Patents Examined by Zachary J Snyder
  • Patent number: 10184655
    Abstract: A display device is provided that is a transparent, colored glass-ceramic with a display face on the front, an illumination face on the back, and at least one light-emitting element being disposed in the region of the illumination face. The display device further includes a color compensation filter in the form of a color layer introduced directly or indirectly on the glass ceramics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Silke Knoche, Matthias Bockmeyer, Andrea Anton, Thomas Zenker, Gerold Ohl
  • Patent number: 10150527
    Abstract: An electronic component is integrated into a vehicle body component, such as an automobile, a bicycle, etc., and may be an electronic lighting material and/or an electronic sensor. The vehicle body component is formed of multiple layers of a composite material that may be assembled to take the shape of a mold of a particular vehicle component. A sensor or lighting device is disposed in a void formed in the one or more of the layers of the composite material, and this device may be enclosed in the void by other layers. The lighting material and/or sensing mechanism are configured to connect to a power source via electrical wiring that is disposed either between or through the composite layers that form the vehicle body component and the vehicle body component is then cured to form a hardened vehicle body part with the sensor or lighting device formed therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Inventor: David Salvaggio, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10139100
    Abstract: A speaker includes a speaker apparatus configured to generate sound and provided with a coned shaped vibration portion; and a lighting apparatus inserted through the vibration portion and disposed at a center of the vibration portion to emit light to the vibration portion. The lighting apparatus includes: a lighting module having a light emitting device; and a light diffusion portion configured to surround the lighting module in order to diffuse light generated from the light module toward the vibration portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong Kyun Yim, Sung Jin Ann, Sin Wi Moon, Eun Lee, Yu Li Sung, Young Soo Hong
  • Patent number: 10139062
    Abstract: A lighting fixture includes a first housing portion and a second housing portion. The first housing portion includes a base and a wall extending outwardly from substantially the perimeter of the base. A top portion of the wall includes one or more hinges extending outwardly therefrom. The second housing portion includes a front panel and a side panel extending outwardly from substantially the perimeter of the front panel. A top portion of the front panel includes at least one slot. The second housing is coupled to the first housing in an open position when the hinge is inserted into the slot and the front panel is disposed elevationally above the base. The second housing is coupled to the first housing in an operational position when the hinge is inserted into the slot and the front panel covers the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Chad Stuart Newton, Christopher Michael Bryant
  • Patent number: 10132488
    Abstract: A system for supporting light emitting diodes (LEDs) for providing light to promote plant growth is disclosed. The system provides a tube or cylinder with various facets that provide support surfaces for strips of LEDs. The tubular shape promotes the creation of a flow of air along the tube or cylinder to enhance heat transfer though convection. The system also allows positioning of the lights along the length of plants, and thus avoiding issues associates with providing light to just the highest leaves of the plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Light Evolution Designs LLC
    Inventor: Mark Q. Waldon
  • Patent number: 10106105
    Abstract: A receptacle for a vehicle interior is configured to provide light from a light source. The receptacle includes a base, a wall extending from the base to form an opening and providing an outlet into the opening, a guide for transmitting light along the base, and a guide for transmitting light along the wall. When light is provided beneath the base by the light source, light is transmitted through the guide along the base and into the guide along the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: SHANGHAI YANFENG JINQIAO AUTOMOTIVE TRIM SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Scott Allen Hansen, Ronald A. Bozio
  • Patent number: 10100988
    Abstract: A linear light fixture with gap filler elements. The fixture comprises two primary structural components: a base and a light engine, which may be removably attached. The base comprises a body with end panels at both ends and is mountable to an external structure. The light engine comprises the light sources, an elongated lens, and any other optical elements that tailor the outgoing light to a particular profile. External reflectors are included to further shape the output beam. The reflectors may be shaped to define louvers which direct some of the emitted light in a direction opposite the primary emission direction, e.g., as uplight. The fixtures may be connected in a serial arrangement using a joiner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: CREE, INC.
