With Or Including Plural, Distinct Reflecting Surfaces Patents (Class 362/297)
  • Patent number: 11971561
    Abstract: Provided is a retroreflective structure and a light-emitting safety band using same. The retroreflective structure comprises: a switch unit for supplying power, a light source being connected to the switch unit; and a light-emitting unit coupled to the switch unit. The switch unit comprises: a middle plate case having a light transfer body insertion hole formed thereon; an upper plate case coupled to the upper portion of the middle plate case; and a PCB inserted into the middle plate case and the upper plate case. The light-emitting unit comprises: a lower retroreflective film; and a light transfer body installed to be forced against the upper portion of the retroreflective film. The light source is inserted into and installed in a light source insertion groove on an end of the light transfer body having a case engaging unit installed to engage with the light transfer body insertion hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: BUBO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Hoon Jang, Hyun Woo Jang
  • Patent number: 11965646
    Abstract: An ultra-thin downlight with enhanced thermal dissipation performance includes a housing, a light source board and a light cover. The housing includes a first ring portion, a cylindrical portion and a second ring portion connected to each other. The cylindrical portion is disposed between the first ring portion and the second ring portion, such that an accommodating space is formed between the first ring portion, the cylindrical portion and the second ring portion. The light source board is fixed on the inner surface of the second ring portion and disposed in the accommodating space. A portion of the light source board is covered by the second ring portion and the other portion of the light source board is exposed from the second ring portion. The light cover is disposed on the inner surface of the first ring portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Inventors: Haibo Hong, Fuxing Lu, Longyin Chen
  • Patent number: 11519563
    Abstract: A light-emitting device (1) is provided. The light-emitting device (1) comprises a transparent light exit window (10), and a light-emitting diode, LED, filament (2) adapted for emitting a first light output along one or more light output directions through the transparent light exit window (10). The light-emitting device (1) comprises a light guide (3). The light guide (3) comprises an incoupling feature (4), configured for receiving light emitted by a light source (2, 7) and for coupling of the light emitted by the light source (2, 7) into the light guide (3). The light source (2, 7) comprises or is constituted by at least one of the LED filament (2) or a separate light source (7) comprised in the light-emitting device (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Signify Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Michel Cornelis Josephus Marie Vissenberg, Alexander Henricus Waltherus Van Eeuwijk, Dragan Sekulovski
  • Patent number: 11493186
    Abstract: A theatrical lighting apparatus including a plurality of light sources including a first light source and a second light source; and a plurality of reflector segments including first and second reflector segments; wherein the plurality of light sources are centrally located between the plurality of reflector segments; wherein each of the plurality of reflector segments has a focal point; wherein the first light source is located approximately the focal point of the first reflector segment; and wherein the second light source is located approximately the focal point of the second reflector segment. The plurality of light sources may include at least one white light emitting diode light source. The plurality of light sources may be fixed to a single heat exchanger centrally located between the plurality of reflector segments. The heat exchanger may be configured to be moved relative to the plurality of reflector segments by an actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Inventors: Richard S. Belliveau, Ryan Waters
  • Patent number: 11480314
    Abstract: Reflector assemblies and lighting devices incorporating such reflector assemblies are disclosed and described. The reflector assembly includes a reflector body defining an interior reflective surface that in some embodiments has a shape akin to a compound elliptic paraboloid. One or more LEDs can be maintained relative to the reflector body such that an entirety of a light cone emitted by the LED reflects from the interior reflective surface out to the world as a collimated beam. Lighting devices enable light rays to travel with a greater solid angle from LEDs than traditional in-plane optics. Light from a directional point source with a mounting position that is embedded in reflector body oriented to face an opposing curved mirror wall surface so light rays that are diverging prior to reflecting off the interior reflective surfaced are merged together after the reflective bounce to travel in parallel as a collimated beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Inventor: Mark J. Perlin
