Laser Type Patents (Class 362/259)
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Patent number: 11855409Abstract: A light emitting device includes a package, a cap fixed to the package, and at least one laser element. The cap includes a light-transmissive member having a lower surface facing the package and an upper surface opposite to the lower surface, and a light blocking film arranged on the lower surface of the light-transmissive member and having a shape which has at least one opening. The at least one laser element is disposed in a space bounded by the cap and the package at a position such that the at least one opening is irradiated by laser light emitted from the at least one laser element, at least a part of each of the at least one laser element being disposed in the at least one opening in the light blocking film in a top view.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Takuya Hashimoto, Soichiro Miura
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Patent number: 11835225Abstract: A photoconversion device includes a holder, a wavelength converter, and an optical element. The holder holds an output portion that outputs excitation light. The wavelength converter includes an incident surface section including a protruding surface to receive the excitation light from the output portion and emits fluorescence in response to the excitation light incident on the incident surface section. The optical element includes a focal point surrounded by the incident surface to direct the fluorescence emitted by the wavelength converter in a predetermined direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Eri Takeuchi, Noritaka Niino
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Patent number: 11674652Abstract: A phosphor element includes an incident face for an excitation light, a reflecting face opposing the incident face and a side face, and the phosphor element converts at least a part of the excitation light incident onto the incident face into a fluorescence and emits the fluorescence from the incident face. The incident face has an area greater that an area of the reflecting face. The phosphor element includes an inclination region in which an inclination angle of the side face with respect to a vertical axis perpendicular to the incident face is monotonously increased from the reflecting face toward the incident face, viewed in a cross-section perpendicular to the incident face and along the longest dividing line halving the incident face.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2022Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Jungo Kondo, Naotake Okada, Shoichiro Yamaguchi, Tetsuya Ejiri, Yuichi Iwata
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Patent number: 11417640Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a transparent substrate; a panel substrate; a light emitting diode disposed between the transparent substrate and the panel substrate; an insulation layer covering side surfaces of the light emitting diode; a first connection electrode electrically connected to the light emitting diode and disposed on the insulation layer between the insulation layer and the panel substrate; a second connection electrode on the panel substrate; and an electrode connector electrically connecting the first connection electrode to the second connection electrode, wherein the first connection electrode has an overlapping portion overlapping with the light emitting diode and a non-overlapping portion laterally extending from the overlapping portion on the insulation layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2020Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Motonobu Takeya, Young Hyun Kim
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Patent number: 11408567Abstract: Disclosed herein is a housing for containing a laser and lens for use in a laser light projection display, and a lighting device incorporating the laser within the housing and other light sources, such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The laser and lens are secured within a housing and maintain a spaced distance using a spacer. The lighting device uses the laser in combination with LEDs arrayed around the laser to provide a dual source light.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2021Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: BlissLights LLCInventor: Randy Johnson
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Patent number: 11378808Abstract: Various claims of a multi-laser system are disclosed. In some claims, the multi-laser system includes a plurality of lasers, a plurality of laser beams, a beam positioning system, a thermally stable enclosure, and a temperature controller. Various claims of an optical system for directing light for optical measurements such laser-induced fluorescence and spectroscopic analysis are disclosed. In some claims, the optical system includes a beam shaping element configured to generate an illumination profile having a flat top.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2019Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: IDEX HEALTH & SCIENCE LLCInventors: David E. Hargis, John O'Shaughnessy, Jeff Bendick, Jeff Ly, William Butterfield
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Patent number: 11333958Abstract: A laser point projecting device including a light source assembly that projects first and second positioning points respectively along two directions of a straight line. The laser point projecting device includes a housing part forming a sleeve around a body part. The body part and the housing part are displaceable relative to each other. The light source assembly is switched off when the body part is displaced to a first position along the direction of projecting the first positioning point; and the light source assembly is activated when the body part is displaced to a second position along the direction of projecting the second positioning point. The housing part has at least one opening at the end along the direction of projecting the first positioning point, and a hollow space formed between the end of the housing part close to the first positioning point and the body part.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2018Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: CHANGZHOU HUADA KEJIE OPTO-ELECTRO INSTRUMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Ou Zhang
