Patents Examined by Tracie Y Green
  • Patent number: 11973069
    Abstract: This specification discloses LED arrays comprising a grid structure that physically and optically isolates adjacent LEDs or groups of LEDs in the array from each other. The grid structure comprises an arrangement of walls defining cells. Individual LEDs or groups of LEDs in the array are positioned within different ones of the cells, separated from adjacent LEDs or groups of LEDs by the grid walls. This specification also discloses fabrication processes for such LED arrays. In these fabrication processes, the grid structure is formed as a separate monolithic structure. The LEDs or pcLEDs are arranged on and attached to a substrate (for example, a printed circuit board), after which the grid structure is attached to the substrate in registry with the arrangement of LEDs or pcLEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Hisashi Masui, Franklin Chiang
  • Patent number: 11972703
    Abstract: A foldable display device includes a display module including a first non-folding portion, a second non-folding portion, and a first folding portion between the first non-folding portion and the second non-folding portion, a first support member on a lower surface of the display module, the first support member including a first support portion supporting the first non-folding portion, a second support portion supporting the second non-folding portion, and a first opening pattern overlapping the first folding portion, and including a glass material, and a second support member under the first support member and supporting the display module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyunjun Cho, Kyu Young Kim, Yong-Kwan Kim, Hansun Ryou, Yonghyuck Lee, Hongkwan Lee, Sohra Han
  • Patent number: 11973072
    Abstract: A display device includes: a base layer including a display area including an emission area and a non-emission area adjacent to the emission area, and a non-display area around the display area; a light emitting element in the emission area on the base layer; a color filter layer located above the light emitting element; and a light blocking pattern on the light emitting element and including a first light blocking pattern in the non-emission area and a second light blocking pattern in the non-display area. The first light blocking pattern and the second light blocking pattern are different in thickness from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eung Gyu Lee, Jin Suek Kim, Sae Ron Park, Seung Bo Shim, Ho Kil Oh, Jae Soo Jang
  • Patent number: 11964736
    Abstract: A through-hull light for a marine vessel is provided. The light includes a body for mounting on the outer surface of a hull, having an outer side facing water and an inner side for mounting against the hull; a chamber formed within the body having a transparent screen mounted at an outer side; a shaft for extending from the inner side through an aperture in the hull; LEDs mounted within the chamber in parallel rows and arranged to be horizontal when the light is mounted through the hull, with each LED mounted to direct light out of the chamber in a first direction perpendicular to the inner side; a reflecting structure within the chamber having a plurality of reflectors positioned above or below a row of LEDS and parallel therewith, with each reflector formed to reflect light away at a fixed angle vertically from the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Ocean LED Marine Limited
    Inventors: Toby Robertson, Daniele Todaro, Umberto Bizzaro
  • Patent number: 11965634
    Abstract: Illumination device (1) for a motor vehicle headlight, comprising an illuminant, an optical element (2) for forming light distribution, wherein the optical element (2) has a focal point, a holding device (3), which holds the position of the optical element (2) in relation to the illuminant, wherein the holding device (3) has a compensating element (4), which connects the optical element (2) to the holding device (3), wherein the compensating element (4) has a first end section (4a) and a second end section (4b), wherein the first end section (4a) is connected to the optical element (2) and the second end section (4b) is connected to the holding device (3), wherein the compensating element (4) is designed in such a way that the compensating element (4) has a temperature-dependent longitudinal extension in one direction (X), wherein the compensating element (4) is connected to the optical element (2) in such a way as to pivot and/or move the optical element (2) as a function of a temperature relative to a light
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: ZKW Group GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Artner
  • Patent number: 11967790
    Abstract: A power transfer system to facilitate the transfer of electrical power between tree trunk sections of an artificial tree is disclosed. The power transfer system can advantageously enable neighboring tree trunk sections to be electrically connected without the need to rotationally align the tree trunk sections. Power distribution subsystems can be disposed within the trunk sections. The power distribution subsystems can comprise a male end, a female end, or both. The male ends can have prongs and the female ends can have voids. The prongs can be inserted into the voids to electrically connect the power distribution subsystems of neighboring tree trunk sections. In some embodiments, the prongs and voids are designed so that the prongs of one power distribution subsystem can engage the voids of another power distribution subsystem without the need to rotationally align the tree trunk sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Polygroup Macau Limited (BVI)
    Inventors: Chi Yin Alan Leung, Ricky Tong, Chi Kin Samuel Kwok, Chang-Jun He
  • Patent number: 11963423