  • Patent number: 11433758
    Abstract: A recreational off-highway vehicle includes a vehicle frame, a plurality of wheels, a drive source, a vehicle body and a pair of headlights. The vehicle frame includes a front frame, a rear frame and an intermediate frame defining an open passenger compartment between the front and rear frames. The wheels support the vehicle frame. At least one of the wheels is a drive wheel. The drive source supported by the vehicle frame. The vehicle body is provided to the vehicle frame. The vehicle body includes a front grille panel that has an air intake area defined by a plurality of intake air openings. The headlights are located primarily at a middle point of the front grille panel with respect to a vertical direction of the recreational off-highway vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kyle A Marietta
  • Patent number: 11378255
    Abstract: Starting sheet material (1) adapted for forming a reflector (2) for a lighting device (40), the starting sheet material (1) comprising a flat reflective sheet material (14) shaped as a sector of an annulus bendable into a parabolic reflector or a truncated cone reflector, the flat reflective sheet material (1) comprising a first surface (3), a second surface (4), a first edge (5) shaped as a segment of a circle with a first radius and a second edge (6) shaped as a segment of a circle with a second radius, the second radius being smaller than the first radius, a third edge (7) and a fourth edge (8), the third edge (7) and the fourth edge (8) extending between said first edge (5) and said second edge (6), wherein optical structures (9) are provided on at least a part of one of the first surface (3) and the second surface (4), said optical structures (9) enabling collimation and beam shaping of incident light, said optical structures (9) being applied to the flat reflective sheet material (14) along a direction
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet, Ties Van Bommel, Johannes Petrus Maria Ansems
  • Patent number: 11367816
    Abstract: A surface-emitting light source includes a plurality of light-emitting regions each of which includes light sources, wherein each of the plurality of light-emitting regions can be turned on individually. Each of the light-emitting regions is adjacent to each other and includes a light-guide portion that is provided in adjacent light-emitting regions and covers the light sources, and a light-reflective member disposed below the light-guide portion. The light-reflective member has a first wall portion disposed at the outer periphery of each of the light-emitting regions. The first wall portion includes one or more unit first wall portions each of which corresponds to a respective one of the light sources located at the outer periphery of each of the light-emitting regions. The unit first wall portion located at the two adjacent light-emitting regions has a central portion having a height smaller than a height of both end portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mamoru Imada
  • Patent number: 11292384
    Abstract: A pattern skin lighting device of a vehicle may include a plurality of lightning cells disposed on a plane while forming a predetermined pattern. Each lightning cell includes a light emitting element, a cell pocket configured to surround the light emitting element, a cell cover configured to be pivotable with respect to the cell pocket while surrounding the light emitting element within the cell pocket, and an actuator engaged to an end of the cell cover and configured to selectively pivot the cell cover with respect to the cell pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Eun Cha, Jin Ho Hwang, Sang Heon Lee, Julliana Cho, Jin Seok Seo, Byoung Oh Choi
  • Patent number: 11256077
    Abstract: A notification appliance (10) includes a lighting element (30) and strobe drive electronics (18) mounted on a single printed circuit board (14). A lens (20) is mounted to the printed circuit board (14) over the lighting element (30). The lens (20) includes a cavity (35) disposed over the lighting element (30). The lens (20) is shaped to focus light from the lighting element (30) into a far-field lighting pattern (40) including a visible first arc (42) that subtends approximately a 90° angle in a first plane, a visible second arc (44) that subtends approximately a 180° angle in a second plane, and two visible spots (46), each spot (46) on an opposite side of the first arc (42) from the other. A lens (20) for a notification appliance (10) is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Martin Paul Robotham, Thomas Greenwood
  • Patent number: 11234662
    Abstract: A method is for changing a spatial intensity distribution of an x-ray beam. In an embodiment, the method includes generating an x-ray beam by an x-ray source; guiding a beam path of the x-ray beam through a form filter with a plurality of lamellas, the form filter including a holder apparatus and the plurality of lamellas being arranged in the holder apparatus such that each lamella has at least one straight line running through the respective lamella in parallel to the further lamellas. The method further includes aligning the plurality of lamellas relative to the beam path by controlled movement of at least one part of the plurality of lamellas relative to one another and thereby changing the spatial intensity distribution of the x-ray beam. An apparatus, configured to carry out such a method, an irradiation arrangement and a medical imaging apparatus are further disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