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Patent number: 11309482Abstract: A vibrating element includes a conductive first frame including a first beam portion and a first support portion supporting one end of the first beam portion, a conductive second frame that includes a second beam portion and a second support portion supporting one end of the second beam portion and is disposed separated from the first frame, an oscillating body that is disposed between another end of the first beam portion and another end of the second beam portion and connects the first beam portion and the second beam portion in an insulated state, and a power-consuming member that is installed on the oscillating body and is supplied with power via the first frame and the second frame.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2019Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTDInventor: Yuichiro Masuda
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Patent number: 11300863Abstract: A wavelength conversion module and a projection device are provided. The wavelength conversion module includes a substrate, a first matching material layer, a wavelength conversion layer, a second matching material layer, and a filling adhesive channel. The first matching material layer is located on the substrate. The wavelength conversion layer is located between the substrate and the first matching material layer, and the wavelength conversion layer includes a plurality of first holes, a wavelength conversion material, and a bonding material. The wavelength conversion material is dispersed in the bonding material. The second matching material layer is located between the substrate and the wavelength conversion layer. The filling adhesive channel is connected to the first matching material layer and the second matching material layer, and the second matching material layer, the filling adhesive channel, and the first matching material layer have a filling adhesive with the same material.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2020Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventor: Wei-Hua Kao
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Patent number: 11286058Abstract: A heliport docking system provides automated transport, fueling, maintenance, and logistical management of VTOLs. The heliport docking system can include a plurality of helipads that can be autonomously transported from area-to-area to assist in the logistics of heliport management and control. The helipad system can include a surface on which a VTOL can land and a controller that can perform functions related to routing, maintenance, object detection, and transport, among others. The helipad system can releasably secure the VTOL to the helipad and transport the VTOL to different areas of the heliport system. The helipad system can also fuel the VTOL by providing, electricity, combustible fuel, or other suitable energy source, and perform a maintenance check of the VTOL and create maintenance crew of any VTOL irregularities.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2018Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: Matthew Holvey, Michael McNair
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Patent number: 11273761Abstract: A vehicle exit assist apparatus with improved security and power consumption includes an exit restriction part including a warning and/or door opening restriction when an occupant's exit action is detected and an obstacle around a self-vehicle is detected by an obstacle detection part. The obstacle detection part and the exit restriction part are started when the exit action is detected in a situation where the obstacle detection part and/or the exit restriction part are not working. The obstacle detection part may transmit a signal corresponding to its operating state after starting-up and the exit restriction part may be forced to perform the exit restriction action when the obstacle detection part is not operating normally based on the signal. It may be configured to cancel the exit restriction action when such a compulsory exit restriction action is being continuously performed for a period longer than a predetermined period.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takuto Kumashiro, Noriyuki Saitoh, Iwao Izumikawa
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Patent number: 11107346Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed in which one or more light sources, a detector, a processor and a controller are configured such that light from the one or more light sources improves the ability of a human or automated motor vehicle driver to identify and avoid pedestrians. The one or more light sources may provide spot illumination to moving objects or pedestrians on a road surface, with the spot illumination following the moving object or pedestrians along the portion of the road surface. The one or more light sources may project images on the ground or on other surfaces. The light source may be carried by a pedestrian or on personal transport used by a pedestrian. The light sources may be stationary and provide lighting for a pedestrian street crossing.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Lumileds LLCInventors: Michael Camras, Jyoti Kiron Bhardwaj
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Patent number: 11063186Abstract: A method for producing an optical wavelength conversion member (9) composed of a sintered body containing, as main components, Al2O3 and a component represented by formula A3B5O12:Ce; an optical wavelength conversion member; an optical wavelength conversion component including the optical wavelength conversion member; and a light-emitting device including the optical wavelength conversion member or the optical wavelength conversion component. The production method of the sintered body includes firing in a firing atmosphere having a pressure of 104 Pa or more and an oxygen concentration of 0.8 vol. % or more and less than 25 vol. %.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2017Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.Inventors: Yusuke Katsu, Shohei Takaku, Tsuneyuki Ito, Takeshi Mitsuoka, Jun Moteki