    Inventors: Elizabeth Rodgers, Benjamin Beck, James Bowden, Yaote Huang, William Laird Dungan
  • Patent number: 10094528
    Abstract: A high beam unit 12 includes: a reflective mirror 30 having a reflective surface 32 that reflects light from a light source 44; a mirror member 58 on which the light reflected by the reflective surface 32 is incident which is capable of forming plural light distribution patterns, and which reflects the incident light in a vehicle forward direction; a lens 16 on which the light reflected by the mirror member 58 is incident and which projects that light in the vehicle forward direction; and a lens holding member 20 that is formed integrally with the reflective mirror 30 and supports the lens 16 in a support position P0 including a section of, or a section in a vicinity of, an outer peripheral portion of the lens 16 positioned on a plane orthogonal to the optical axis and passing through a center of gravity G.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fumihiko Mouri, Takayuki Yagi, Yoshiyuki Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 10086747
    Abstract: A driver assistance system for a vehicle includes a camera disposed at and viewing forwardly through a windshield of the equipped vehicle and operable to capture image data. A control operable to process captured image data utilizing algorithmic decision-making, which uses an edge detection algorithm. The control is operable to process captured image data to detect a pedestrian present in the field of view of the camera. The control is operable to process captured image data to detect an oncoming headlight or a leading taillight of another vehicle ahead of the equipped vehicle. Responsive to pedestrian detection, the control is operable to generate an alert to a driver of the equipped vehicle. Responsive to detection of an oncoming headlight or a leading taillight of another vehicle ahead of the equipped vehicle, a light beam of a headlight of the equipped vehicle is adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Michael J. Higgins-Luthman, Yuesheng Lu, William C. Ince
  • Patent number: 10082621
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel displaying an image by using light, light source units arranged in a first direction to generate the light, a light guide plate which guides the light to the display panel, a first fixing member fixing a predetermined area of an upper portion of each of the plurality of light source units to a first area of one side surface of the light guide plate adjacent to a top surface of the light guide plate in a second direction crossing the first direction, and a second fixing member fixing a predetermined area of a lower portion of each of the plurality of light source units to a second area of the one side surface of the light guide plate adjacent to a bottom surface of the light guide plate in the second direction where each of the first and second fixing members includes a light reflection material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chan-jae Park, Junwoo You, Taeho Lee, Byoungdae Ye
  • Patent number: 10073210
    Abstract: Provided are a light source module capable of providing a line shaped beam with various effects using optical patterns of both sides of a light guide layer optical pattern, and a lighting device having the light source module. The light source module, including: a first optical layer having a first surface, a second opposite to the first surface, and a first optical pattern on the first surface or the second surface; a second optical layer having a third surface facing the second, a fourth surface opposite to the third surface, and a second optical pattern on the third surface or the fourth surface; a light guide layer on the first optical layer; and a light source part supplying an incident beam into the light guide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Hyuk Jang, Jin Su Kim, Seung Jong Baek, Dong Hyun Lee
  • Patent number: 10054731
    Abstract: A light source module including a circuit board, a first light emitting device mounted on the circuit board by flip-chip bonding or surface mount technology (SMT), a reflective portion disposed on the circuit board and having at least one recess accommodating the first light emitting device, and a bonding member disposed between the circuit board and the reflective portion. The reflective portion has a height greater than a height of the first light emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seoung Ho Jung, Jung Hwa Jung, Ki Bum Nam
  • Patent number: 10053004
    Abstract: A lighting system for a vehicle comprises a headlamp light source. A trim piece is mounted adjacent the light source having an inner surface illuminated by light from the light source and an outer surface visible from outside the vehicle. The trim piece comprises a light transmitting plastic body, wherein a signature image is formed on the body having a foreground region and a background region. The foreground region has a corresponding surface characteristic on the inner and outer surfaces within the foreground region different from a corresponding surface characteristic on the inner and outer surfaces within the background region so that more light from the light source is transmitted through the foreground region than through the background region. The outer surface may be fully metalized to provide a pleasing appearance under ambient light conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: David A. Brown, Arun Kumar
  • Patent number: 10054248