    Inventors: Sascha Manuel Huck, Karl Stierstorfer
  • Patent number: 11143380
    Abstract: An optical lens and optical lighting system comprising the optical lens, the optical lens comprising a top surface and a bottom surface, one of the top surface and bottom surface having a substantially v-shaped indent, and at least one of the top surface and the bottom surface comprising a plurality of prisms. The optical lighting system comprises an assembly for receiving the optical lens, the assembly comprising a fixture body for releasably securing the optical lens, one or more LED boards, each comprising one or more LED lights, wherein the plurality of prisms are configured to direct light from the one or more LED lights in both an upward and downward distribution simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: AMERLUX LLC
    Inventors: Paresh Shah, Feng Zhao, Jonathan Walsh
  • Patent number: 11104265
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting device for a motor vehicle headlamp, comprising a primary optical element (100) which is arranged in the main beam direction of a first light fixture (50) and which has a light coupling-in surface (110) for coupling in light into the primary optical element (100), a light coupling-out surface (120) as well as a lateral surface which extends between the light coupling-in surface (110) and the light coupling-out surface (120) and on which the light coupled in can be relayed by total reflection in the direction of the light coupling-out surface (120) of the primary optical element (100), a secondary optical element (200) which is arranged after the light coupling-out surface (120) of the primary optical element (100) and which has a light coupling-in surface (210) and a light coupling-out surface (220), and an arranged reflector (400, 410, 420), the secondary optical element (200, 250, 500) being designed as part of a quadric, the secondary optical element (200, 250, 500) bein
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: ZKW GROUP GMBH
    Inventors: Josef Hechenberger, Bernhard Mandl, Jürgen Zorn, Riepl Kevin
  • Patent number: 11092308
    Abstract: A light emitting element, a reflector, a projection lens, and a movable shade are arranged in a lamp chamber. As the movable shade is erected, a low beam is formed. As the movable shade is tilted, a travelling beam is formed. The reflector and a sub reflector are integrally formed. The movable reflector reflects the reflected light reflected by the sub reflector toward the projection lens. The sub reflector is positioned in a range of an outer shape of the projection lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akinori Matsumoto, Kazuma Mochizuki, Yoshiyuki Nakanishi, Teppei Muramatsu
  • Patent number: 11087666
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a 3D display substrate including: a plurality of sub-pixels of different colors, a driver and a plurality of plano-convex lenses located at a light-emitting side of the plurality of sub-pixels. The plurality of sub-pixels are corresponding to the plurality of plano-convex lenses in a one-to-one manner. A light-emitting surface of each of the plurality of sub-pixels is located in a focal plane of the corresponding plano-convex lens. Each of the plurality of sub-pixels includes a plurality of sub-pixel sub-portions arranged in an array. The driver is configured to drive the plurality of sub-pixel sub-portions in the same sub-pixel to display images of different grayscales to form a 3D display image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Song Yang, Yanliu Sun, Xue Dong, Ming Zhu, Ge Shi, Shiyu Zhang, Yujie Liu, Yuyao Wang, Jiahui Han, Zheng Fang
  • Patent number: 11072437
    Abstract: An aircraft beacon light is provided for emitting flashes of red light into an environment around an aircraft. The aircraft beacon light includes a support plate having a central portion; a plurality of LEDs, arranged on the support plate around the central portion and facing away from the support plate; an annular light splitting element, having a proximate side arranged over and facing the plurality of LEDs, wherein the proximate side has reflective portions and transmissive portions; and at least one light conditioning element for redirecting light having passed through the transmissive portions of the proximate side of the annular light splitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventor: Anil Kumar Jha
  • Patent number: 11028992