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Patent number: 11003086Abstract: An illumination optical unit for projection lithography illuminates an object field. The illumination optical unit has an optical rod with an entrance area and an exit area for illumination light. The optical rod is configured so that the illumination light is mixed and homogenized at lateral walls of the optical rod by multiple in-stances of total internal reflection. At least one correction area serves to correct a field dependence of an illumination angle distribution when illuminating the object field. The correction area is disposed in the region of the exit area of the optical rod. This can result in an illumination optical unit, in which an unwanted field dependence of a specified illumination angle distribution is reduced or entirely avoided, even in the case of illumination angle distributions with illumination angles deviating extremely from a normal incidence on the object field.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2020Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Carl Zeiss SMT GmbHInventors: Stig Bieling, Markus Deguenther
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Patent number: 10975497Abstract: A light emitting device includes a laser diode that emits a blue light, and a wavelength conversion part that absorbs a part of light emitted from the laser diode and converts a wavelength thereof. The wavelength conversion part includes a YAG-based single crystal phosphor. Irradiance of light emitted from the laser diode and irradiated on the wavelength conversion part is not less than 80 W/mm2.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2016Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignees: Tamura Corporation, Koha Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mikihiko Uwani, Akira Ito, Hiroyuki Sawano, Kentaro Tone, Hiroaki Sano, Daisuke Inomata, Kazuyuki Iizuka
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Patent number: 10962792Abstract: A laser light striping method and apparatus suitable for reading smoke and distance navigation during fire rescue. The laser light striping apparatus comprises at least a laser light emitting element and at least one optical element for creating at least one laser light plane. The method provides an optimized Gaussian distribution profile of power across a laser light plane to avail safe navigation by human in a turbid environment such as smoke/fire during fire rescue and limit blinding by light.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2018Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Inventor: Richard Redpath
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Patent number: 10957187Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed in which one or more light sources, a detector, a processor and a controller are configured such that light from the one or more light sources improves the ability of a human or automated motor vehicle driver to identify and avoid pedestrians. The one or more light sources may provide spot illumination to moving objects or pedestrians on a road surface, with the spot illumination following the moving object or pedestrians along the portion of the road surface. The one or more light sources may project images on the ground or on other surfaces. The light source may be carried by a pedestrian or on personal transport used by a pedestrian. The light sources may be stationary and provide lighting for a pedestrian street crossing.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Lumileds LLCInventors: Michael Camras, Jyoti Kiron Bhardwaj
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Patent number: 10931935Abstract: The present disclosure provides a structured light projection module comprising: a Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser (VCSEL) array light source that includes a semiconductor substrate and at least two VCSEL sub-arrays arranged thereon. The at least two VCSEL sub-arrays include VCSEL light sources. The structured light projection module further includes a diffractive optical element (DOE) that includes at least two DOE sub-units. The DOE sub-units are respectively corresponding to the VCSEL sub-arrays and configured to project multiple copies of light beams emitted by the corresponding at least two VCSEL sub-arrays.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2019Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: ORBBEC INC.Inventors: Zhenzhong Xiao, Xing Xu, Xu Chen
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Patent number: 10885772Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed in which one or more light sources, a detector, a processor and a controller are configured such that light from the one or more light sources improves the ability of a human or automated motor vehicle driver to identify and avoid pedestrians. The one or more light sources may provide spot illumination to moving objects or pedestrians on a road surface, with the spot illumination following the moving object or pedestrians along the portion of the road surface. The one or more light sources may project images on the ground or on other surfaces. The light source may be carried by a pedestrian or on personal transport used by a pedestrian. The light sources may be stationary and provide lighting for a pedestrian street crossing.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: LUMILEDS LLCInventors: Michael Camras, Jyoti Kiron Bhardwaj
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Patent number: 10731819Abstract: Provided is a vehicle headlamp which is capable of forming a light distribution pattern with a high degree of flexibility in shape. A vehicle headlamp includes an excitation light source, a phosphor, a scanning mechanism which includes a reflecting mirror configured to be swingable and which is configured to receive light emitted from the excitation light source on a reflecting surface of the reflecting mirror to scan light reflected on the reflecting surface toward the phosphor, a projection lens which is configured to transmit therethrough light emitted from the phosphor to form a light distribution pattern, and a condensing lens which is configured to condense the light emitted from the excitation light source onto the reflecting surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2017Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Takayuki Yagi
