Light Beam Projecting Patents (Class 246/473.3)
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Patent number: 11341843Abstract: The warning device (12) includes a warning light mechanism (16), that is configured so as to emit a flashing strobe light (20) that flashes at a frequency that is higher than 10 Hz.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2017Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: ALSTOM Transport TechnologiesInventor: Denis Miglianico
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Patent number: 10964675Abstract: The present invention provides a display device and a manufacturing method thereof, the method comprising: providing a backplate, the backplate comprises a substrate and a driving circuit set on the substrate; providing a plurality of LED chips; transferring the LED chips vertically to the backplate to electrically connect the bottom electrode of the LED chips to the driving circuit; providing a cover plate, the cover plate comprises a plate body and a ground circuit set on the plate body; covering the backplate with the cover plate, such that the ground circuit is aligned with at least a portion of the driving circuit, and the top electrode of each of the LED chips is electrically connected to the ground circuit; and pressing the cover plate, such that the LED chips are tilted relative to a vertical direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2019Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Huafei Xie
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Patent number: 10234074Abstract: Examples of the disclosure enable a signal device to be securely coupled to a post. A post-mount teeter includes a stand including a first body, a first flange extending from the first body, and a platform coupled to the first body, and a base including a second body coupled to the first body, a housing coupled to the second body, a second flange extending from the housing, and a sleeve selectively moveable within a cavity defined by the housing to adjust a distance between the sleeve and the housing. Aspects of the disclosure provide for a teeter system that may be used to present signals to one or more users approaching a signal device from one or more directions.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2016Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: L&W Industries, LLCInventor: Stacey Ellis Ogden
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Patent number: 10006622Abstract: A scenographic light fixture for producing a light beam has a main body configured to produce a light beam along an optical axis; a control device facing the main body and comprising a mobile optical element to intercept and selectively deflect the light beam in a plurality of directions; and a support, at least in part transparent to the light beam, fitted to the main body to support the control device and so as to define a waterproof chamber wherein the optical element moves.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2015Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: CLAY PAKY S.P.A.Inventors: Aris Quadri, Roberto Midali
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Patent number: 9994243Abstract: An end of train device suitable of use on a railroad vehicle includes an enclosure, and a plurality of electronic components including one or more displays positioned inside the enclosure, the one or more displays displaying information provided by the end of train device, wherein the enclosure comprises a top portion and a bottom portion, and wherein the top portion comprises a transparent dome, the information displayed by the one or more displays being visible from an outside of the enclosure through the transparent dome of the top portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2017Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC.Inventors: Steven Worm, Frank G. Armsworthy
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Patent number: 9618184Abstract: An indicator assembly for a visual life safety alarm is provided including a hollow, generally frustoconical reflector ring having an angled wall. The reflector ring is mounted to a housing of the visual life safety alarm at a first end. A first plurality of light devices is mounted to the housing within a first opening of the first end of the reflector ring. Light from the first plurality of light devices is configured to emit in a generally forwards direction. A second plurality of light devices is mounted to the housing near the angled wall of the reflector ring, opposite the first plurality of light devices. Light from the second plurality of light devices is configured to reflect from the angled wall in a direction generally angled from the visual safety alarm.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: WALTER KIDDE PORTABLE EQUIPMENT INC.Inventors: Matthew J. Buchholz, Ken Mott, Dave Bush
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Patent number: 8628047Abstract: A system, method and device for communicating information from a wayside device to a vehicle are provided. In one embodiment, the device comprises.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2011Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Jared K. Cooper, David Eldredge, William Schoonmaker, John Brand, Frank Wawrzyniak
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Patent number: 8529107Abstract: There is provided a system for use in illuminating a feature of a railway. In one embodiment, a system can include an illumination unit disposed for illumination of a railway feature. The illumination unit can include a light source bank, a solar panel, and a rechargeable battery for energizing the light source bank that is rechargeable utilizing energy collected by the solar energy panel.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2010Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Tripsplusone, Inc.Inventors: Henry Andrew Moran, Milton Brill, Danny Thomas Forster