    Abstract: A luminous device for a motor vehicle, said device including a pixelized light source and an optical system that is arranged to project a pixelized light beam emitted by the pixelized light source, the optical system comprising a first mirror arranged to collect and reflect rays of the pixelized light beam emitted by the pixelized light source, a second mirror arranged to reflect the rays reflected by the first mirror, and a third mirror arranged to receive the rays reflected by the second mirror and to reflect these received rays so as to correct field aberrations. The invention enables improved projection of a pixelized light beam by a luminous motor-vehicle device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Nicolas Lefaudeux, Antoine De Lamberterie, Guillaume Thin, Samira Mbata, Thomas Canonne, Van Thai Hoang, Vincent Dubois, Francois-Xavier Amiel
  • Patent number: 11002426
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a lighting apparatus, including a lamp body, an optical element connected with the lamp body, a driving power source assembly, a light source assembly and a reflecting device configured to provide a secondary light distribution for the light source assembly which are received in the lamp body; the reflecting device is provided with a light inlet, a light outlet and a reflecting wall located between the light inlet and the light outlet; the reflecting wall is transparent, and includes an internal surface and an external surface; the internal surface includes a plurality of saw-tooth structures, each of the saw-tooth structures includes a first refracting surface and a second refracting surface intersected with each other, two ends of each of the saw-tooth structures extend towards the light inlet and the light outlet; and the light source assembly is disposed at the light inlet of the reflecting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Opple Lighting Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chaobo Liu
  • Patent number: 10932419
    Abstract: A plant illumination optical device includes two LED lamp bodies. Each of the LED lamp bodies includes a reflector and an LED lamp located at an inner side of the reflector, and an angle between the central light rays of the two LED lamp bodies is adjustable. A plant cultivation device contains the plant illumination optical device. The plant illumination optical device and the plant cultivation device can reflect the light beyond the planting area to the planting area and can supplement the illumination on both sides of the illumination centerline, thereby avoiding light waste, improving energy efficiency, improving the illumination uniformity in the planting area, and improving planting quality of the planting area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIAN SANAN SINO-SCIENCE PHOTOBIOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chanjuan Wu, Liang Zeng, Pingqiu Lin, Yingying Chen, Fulin Feng, Zhuo Zhan
  • Patent number: 10875444
    Abstract: An illumination device, such as the type used for vehicle exterior applications, includes a housing with light collimating and spreading portions, a circuit card assembly with one or more light sources (e.g., LEDs), and a lens. The illumination device may be arranged so that light emitted by the LEDs reflects off of a metalized interior surface of the light collimating portion in a collimated fashion and travels towards the light spreading portion, the collimated light then reflects off of a metalized interior surface of the light spreading portion in a spread fashion and travels towards the lens, and the spread light passes through the lens and travels towards an intended target region. The illumination device may be installed, for example, in a rear hatch of a vehicle and used in conjunction with a backup camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: REBO LIGHTING & ELECTRONICS, LLC
    Inventors: Todd Irgang, Jack Bodem, Scott Schoeff
  • Patent number: 10833233
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting unit, a light-transmitting layer, a wavelength conversion structure, and a reflective layer. The light-emitting unit includes a top surface and a first side surface. The light-transmitting layer covers the top surface and the first side surface of the light-emitting unit. The wavelength conversion structure is located on the light-transmitting layer. The wavelength conversion structure includes a wavelength conversion layer, a first barrier layer located on the wavelength conversion layer, a second barrier layer located under the wavelength conversion layer, and a third barrier layer covering side surfaces of the wavelength conversion layer, the first barrier layer, and the second barrier layer. The reflective layer surrounds the light-transmitting layer and the wavelength conversion structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Min-Hsun Hsieh, Tsung-Hong Lu
  • Patent number: 10823908
    Abstract: There is provided a backlight module and a display device. A light-emitting region of the backlight module has a size less than or equal to 7 inches. The backlight module includes a light source, a circuit board, a light guide plate and a target shielding light tape. The light source is disposed on a side surface of the light guide plate, a light-emitting side of the light source is next to the light guide plate, another side of the light source is welded with the circuit board being perpendicular to the light guide plate, and the target shielding light tape is located on a light-exiting surface of the light guide plate and covers the light source. The target shielding light tape is narrower, and the ratio of light-emitting region to the backlight module is larger, thereby improving the screen-to-body ratio of the portable terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Qiaowei Zhong