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Patent number: 10613266Abstract: A display device includes a display module and a backlight unit which provides a light having a coherent property to the display module. The backlight unit includes a light source which generates the light having the coherent property, a beam splitter array including a plurality of transflective plates which transmit or reflect the light provided from the light source, and a light conversion structure which is provided below the display module, receives the light reflected by the transflective plates and guides the received light in a direction toward the display module.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2018Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyesog Lee, Byungchoon Yang, Jaeho You
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Patent number: 10497844Abstract: A light-emitting device includes: a semiconductor laser element; a supporting member located above the semiconductor laser element, the supporting member having a through-hole that allows light emitted from the semiconductor laser element to pass therethrough; a fluorescent member located in the through-hole, the fluorescent member containing a fluorescent material that is excitable by light emitted from the semiconductor laser element so as to emit light having a wavelength different from a wavelength of the light emitted from the semiconductor laser element; and a light-transmissive heat dissipating member including: a base portion, and a projecting portion projecting from the base portion into the through-hole. An upper surface of the projecting portion of the heat dissipating member is bonded to a lower surface of the fluorescent member. An upper surface of the base portion of the heat dissipating member is bonded to a lower surface of the supporting member.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventor: Toshiaki Yamashita
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Patent number: 10483715Abstract: Method for mounting a semiconductor laser element (3) into a laser holder (1), comprising the following steps: providing a laser holder (1) comprising a metal body (2) equipped with a substantially cylindrical housing (20) and comprising a frontal end (21) equipped with a first aperture (210) for passage of the laser beam produced by said laser element, and a back end (22) equipped with a second aperture (220) for inserting said laser element (3), said body (2) being passed through by a first group of windows (51, 52) arranged radially in a first plane (P1) perpendicular to the axis (23) of said housing (20), the angular spacing between said windows (51, 52) being regular; inserting said semiconductor laser element (3) into said housing (20); inserting an adhesive (24) for fastening said semiconductor laser element (3) into said windows (51, 52); and simultaneously setting the adhesive in said windows (51, 52) by means of ultraviolet light penetrating simultaneously into said windows (51, 52).Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2015Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: North Inc.Inventors: Lucio Kilcher, Nicolas Abele
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Patent number: 10386588Abstract: Disclosed is an optical fiber connector, including a connecting member, an optical component and an optical fiber. The connecting member is provided with an insertion hole, an optical fiber core of the optical fiber passes through the insertion hole; an end surface of the optical fiber core is flush with an end surface of the connecting member; the optical component is provided with an insertion slot; an end of the connecting member is inserted into the insertion slot; the optical component is provided with a first optical path opening and a second optical path opening; an end of the optical fiber core is aligned with the first optical path opening; a light guiding device for conducting a light beam is disposed between the first optical path opening and the second optical path opening; and a circuit board is disposed below the optical component.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2018Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: DONGGUAN LAN GUANG PLASTIC MOULDING CO., LTD.Inventors: Xinde Cai, Jianbo Lan, Dawei Guo, Zhongming Wu, Haiping Wu
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Patent number: 10331011Abstract: An optical device with photon flipping for converting an incident light flux into a practically monochromatic light beam, the device including a cladding area including a photon crystal microstructure, the photon crystal microstructure having an allowed spectral band and a spectral band gap; a flipping area including a flipping fluorescent dye which has a spectral band for absorbing fluorescence, which covers at least part of the allowed spectral band, and a spectral band for emitting fluorescence, which covers at least part of the spectral band gap of the photon crystal microstructure; a central area arranged to enable propagation of a monochromatic light beam having a wavelength in the spectral band gap, the central area being surrounded by the photon crystal microstructure; the core area having a thickness which is less than or equal to five times the wavelength of the maximum fluorescence emission of the flipping fluorescent dye.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2015Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: COMMISSARIAT À L'ÉNERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ÉNERGIES ALTERNATIVESInventor: Olivier Besida
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Patent number: 10227114Abstract: The present invention is directed to an electronic visual distress signal device. In one embodiment, the invention may comprise a waterproof housing comprising: a bulbous portion; a cylindrical portion; and a collar portion. An optical lens may be coupled to the collar portion, extend along a central lens axis, and comprise: an outer lens surface comprising a central outer flat surface located along the central lens axis and an outer convex surface radially outward of the central outer flat surface; and an inner lens surface comprising a central inner flat surface located along the central lens axis and an inner concave surface radially outward of the central inner flat surface. A light source may be positioned beneath the central inner flat surface so that light emitted from the light source passes through the optical lens. A power source may be located within the cylindrical portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2018Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Inventors: Anthony W. Covelli, Robert B. Simons, Jr.