    Abstract: Embodiments include systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing a portable upright stand. A portable upright stand can include a pole for suspending objects such as string lighting, protective coverings, etc. The pole can be coupled to a base such that electrical wiring may extend through the pole and the base. The portable upright stand can also include a reservoir that can enclose at least a portion of the pole such that the pole can be stabilized by the reservoir. The reservoir can have a first opening for filling the reservoir with water and a second opening for draining water. The portable upright stand can also have a shell that can be configured to surround the reservoir as decor or as a protective covering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Inventor: Kelly Louden
  • Patent number: 10050023
    Abstract: Solid state lighting (SSL) devices and methods of manufacturing such devices. One embodiment of an SSL device comprises a support and an emitter array having a plurality of SSL emitters carried by the support. The emitter array has a central region and a peripheral region outward from the central region. Individual SSL emitters in both the central and the peripheral regions have a primary emission direction along which an intensity of light from the SSL emitters is highest, and the primary emission direction of the SSL emitters in the central region is at least substantially the same direction as the primary emission direction of the SSL emitters in the peripheral region. Additionally, a first coverage area ratio of the SSL emitters in the central region is different than a second coverage area ratio of the SSL emitters in the peripheral region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Zhang Xin
  • Patent number: 10024512
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting device includes a light guide lens, a light source and a reflector. The long light guide lens extends in a direction obliquely tilted with respect to a front-rear direction. The light source is disposed opposite an end of the light guide lens. The reflector is disposed behind the light guide lens. The light guide lens comprises a front face parallel to the longitudinal direction and a rear face with lens cuts aligned in the longitudinal direction. Each of the lens cuts comprises a rear first prism face that stands backward and a front second prism face parallel to the front face. Light that has exited backward from the light guide lens through the first prism face of a lens cut is reflected forward on the reflector toward the second prism face of a different lens cut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Koji Sato
  • Patent number: 10026924
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes a substrate, a display unit on the substrate, a sealing substrate on the display unit, a sealing member around the display unit and bonding the substrate and the sealing substrate, and a filler inside the sealing member and filling a gap between the substrate and the sealing substrate, wherein the filler is a non-hardening type, and a molecular weight of the filler is from about 100 kg/mol to about 5,000 kg/mol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-Joon Oh, Kie-Hyun Nam
  • Patent number: 10006624
    Abstract: An artificial evergreen tree is provided having a plurality of branch rings. Each branch ring includes a plurality of nests. A tree branch base is rotatably coupled to each of the plurality of nests and has a branch assembly coupled thereto. The branch ring includes bottom segment having a bottom segment electrical contact. The branch ring includes a top segment having a top segment electrical contact that is in electrical communication with the bottom segment electrical contact. The plurality of nests is positioned between the bottom segment and the top segment. The top segment of a first branch ring is configured to couple to the bottom segment of a second branch ring so that the top segment electrical contact of the first branch ring and the bottom segment electrical contact of the second branch ring are coupled in electrical communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: General Foam Plastics Corporation
    Inventors: Eva Austin, Ashley Kinnaird, Carol McMurtrie, Gwen Owens, Laura Luth, Gary Lawson, Margaret Heuisler, Katherine Stapleton, Sanford Caprow, Jack Hall, Chris Lemmon
  • Patent number: 9989214
    Abstract: A light emitting device wherein discoloration of a reflective layer in an optical component can be prevented and a stable optical output power can be maintained, and a method of manufacturing an optical component used in the light emitting device. The optical component includes a supporting member defining a through-hole, a reflective layer formed on an inner wall defining the through-hole, a protective layer formed on the reflective layer, and a light transmissive member having a light incident surface, a light emitting surface, and an outer circumference side-surface, and disposed in the through hole. The light transmissive member is fixed in the through-hole with a joining portion where the outer circumference side-surface and the protective layer are joined, and an end portion at the light emitting side of the joining portion is covered with a second protective layer disposed continuously on the protective layer and the light transmissive member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukihiro Hayashi, Naoto Morizumi, Takeshi Okada
  • Patent number: 9978811
    Abstract: A light-emitting device structured so as to increase the amount of light taken out in a certain direction is provided as well as a method of manufacturing this light emitting device. As a result of etching treatment, an upper edge portion of an insulator (19) is curved to have a radius of curvature, a slope is formed along the curved face while partially exposing layers (18c and 18d) of a first electrode, and a layer (18b) of the first electrode is exposed in a region that serves as a light emitting region. Light emitted from an organic compound layer (20) is reflected by the slope of the first electrode (layers 18c and 18d) to increase the total amount of light taken out in the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. 1A.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Satoshi Seo, Hideaki Kuwabara