  • Patent number: 10802339
    Abstract: A light mixing chamber is formed by folding a reflective sheet having a central portion; at least three side portions integrated with the central portion; at least three connection portions each arranged between two side portions and integrated with a side portion of two adjacent side portions. A light source is arranged in central portion of the light mixing chamber for back illuminating a liquid crystal display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignees: K-TRONICS (SUZHOU) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hailong Dai
  • Patent number: 10791783
    Abstract: There is provided lighted headgear having various configurations, components thereof, and other accessories combined therewith. Also provided are a light module and a battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Waters Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Waters
  • Patent number: 10746387
    Abstract: A light fixture for a security lighting system mounted onto a perimeter fence includes an elongated pipe having a lower pipe section, an upper pipe section, and an articulating joint coupling a lower end of the upper pipe section with an upper end of the lower pipe section for enabling the upper and lower pipe sections to articulate relative to one another. The light fixture has a junction box secured to the lower end of the lower pipe section, and a clamping element coupled with the junction box for securing the light fixture to a post of the perimeter fence. The light fixture has a glare shroud secured to the upper end of the rigid upper pipe section, the glare shroud having a reflective concave surface that forms an underside of the glare shroud that faces toward the junction box, and one or more LEDs secured to the reflective concave surface of the glare shroud, whereby each LED has an optical lens configured to pass light having a beam angle of 137-156 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Mind Head LLC
    Inventor: David M. Beausoleil
  • Patent number: 10746916
    Abstract: The present invention teaches a backlight module and the LCD device. The backlight module includes a light guide plate and a light source located at a distance to a side of the light guide plate. The light source includes a substrate, multiple LED chips disposed on the substrate, multiple primary lenses disposed on the substrate corresponding to the LED chips, and multiple condenser lenses disposed on the substrate corresponding to the primary lenses. Each primary lens is disposed correspondingly to a LED chip, focuses light from the LED chip, and prevents the light emission face of the LED chip from being higher above the light guide plate, thereby enhancing the light coupling efficiency and reducing leakage of the backlight module. Each condenser lens is disposed correspondingly to a primary lens to further narrow light emission angle of the LED chip, enhancing light utilization efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: HUIZHOU CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Fan, Yuchun Hsiao
  • Patent number: 10731825
    Abstract: An optical lens and optical lighting system comprising the optical lens, the optical lens comprising a top surface having a plurality of ridges and a bottom surface having a substantially v-shaped indent, wherein at least one of the top and bottom surface comprises a plurality of prisms. The optical lighting system comprises an assembly for receiving the optical lens, the assembly comprising a fixture body for releasably securing the optical lens, one or more LED boards, each comprising one or more LED lights, and a plurality of feet adjacent to the optical lens configured to hold the LED board thereon such that the LED board abuts the optical lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: AMERLUX LLC
    Inventors: Paresh Shah, Feng Zhao, Jonathan Walsh
  • Patent number: 10711971
    Abstract: A vehicle light assembly comprising: a flexible lighting strip with a multitude of light-emitting diodes that are bent around at least two linear independent axes; an optically passive lighting strip terminator that is coupled to an end surface of the flexible lighting strip and is arranged such that light emitted by the light emitting diodes is at least partly recycled; a light guiding structure comprising a light receiving surface that receives light emitted by the flexible lighting strip and the lighting strip terminator and surface defines a bending of the flexible lighting strip and a primary light emission surface that emits at least a part of the light received via the light receiving surface; a coupling structure that mechanically couples the flexible lighting strip and the lighting strip terminator to the light receiving surface. The vehicle light assembly can further be comprised in a front or rear vehicle light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Floris Maria Hermansz Crompvoets, Christian Kleijnen, Benno Spinger