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Patent number: 10218151Abstract: A laser module package with dual colors and multi-dies mainly includes a first PCB arranged in long shape and electrically connected to a plurality of first dies, a second PCB arranged in long shape and electrically connected to a plurality of second dies, a plurality of first collimators correspondingly disposed in a plurality of first openings, and a plurality of second collimators correspondingly disposed in a plurality of second openings. A plurality of first reflectors correspondingly reflects laser beams emitted from the first dies to the first collimators and a plurality of second reflectors correspondingly reflects laser beams emitted from the second dies to the second collimators; or having a plurality of first metal pieces fixing corresponding first dies for the laser beams emitted therefrom to go through the corresponding first collimators and a plurality of second metal pieces fixing corresponding second dies for the laser beams emitted therefrom to go through the corresponding second collimators.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2018Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Arima Lasers Corp.Inventors: Jung-Min Hwang, Yu-Chun Lin, Chia-Hung Hsieh, Ming-Cho Wu
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Patent number: 10203092Abstract: The patent discloses a novel laser projection lamp which comprises a shell body, a face cover, a base, a connecting rod and a ground insert, wherein base is arranged at the bottom of shell body, connecting rod is movably connected to base, ground insert is movably connected to the bottom of connecting rod, and face cover is arranged on one side of shell body; a driving mechanism, a reflecting mechanism and a laser assembly are further arranged in shell body; the novel laser projection lamp is further provided with a lens module which is arranged in a through hole of the face cover. The patent is simple in structure and convenient to use; white laser light can reflect a plurality of white spots to creat a good environmental atmosphere; and driving mechanism can control white spots rotate or be maintained at specified positions.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2017Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Inventor: Li Gao Xiong
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Patent number: 10125940Abstract: Various embodiments may relate to an illumination device for vehicles, including multiple semiconductor light sources, and at least one light wavelength conversion element for the wavelength conversion of the light emitted by the semiconductor sources. At least one light-refracting optical unit is associated with each semiconductor source, which is designed to direct light emitted by the respective semiconductor source onto the at least one light wavelength conversion element. The at least one light-refracting optical unit is movably arranged with respect to the semiconductor source with which it is associated.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2015Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: OSRAM GmbHInventors: Juergen Hager, Philipp Helbig, Stephan Schwaiger, Jasmin Muster
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Patent number: 10113736Abstract: A light source apparatus including a light source section including one or more solid light sources capable of emitting light of a predetermined wavelength band as incident light; a light outputting section including a light emitting body to be excited by incident light from the light source section and to emit visible light having a wavelength band longer than a wavelength of the incident light, the light outputting section being capable of emitting synthetic light containing light having the predetermined wavelength band and visible light from the light emitting body; and a housing holding the light source section and the light outputting section, the housing including an inlet and an outlet formed not to face a light path of the incident light from the light source section to the light outputting section.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2017Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuya Terasaki, Daisuke Ogawa, Hiroyuki Meguro, Takashi Takamitsu