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Patent number: 8149129Abstract: A signal alignment monitoring system is provided. The system includes a signal assembly including at least one signal lamp. The system also includes an alignment monitoring apparatus coupled to the signal assembly. The alignment monitoring apparatus includes a source for emitting electromagnetic energy and a detector for sensing electromagnetic energy emitted by the source to facilitate determining an alignment of the signal assembly.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2009Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventor: Forrest Henry Ballinger
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Patent number: 7561066Abstract: This invention is a railroad wayside signal system positioned adjacent to a railroad track that comprises a mast that is attached to a support structure in an upright position. A signal head having one or more signal lights is mounted to the mast such that a locomotive operator in an approaching locomotive can see the signal lights. The mast pivots with respect to the support structure between the upright position and a substantially horizontal position for maintaining and/or aligning the signal head and signal lights. The signal system may also be equipped with one or more actuators operatively connected to the signal head. A remote control unit is placed in communication with the actuators, and the remote control has an input mechanism for inputting a command representative of a direction of rotation of the signal head. The remote control also generates a signal in response to the input command that is representative of one or more directions of rotation.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2005Date of Patent: July 14, 2009Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventor: Michael L. Ashton
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Publication number: 20080121761Abstract: A method for operating a signal lamp (1), in particular a railway signal lamp, wherein the signal lamp (1) comprises as its illuminant at least one light emitting diode (=LED) (2), and wherein the luminous intensity of the signal lamp (1) is adapted to the brightness of the surrounding, is characterized in that the at least one LED (2) is operated during first time intervals as the illuminant of the signal lamp (1), and during second time intervals, the at least one LED (2) is operated as a photo diode, that first and second time intervals alternate over time, in particular periodically, and that the output voltage of the LED (2) during the second time intervals is used to control the operating current of the at least one LED (2) during first time intervals. The inventive method does without a separate sensor, thus allowing the use of a corresponding signal lamp arrangement which is simple and inexpensive.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2006Publication date: May 29, 2008Inventor: Heinz Telefont
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Patent number: 6592080Abstract: An object of the present invention is to improve the transportation efficiency of an automatic transport system for transporting an article. In order to attain the above object, the automatic transport system of the present invention comprises a front detecting device which detects an obstruction in a non-contact state in an area through which an automatic transport vehicle passes and a projection surface of said automatic transport vehicle, and when said front detecting device detects the obstruction in said area, the running speed of said automatic transport vehicle is reduced or said automatic transport vehicle is stopped.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2002Date of Patent: July 15, 2003Assignee: Shinko Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masanao Murata, Senzo Kyutoku, Hisashi Onishi
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Patent number: 6435459Abstract: A wayside signal for a railway includes a plurality of light emitting diodes housed in a housing. The light emitting diodes output indication signals. Further, the light emitting diodes are configured on a first circuit board which is thermally coupled to the housing. The housing may also include heat sink fins to dissipate heat generated by the light emitting diodes and associated driving circuitry for driving the light emitting diodes also contained within the housing. An additional light emitting diode may also be contained within the housing to point in an opposite direction than the indication signal light emitting diodes, which additional light emitting diode may be formed on a second circuit board with the driving circuitry. The additional light emitting diode provides an indication to anyone behind the wayside signal as to the indication of the wayside signal. The wayside signal is further optimized for thermal efficiency and to be sealed against the elements.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 1999Date of Patent: August 20, 2002Assignee: Dialight CorporationInventors: John Richard Sanderson, Klaus Oesterheld, Rand Eikelberger
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Publication number: 20020097166Abstract: Signal light having first and second identical electrical cells, each having the necessary capacity to last for a standard operating cycle. The cells are electrically connected by means of a bistable switch to an electronic control circuit in stable alternative and nonalternating fashion until they are individually depleted. The electronic control circuit has one output connected to one corresponding signal light and another two outputs connected to individual light indicators which are light emitting diodes respectively assigned to the first and second electrical cells and activated by the electronic control circuit when the latter detects a depletion of the electrical energy of same.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2001Publication date: July 25, 2002Inventor: Jesus Maria Eguiluz Fernandez