  • Patent number: 10697611
    Abstract: A non-circular optic is described that includes a base region, the base region including a rim and an exit surface. The non-circular optic further includes a projection that projects from the base region, the projection including a cavity. The cavity includes an open end, a bottom surface, and first, second, third, and fourth sidewalls that extend from the open end to the bottom surface. A first, second, third, and fourth total internally reflective surfaces each extend from the open end of the cavity to the rim of the base region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventor: Wilston Nigel Christopher Sayers
  • Patent number: 10683971
    Abstract: Solid state lighting components are provided with improved color rendering, improved color uniformity, and improved directional lighting, and that are suitable for use in high output lighting applications and can be used in place of CDMH bulb lighting. Exemplary solid state lighting components include a substrate comprising a light emitter surface and or more light emitters disposed on and/or over the light emitter surface. Exemplary components include a light directing optic and/or a diffusing optic for mixing light. The light directing optic may be disposed at least partially around a perimeter of the light emitter surface. The diffusing optic may be disposed between portions of the light directing optic and spaced apart from the light emitter surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Florin A. Tudorica, Christopher P. Hussell, John Wesley Durkee, Peter Scott Andrews, Mark Cash, David Randolph
  • Patent number: 10670233
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a mounting board on which a plurality of light sources are disposed; a partitioning member surrounding the light sources and including a plurality of walls that include top parts and form a plurality of areas; a diffuser sheet provided above the partitioning member and supported directly or indirectly by at least one of the top parts; a plurality of first reflectors provided directly above the light sources and positioned on one of an upper surface and a lower surface of the diffuser sheet; a second reflector provided directly above the top parts and positioned on one of the upper surface and the lower surface of the diffuser sheet; and a wavelength conversion sheet positioned above the diffuser sheet. The first reflectors contain a light absorbing material that absorbs at least part of a wavelength of light from the light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Tamura, Hiroshi Fujimori, Motokazu Yamada
  • Patent number: 10473291
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a filament bulb with uniform luminance, which decreases the dark area at the top portion of the filament bulb and increases the luminance efficiency, and includes the following components, a bulb casing, a filament unit, a reflector ring, a driver, and a bulb cap. The bulb casing is connected with the bulb cap, and together, the two define an interior space. The driver is disposed in the bulb cap, whereas the filament unit is disposed within the interior space and the bottom of the filament unit is electrically connected with the driver. The reflector ring surrounds the exterior of the bottom of the filament unit, and is configured to reflect the light emitted from the filament unit to decrease the dark area at the top portion of the filament bulb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: XIAMEN ECO LIGHTING CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Liangliang Cao, Xiaojuan Huang, Maojin Zeng, Lianwei Zhang, Wanzhen Li, Lilei Su, Mingyan Fu, Xiaobo Chen
  • Patent number: 10451793
    Abstract: A light emitting device (1) comprising a plurality of first light sources (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28) adapted for, in operation, emitting first light (13) with a first spectral distribution, and a first light guide (3) comprising a first light input surface (31, the first light guide being adapted for receiving the first light with the first spectral distribution at the first light input surface, converting at least a part of the first light with the first spectral distribution to second light (14) with a second spectral distribution, and guiding the second light to the first light input surface, the light emitting device further comprising one first light out-coupling element (9, 91, 92) for coupling light out of the first light input surface, the first light out-coupling element being arranged in or on the first light input surface at a pre-selected location on a plane in which the first light input surface extends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Ties Van Bommel, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet
  • Patent number: 10451231