    Abstract: A transparent display device comprises: a first substrate including a display area and first to fourth bezel areas surrounding the display area, wherein the display area includes a plurality of pixel regions each including an emitting portion and a transparent portion; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a transparent dam between the first and second substrates and in the first to fourth bezel areas; a first pad electrode on the first substrate and in the first bezel area; and a first color filter pattern on the second substrate and in the first bezel area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Da-Woon Jeong, Su-Yeon Lee, Sung-Hee Kim, Jae-Bin Song, Sung-Hee Park
  • Patent number: 11952071
    Abstract: A first lamp unit and a second lamp unit arranged in a given direction are provided, luminous intensity of the second lamp unit in a lamp forward direction is set to be higher than luminous intensity of the first lamp unit in the lamp forward direction, and the first lamp unit and the second lamp unit are turned on sequentially with time difference. Thus, since the first lamp unit and the second lamp unit having different luminous intensity and being arranged in the given direction are turned on sequentially with time difference, it is visually recognized that emitted light flows from one side to the other, and the light is emitted from both the first lamp unit and the second lamp unit that has higher luminous intensity than that of the first lamp unit. Thus, it is possible to ensure high conspicuity in addition to improvement of functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Riri Hikosaka, Yuji Ishihara
  • Patent number: 11953681
    Abstract: A HUD 1 comprises an image display device 30 including an LCD panel 31c, a virtual image optical system 40 forming an optical path L of an image light emitted from the LCD panel, and an outer housing 50 wherein: the outer housing includes an outer case 51 accommodating the virtual image optical system and having the image display device attached thereto, an upper cover 52 covering an upper portion from which the image light is emitted in the outer case, and a bottom cover 60 covering a bottom portion of the outer case; the bottom cover accommodates the image display device and the bottom surface of the outer case when fixed to the outer case such that the image display device to isolate them form an external space of the outer housing; and fins 63 is formed on an outer surface thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Go Horiuchi, Akio Misawa
  • Patent number: 11951899
    Abstract: One or more embodiments for an accessory light accessory is adapted to connect to a fork of a two-wheeled vehicle. A bracket is designed to be mounted on each side of a front wheel on the forks. The brackets can attach to at least one LED chip board which may connect to a control system on the handlebars or in an alternate location from the handlebars via wires. Concave glass lenses cover the LEDs to increase the angle of the emitted light for increased radius of light coverage. A heat sink fan with an associated motor is placed behind the LED lights to pull heat away from the LED lights. The LED lights and the heat sink fan include a cover having a sleek and aerodynamic design. A wind redirection plate is placed at a bottom of the cover to direct wind toward the LEDs to provide additional cooling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Inventor: Stewart Laron Hill
  • Patent number: 11953194
    Abstract: The invention provides a lighting device (1000) comprising: —a first light source (110) configured to generate first light source light (111), having a first light source light spectral power distribution, wherein the first light source (110) comprises a laser light source (10), and wherein the first light source light (111) has an optical axis (0); —a first converter material (215), comprising a first luminescent material (210), configured to convert at least part of the first light source light (111) into first luminescent material light (211) having a first luminescent material light spectral power distribution, wherein the first luminescent material light (211) has one or more wavelengths in the green and/or yellow wavelength range; —a second converter material (225), comprising a second luminescent material (220), configured to convert part of the first luminescent material light (211) into second luminescent material light (221) having a second luminescent material light spectral power distribution diff
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING, B.V.
    Inventors: Olexandr Valentynovych Vdovin, Ties Van Bommel, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet, Martinus Petrus Joseph Peeters, Robert Van Asselt
  • Patent number: 11947206
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a backboard, a circuit board disposed on the backboard, a light source disposed on the circuit board, a housing disposed on the backboard, and a panel disposed on the housing. The panel contacts the housing, and the light source and the circuit board are disposed between the panel and the backboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fang-Cheng Jhou, Tsu-Hsien Ku
  • Patent number: 11946628
    Abstract: A cooling system for a light emitting diode assembly includes a heat exchanger configured to exchange heat from a fluid to ambient air, an enclosure configured to house the LED assembly, and a pump configured to circulate the fluid through the enclosure, through the LED assembly, or both, and through the heat exchanger. The fluid is configured to absorb heat at the LED assembly and generated by the LED assembly, and the heat exchanger is configured to cool the fluid and remove the heat absorbed by the fluid at the LED assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: NBCUniversal Media, LLC
    Inventor: Charles Edwards
  • Patent number: 11947236