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Patent number: 9967035Abstract: Various embodiments of an optical transmitter and a method of operating an optical transmitter are disclosed. In one embodiment, the optical transmitter includes a laser and a laser driver configured to drive the laser using either a voltage driving topology (CDT) or a current-driving topology (VDT). The laser driver includes a switch that is configured to switch between the CDT and the CDT based on an operating frequency of the optical transmitter.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2016Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent USA Zinc.Inventors: Hungkei Chow, Jie Li, Ka Lun Lee
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Patent number: 9927076Abstract: A high-power, high-brightness lighting system for large venue lighting, which includes a laser diode as the excitation source and one or more phosphor materials placed at a remote distance from the laser source. The invention offers a lighting system with the advantages of high brightness, high efficiency, high luminous efficacy, long lifetimes, quick turn-on times, suitable color properties, environmental sustainability, and easy maintenance, which may allow for smart and flexible control over large area lighting systems with resulting savings in operating and maintenance costs.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2017Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Kristin A. Denault, Steven P. DenBaars, Ram Seshadri Seshadri
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Patent number: 9897743Abstract: According to one embodiment, an illumination device includes a light source, clad, and a plurality of cores. The clad includes a first edge at a light source side, a second edge opposite to the first edge, and a plurality of grooves formed by a plurality of partitions extending in parallel to each other from the first edge to the second edge. The cores are accommodated in the grooves, and each core includes an incident surface on which light from the light source is incident and an exit surface exposed from the groove to emit the light incident on the incident surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2015Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Shigenori Aoki, Susumu Kimura, Tsutomu Harada, Naoyuki Takasaki
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Patent number: 9874741Abstract: A wavelength conversion element includes a substrate, a reflecting section disposed on one surface side of the substrate, a wavelength conversion layer disposed on an opposite side of the reflecting section to the substrate, and emitting fluorescence in response to irradiation with excitation light, and a reflecting surface disposed between a surface of the wavelength conversion layer on an opposite side to the reflecting section and the reflecting section, and adapted to totally reflect light having been input at an angle no smaller than a critical angle out of the fluorescence.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2015Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Akira Egawa, Shigeo Nojima, Tetsuo Shimizu
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Patent number: 9862443Abstract: A backpack for motorcyclists provides a rigid outer shell with an electrical system wherein an onboard battery powers rear signal lights, each comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), which are linked with the motorcycle's electrical system to function as brake lights and turn signals. The electrical system also charges a cellular telephone or other portable device via a Universal Service Bus (USB) port, and may be recharged by one or more solar panels mounted to the exterior of the backpack. A cellular telephone, music player, or similar device may also be connected via the USB port to play digital music files via speakers provided by the backpack, and a headphone socket is also provided. An onboard mapping device or homing beacon, enabled by the Global Positioning System (GPS), may be optionally provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2015Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Inventor: Melvin White, Jr.