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an optical device (100) and a lighting device for illuminating two intersecting surfaces (S1, S2). The optical device (100) comprises a first light guiding structure (120) for redirecting light from a light source (200) into a first direction and a second light guiding structure (130) for redirecting light from the light source (200) into a second direction different from the first direction, wherein the optical device (100) is arranged to prevent light from the light source (200) from being redirected in a direction between the first and second directions. By positioning the lighting device (100) at the intersection of two surfaces (S1, S2) such as can be found in a step, or at a corner of a wall, or at a corner inside a closet, or on the intersection area of ceilings, the two intersecting surfaces can be illuminated at the same time with comfortable light distribution, using a simple structure that can be easily installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Gang Song, Caijie Yan
  • Patent number: 10416369
    Abstract: A light concentrator (11) is disclosed which comprises at least one lighting element (1) configured to emit light (32), an optical filter (3) arranged so as to receive light having a wavelength within a selected wavelength emission band via a light in-coupling surface (4) and configured to selectively transmit light incident on the light in-coupling surface through the optical filter and output the light via a light out-coupling surface (5), on a condition that the light incident on the light in-coupling surface has a wavelength within a selected wavelength transmission band, a light-redirection element (6) having a light-redirection surface (7) arranged substantially parallel in relation to the light out-coupling surface (5) of the optical filter so as to receive at least some of the light out-coupled via the light out-coupling surface (5), and configured to redirect light impinging on the light-redirection surface, and a light-guiding region (8), which is delimited at least by the light-redirection surface
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Ties Van Bommel, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet
  • Patent number: 10414329
    Abstract: A fog lamp for use in an automobile includes a plurality of reflectors each sharing a common focus point, a light emitting diode array positioned at the common focus point, and a circular, non-optic window. The window fits through a standard-sized opening in an automobile fascia substantially two inches in diameter. The reflectors include a central reflector, a pair of lateral reflectors surrounding the central reflector and angled toward a center axis of the fog lamp, and a pair of converging reflectors surrounding the lateral reflectors and angled more sharply toward the center axis of the fog lamp. The central reflector and lateral reflectors produce beams of reflected light through the outer circumference of the window. The converging reflectors produce beams of reflected light converging at a secondary focus point within the fog lamp and transmitting through the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Myotek Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert T. Harrington, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10371353
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes: a light emitting element; and a light flux controlling member configured to allow incidence of light from the light emitting element and emit light incident on the light flux controlling member. The light flux controlling member includes an incidence region and an emission region. The incidence region includes a fresnel lens part having a plurality of projected lines formed to surround a central axis of the light flux controlling member. The projected line includes an incidence surface configured to allow incidence of the light from the light emitting element, and a reflecting surface paired with the incidence surface and configured to reflect the light incident on the incidence surface toward the emission region. An angle between the incidence surface and a line parallel to the central axis is greater than an angle between the reflecting surface and a line parallel to the central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Enplas Corporation
    Inventor: Tomohiro Saito
  • Patent number: 10369921
    Abstract: Regarding a tractor in which head lights for illuminating the front by means of a bulb as a main light source body are respectively arranged on both right and left sides of a hood, the front end surface of the head light is formed in such a manner as to protrude to the front as the front end surface advances from an outer side in the right-and-left direction of the hood to the central side in the right-and-left direction of the hood, and the bulb is provided on the outer side in the right-and-left direction of the hood in the head light, and a reflector, which is a reflection means, is provided on the central side in the right-and-left direction of the hood with respect to the bulb of the head light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: YANMAR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinya Kawashiri, Kiyoyuki Okuyama
  • Patent number: 10345612