    Abstract: A display device include a first transparent layer, a second transparent layer and a spacer arranged between the first transparent layer and the second transparent layer to define a first region and a second region. A first plurality of electrodes are arranged on an inner surface of the first transparent layer in the first region. A plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) are connected to the first plurality of electrodes in the first region. A second plurality of electrodes are arranged on the inner surface of the first transparent layer in the second region. A third plurality of electrodes are arranged on the inner surface of the second transparent layer in the second region. Particles are arranged in the second region between the second plurality of electrodes and the third plurality of electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Jonglee Park, Chris Wisniewski, Jarvis Chau
  • Patent number: 11940140
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a light transmissive fiber integrated knit textile for use on consumer electronic products. The knit textile is depicted to be constructed with light transmissive fibers integration through a weave-in/inlay knit technique with a flat-bed knitting construction. The light transmissive knitted textile is also tethered to a portable electronic device, allowing for the light transmitting fibers knitted into the fabric to define a lighting display on said fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignees: AUSSCO HONG KONG LTD, INDHOUSE LIMITED
    Inventors: Christine Lew, Jackson Chow, Tiffany Williams, Vince Ho, Wen Ke Xi
  • Patent number: 11940125
    Abstract: An adaptive lighting system comprises an array of independently controllable LEDs, and a metalens positioned to collimate, focus, or otherwise redirect light emitted by the array of LEDs. The adaptive lighting system may optionally include a pre-collimator positioned in the optical path between the array of LEDs and the metalens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Venkata Ananth Tamma, Toni Lopez, Nicola Bettina Pfeffer, Marcel Rene Bohmer
  • Patent number: 11940848
    Abstract: An electronic device display may have pixels formed from crystalline semiconductor light-emitting diode dies, organic light-emitting diodes, or other pixel structures. The pixels may be formed on a display panel substrate. A display panel may extend continuously across the display or multiple display panels may be tiled in two dimensions to cover a larger display area. Interconnect substrates may have outwardly facing contacts that are electrically shorted to corresponding inwardly facing contacts such as inwardly facing metal pillars associated with the display panels. The interconnect substrates may be supported by glass layers. Integrated circuits may be embedded in the display panels and/or in the interconnect substrates. A display may have an active area with pixels that includes non-spline pixels in a non-spline display portion located above a straight edge of the display and spline pixel in a spline display portion located above a curved edge of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Elmar Gehlen, Zhen Zhang, Francois R. Jacob, Paul S. Drzaic, Han-Chieh Chang, Abbas Jamshidi Roudbari, Anshi Liang, Hopil Bae, Mahdi Farrokh Baroughi, Marc J. DeVincentis, Paolo Sacchetto, Tiffany T. Moy, Warren S. Rieutort-Louis, Yong Sun, Jonathan P. Mar, Zuoqian Wang, Ian D. Tracy, Sunggu Kang, Jaein Choi, Steven E. Molesa, Sandeep Chalasani, Jui-Chih Liao, Xin Zhao, Izhar Z. Ahmed
  • Patent number: 11940134
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a lighting lamp, which includes a lamp cap and a connecting rod assembly, the connecting rod assembly includes a first connecting rod, a second connecting rod and a damper; a first end of the second connecting rod is rotatably connected with a first end of the first connecting rod; a first end of the damper is connected with the first connecting rod, a second end of the damper is connected with the second connecting rod, and the lamp cap is connected with the first connecting rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignees: SUZHOU OPPLE LIGHTING CO., LTD., OPPLE LIGHTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhonghua Sui, Yueping Wang, Yuejun Feng
  • Patent number: 11933490
    Abstract: The invention provides alighting system (1000) configured to generate lighting system light (1001), wherein the lighting system light (1001) comprises one or more of (i) a first lighting system light component (1101) having a first component optical power Wopt,comp1, and (ii) a second lighting system light component (1201) having a second component optical power Wopt,comp2; wherein the lighting system (1000) comprises: —a first light source (110) comprising a first pump light source (10) configured to generate first pump light source light (11) and a luminescent material (200) configured to convert at least part of the first pump light source light (11) into luminescent material light (201), wherein the first light source (110) optionally in combination with first optics (115) is configured to provide the first lighting system light component (1101), wherein the first lighting system light component (1101) comprises at least part of the luminescent material light (201), wherein the first lighting system light
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING, B.V.
    Inventors: Ties Van Bommel, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet
  • Patent number: 11934002
    Abstract: An optical system including a light-guide optical element (LOE) with first and second sets (204, 206) of mutually-parallel, partially-reflecting surfaces at different orientations. Both sets of partially-reflecting surfaces are located between parallel major external surfaces. A third set of at least partially-reflecting surfaces (202), deployed at the coupling-in region, receive image illumination injected from a projector (2) with an optical aperture having a first in-plane width and direct the image illumination via reflection of at least part of the image illumination at the third set of at least partially-reflective facets towards the first set of partially-reflective facets with an effective optical aperture having a second width larger than the first width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Lumus Ltd.
    Inventors: Yochay Danziger, Ronen Chriki, Jonathan Gelberg