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Patent number: 9851571Abstract: Apparatus for generating a line-beam includes a diode-laser bar, a linear micro-lens array, and a plurality of lenses spaced apart and arranged along an optical axis. The linear micro-lens array and the lenses shape laser-radiation emitted by the diode-laser bar to form a uniform line-beam in an illumination plane. The lenses project a far-field image of the diode-laser bar onto an image plane proximate to the illumination plane. The diode-laser bar is rotated from parallel alignment with the linear micro-lens array for providing uniform line-beam illumination over a range of locations along the optical axis.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Coherent, Inc.Inventors: Rui Zhang, Andrea Caprara
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Patent number: 9835542Abstract: An integrated optical block that is highly portable and compact, designed to measure cells and particles.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2014Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: DNA Medicine Institute, Inc.Inventors: Eugene Y. Chan, Julia Z. Sharpe
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Patent number: 9808463Abstract: Providing a system that prevents decrease of attentiveness of drowsiness of a driver of a moving vehicle. A safe-driving support system is provided. The safe-driving support system comprises: a spraying device having a shape being able to be steadily placed near a driving seat of a movable body and spraying in the movable body; a mobile information processing device configured to be able to perform proximity communication with the spraying device and being able to obtain current location information via a GPS; and an information providing server providing the information processing device with information via the Internet.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2016Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Zaaz, Inc.Inventor: Kentaro Kawaguchi
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Patent number: 9752761Abstract: A landscape light incorporating two or more lasers or LEDs of different colors (e.g., red, green, white, blue) in the same housing, each laser or LED preferably having a separate lens. The apparatus projects any of a variety of colors including red, green, white, blue, or other colors, or combinations of any colors, as well as providing an optional flash/pulse setting for the lights. The apparatus preferably includes an RF remote which enables the user to control the apparatus from anywhere in and around the house, and may also include a built-in timer which runs the lights for selected periods such as 2, 4, 6, or 8 hours.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2016Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: Telebrands Corp.Inventor: Lou Lentine
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Patent number: 9703183Abstract: A light source device includes a phosphor layer having a side surface, a bottom surface, and a top surface opposed to the bottom surface, a reflecting member opposed to the side surface of the phosphor layer, a substrate disposed on the bottom surface side of the phosphor layer, and an adhesive adapted to bond the phosphor layer and the substrate to each other. A surface of the substrate located on the phosphor layer side includes a recessed section overlapping the reflecting member on at least an outer side of the phosphor layer in a planar view. A part of the adhesive running off the phosphor layer is received by the recessed section. Fluorescence generated in the phosphor layer is emitted from the top surface and the side surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2015Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuo Shimizu, Kiyoshi Kuroi
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Patent number: 9683727Abstract: A landscape light incorporating two or more lasers or LEDs of different colors (e.g., red, green, white, blue) in the same housing, each laser or LED preferably having a separate lens. The apparatus projects any of a variety of colors including red, green, white, blue, or other colors, or combinations of any colors, as well as providing an optional flash/pulse setting for the lights. The apparatus preferably includes an RF remote which enables the user to control the apparatus from anywhere in and around the house, and may also include a built-in timer which runs the lights for selected periods such as 2, 4, 6, or 8 hours.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2016Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: Telebrands Corp.Inventor: Lou Lentine
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Patent number: 9651216Abstract: Lighting system including: lighting module having semiconductor light-emitting device; first lens module; and asymmetric second lens module. Second lens module includes diverging lens configured for causing divergence of converged light emissions away from lens axis. Second lens module includes: lens body having light output surface spaced apart along light transmission axis from light input surface, lens body having longitudinal axis and lateral axis, the longitudinal and lateral axes being transverse to light transmission axis; light output surface having asymmetric curvilinear contour formed by convex region overlapping in directions along lateral axis with concave region, the asymmetric curvilinear contour uniformly extending in directions along the longitudinal axis.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2015Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: ECOSENSE LIGHTING INC.Inventors: Elizabeth Rodgers, Don Peifer, Raghuram L. V. Petluri, Paul Pickard, Robert Fletcher, Edward R Adams
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Patent number: 9632309Abstract: In a two-dimensional optical deflector including: a mirror; two first torsion bars coupled to the mirror along a first axis; an inner frame surrounding the mirror; two piezoelectric actuators each coupled between the first torsion bars and supported by the inner frame; an outer frame surrounding the inner frame; and two second torsion bars coupled between the inner frame and the outer frame along a second axis; a first permanent magnet layer formed on at least a part of a rear-side surface of the inner frame. A base supports the outer frame. A coil is formed at the base. A magnetic flux generated from the coil interacts with a magnetic flux of the first permanent magnetic layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2015Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Yoshiaki Yasuda
