like part, the wing-like part being at least connected to the bend segment and being configured to fill a gap between the bend segment and an edge of the opening.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2020Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: VALEO VISIONInventors: Jinting Zhang, Mingrui Sun
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Patent number: 11879631Abstract: A right side portion, which is a light emitting device, comprises a side light guide plate and a front light guide plate as a plurality of light guide plates in which light is reflected by a prism and emitted from a light emitting surface. The side light guide plate and the front light guide plate are disposed in a row in a state in which the angles of the light emitting surfaces differ between adjacent light guide plates and the ends of adjacent light guide plates are butted against each other. An LED board is disposed at the end of the side light guide plate, and the end surface of one of the ends of the side light guide plate and the front light guide plate that are abutted against each other is formed as an inclined surface with a reflection function that changes the angle at which the light is guided and causes the light to be incident on the adjacent light guide plate.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2020Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Onitsuka, Takahiro Ono, Junya Fujita, Jun Kishimoto, Takehiro Agata
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Patent number: 11873954Abstract: A lighting board (10), comprising: a printed circuit board (12); a set of solid state lighting elements mounted on the printed circuit board, each having a light emitting surface; a set of electrical components (16) mounted on the printed circuit board; and a reflective covering over the printed circuit board, wherein the reflective covering is provided over the set of electrical components and over the set of lighting elements, and comprises openings at least for the light emitting surfaces of the lighting elements.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventor: Li Xiong Chen
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Patent number: 11873963Abstract: Provided is a light source device, including: a light-emitting chip arranged on a base plate and configured to emit first light; a light guide rod including first and second light guide portions, the first light guide portion including a light incident end surface, the first light entering the light guide rod through the light incident end surface and being transmitted to the second light guide portion after passing through the first light guide portion, and the second light guide portion including a light-outputting surface for outputting light; a first positioning member including a first groove for accommodating the light guide rod, being directly or indirectly fixed relative to the base plate; and a movable fixing assembly configured to fix, together with the groove of the first positioning member, the light guide rod along a radial direction of the light guide rod, and deforms when fixing the light guide rod.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2020Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: YLX IncorporatedInventors: Jinjiang Fu, Bin Chen, Ru Jiang, Yong Ma
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Patent number: 11867387Abstract: Helmets and helmet lighting systems for use in demanding environments, such as fire, rescue, police and military applications. The helmets and systems provide one or more of high levels of light emission, long operational life, waterproofing/ability to operate in wet or submerged environments and relatively low weight. In some configurations, a helmet comprises a lighting system including an exterior layer and an interior layer applied to a shell of the helmet. In some configurations, a lighting module having an internal layer and an exterior layer is attached to an underlying helmet. In some configurations, a lighting system includes pods and/or strips containing a source of light. The pods or strips can be attached to an underlying helmet.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Inventor: Vernon Lombard
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Patent number: 11858410Abstract: A front left lamp includes a housing, an outer cover which covers an opening of the housing, a lighting unit disposed in a space formed by the housing and the outer cover, and a corner cube reflector, which is configured to increase radar radio wave reflectance and is disposed to face the housing.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Yuta Maruyama
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Patent number: 11859796Abstract: A recessed light fixture includes an LED module, which includes a single LED package that is configured to generate all light emitted by the recessed light fixture. For example, the LED package can include multiple LEDs mounted to a common substrate. The LED package can be coupled to a heat sink for dissipating heat from the LEDs. The heat sink can include a core member from which fins extend. Each fin can include one or more straight and/or curved portions. A reflector housing may be coupled to the heat sink and configured to receive a reflector. The reflector can have any geometry, such as a bell-shaped geometry including two radii of curvature that join together at an inflection point. An optic coupler can be coupled to the reflector housing and configured to cover electrical connections at the substrate and to guide light emitted by the LED package.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2023Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Jerold Tickner, Scott David Wegner, Evans Edward Thompson, III
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Patent number: 11848405Abstract: A backlight unit includes one or more light sources operable to emit light and a light guide plate arranged adjacent to the one or more light sources, reflected lights exiting the one or more light sources via the second surfaces and entering the light guide plate. A light source includes a light emitting device having a substrate and a semiconductor stack disposed on the substrate. The reflector is structured and positioned to block light emitted from a first surface of the light emitting device by reflecting the light emitted from the first surface toward second surfaces of the light source.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2021Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Young Jun Song, Da Hye Kim, Seoung Ho Jung
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Patent number: 11841125Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical device that enables a light beam from a light source to be redirected in a specific direction and without having to adjust the tilt angle of the light source with respect to a horizontal working plane, distributing the light homogeneously in said horizontal working plane, wherein the invention furthermore relates to a desk lamp comprising said optical device which avoids the problem of blinding generated by the direct line of sight of the light source, since the light source is arranged below the viewing plane of a user who uses said desk lamp, in addition to the fact that said desk lamp does not invade the user's work area.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2020Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: ANTARES ILUMINACION, S.A.U.Inventor: Federico Martinez Weber
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Patent number: 11840174Abstract: A vehicular overhead console module includes a base portion configured to attach at an interior cabin portion of a vehicle. A light source is accommodated by the base portion and is electrically operable to emit light. A light transmitting panel is disposed at the base portion and includes an electrically dimmable medium. The electrically dimmable medium is adjustable at least between a first light transmission state, where the light transmitting panel has a first level of light transmissivity, and a second light transmission state, where the light transmitting panel has a second level of light transmissivity. The first level of light transmissivity is greater than the second level of light transmissivity. When the electrically dimmable medium is at the first light transmission state, light emitted by the light source passes through the light transmitting panel to illuminate at least a portion of an interior cabin of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2023Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.Inventors: Li Chao, Caitlyn Cote