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Patent number: 9590143Abstract: This disclosure discloses a light-emitting chip comprises: a light-emitting stack, having a side wall, comprising an active layer emitting light; and a light-absorbing layer having a first portion surrounding the side wall and being configured to absorb 50% light toward the light-absorbing layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2015Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATIONInventors: Chun-Yu Lin, Tzu-Chieh Hsu, Fu-Chun Tsai, Yi-Wen Huang, Chih-Chiang Lu
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Patent number: 9581315Abstract: A laser-pointing device includes a housing having a front opening, a laser-generating mechanism for generation of a pointing light beam through the front opening, a support member movably supporting the laser-generating mechanism in the housing, a controller, and a drive mechanism connected with the laser-generating mechanism and used for driving the laser-generating mechanism to move along a predetermined track in the housing under control of the controller.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2016Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: LICC Manufacturing Company (Far East) Ltd.Inventor: Ying Cheung
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Patent number: 9568665Abstract: Lighting system including: lighting module having semiconductor light-emitting device; first lens module; and second lens module. First lens module may include: converging lens; or diverging lens having light output surface including raised region shaped as sliced torus; or diverging lens having light output surface including contoured lens screen having lenticular or microprismatic features. Converging lens may have total internal reflection side surface with frusto-conical shape. Second lens module may include diverging lens having light output surface spaced apart from light input surface that may include lens screen having lenticular or microprismatic features. Lighting system may include additional lighting modules and may include further lens modules that may be detachable and interchangeable.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2015Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: ECOSENSE LIGHTING INC.Inventors: Raghuram L.V. Petluri, Paul Pickard, Robert Fletcher
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Patent number: 9519158Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a control unit, a light source, and an eye protection device. The light source includes a first timing circuit. The light source is configured to emit light. The first timing circuit is configured to control a flashing of the light emitted by the light source. The eye protection device includes a second timing circuit and a lens portion. The second timing circuit is configured to adjust a transparency and an opacity of the lens portion. The control unit is configured to synchronize the flashing of the light emitted by the light source with the opacity of the lens portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2014Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Inventor: John Jason Brudz
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Patent number: 9513426Abstract: The disclosure provides a display backlight unit and its light down conversion film. The light down conversion film may include a quantum-dot layer sandwiched between input substrate and an exit substrate. First and second refractive asymmetric micro-prisms are disposed on two opposite input and first exit surfaces of the input substrate, respectively. On the input surface of the input substrate, multiple arrays of the asymmetric refractive asymmetric micro-prisms preserve the large off-axis angle of incident light with first wavelength. On the first exit surface of the input substrate, multiple arrays of the refractive asymmetric micro-prisms increase the reflectance of the large incident angle light. A second exit surface of the exit substrate includes refractive symmetric micro-prisms. The refractive asymmetric micro-prisms of the input substrate and the refractive asymmetric micro-prisms of the exit substrate have rounded tips and valleys for enhancing refraction of the first light and the second light.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2014Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Qi Hong, Shin-Tson Wu, Kuo-Chang Lee
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Patent number: 9488482Abstract: A system for informing a navigation system of a vehicle of a protrusion includes a sensor and a processing circuit. The sensor is configured to generate sensor data based on a position of cargo. The processing circuit is configured to determine a contour of the vehicle, detect protruding cargo extending outside the contour of the vehicle, where detecting the protruding cargo is based on the sensor data and the contour, and notify the navigation system of the vehicle of the protruding cargo.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2013Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: Elwha LLCInventors: Alistair K. Chan, Hon Wah Chin, William D. Duncan, Roderick A. Hyde, Jordin T. Kare
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Patent number: 9469415Abstract: A method, system, and apparatus for a diffractive based coherent aircraft position and anti-collision lighting system may include generating optical source signals in an aircraft lighting system utilizing one or more coherent light sources. The generated optical source signals may be communicated to diffractive optical elements in the aircraft via optical waveguides, and output optical signals may be generated for transmission out of the aircraft via the diffractive optical elements. The lighting system may comprise indicator lights and/or anti-collision lights. The coherent light source may comprise a solid state laser. The diffractive optical elements may be integrated in wingtips and/or a fuselage of the aircraft. The coherent optical sources may be located within a fuselage of the aircraft and/or within wings of the aircraft. The diffractive optical elements may be statically and/or dynamically controlled and may comprise liquid crystals.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2012Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventor: Eric Joseph Harvey