    Abstract: A light-emitting module, notably for a motor vehicle, including a translucent or transparent material body having an entry face for light rays produced by one or more light sources, a first reflection face with an edge for cutting off the rays coming from the entry face, a second reflection face for reflecting toward the exit face rays coming from the first reflection face, and an exit face for the light rays in an exit beam along an optical axis of the module. The invention also relates to a headlight including at least one such light-emitting module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventor: Yves Gromfeld
  • Patent number: 10344950
    Abstract: A light emitting arrangement comprises: —a plurality of solid state light sources, forming at least one group of light sources, arranged to provide a light distribution comprising a first light portion and a second light portion, and —at least one optical component adapted to at least partly collimate light emitted by said light sources, to yield output light exiting the light emitting arrangement comprising central output light and peripheral output light, wherein said central output has a dominant wavelength of 555±20 nm and a light intensity of at least 3 cd/m2, and said peripheral output light has a dominant wavelength of 507±30 nm and a light intensity of less than 3 cd/m2. The light emitting arrangement thus provides an emission spectrum which is related to the intensity and the direction of emitted light, and can be adapted to enhance the visibility of objects and colors directly beneath the light emitting arrangement as well as at a distance therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Ties Van Bommel, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet
  • Patent number: 10317043
    Abstract: A light fixture is provided that includes lighting components having one or more surfaces that subtend light emitted by one or more light sources into one or more corresponding subtended spans. Additional light sources are provided within the light fixture to exhibit back lighting effects that may be seen at various locations external to the light fixture and that may highlight other features of the light fixture intended as aesthetic features. Both the forward projected ray sets and the aesthetic lighting may be controlled independently of each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: JST Performance, LLC
    Inventor: Edgar A. Madril
  • Patent number: 10302277
    Abstract: Provided is a multi-faceted lens. The multi-faceted lens includes a light-receiver disposed in front of a light source, a total internal reflector disposed outside the light-receiver and equipped with a total internal reflection lens for collecting the light irradiated by the light source, and a light-transmitter disposed in front of the light-receiver to irradiate the light, supplied from the light-receiver and the total internal reflector, onto the outside. Light irradiated by the light source passes through the light-receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki Ryong Song, Gun Duk Kim, Hyung Rok Shim
  • Patent number: 10302278
    Abstract: An LED bulb with a down-reflecting optic is disclosed. Embodiments of the present invention can provide for an omnidirectional intensity distribution in the vertical plane for a vertically oriented solid-state lamp. In example embodiments, an optically transmissive enclosure is installed on the driver base. A plurality of LEDs are mounted on a mounting surface of the driver base, and an optical arrangement is disposed at least partially in an optical path from the plurality of LEDs to a central area of the optically transmissive enclosure to down-reflect at least some light from the plurality of LEDs. The optical arrangement can include a TIR optic with a spline-driving surface to down-reflect the at least some light from the plurality of LEDs, or a substantially flat mirror. Either may include a central aperture, and the optical arrangement may include a diffuser or diffusive areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Hong Lim, Troy Trottier, Kurt Wilcox, John Roberts
  • Patent number: 10267474
    Abstract: A steerable lighting and/or optical device for a vehicle. A light source transmits a light beam to a rotating mirror which scans or points the light transversely ahead of the vehicle to create a desired beam shape. An intensity of the light source may be modulated during sweeping, including modulation to zero intensity, to control the pattern of light generated by the sweeping beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Lee King
  • Patent number: 10266108
    Abstract: A body structure of a vehicular rear lamp attachment portion includes a drawing structural surface of a side outer panel and a housing panel. The drawing structural surface is provided at both end portions of a vehicle rear end portion in a vehicle width direction, is drawn inward in the vehicle width direction, and has a fixed surface at a rear end of the drawing structural surface. A housing panel has a side surface portion and a front end portion. The side surface portion extends forward in a vehicle longitudinal direction. The front end portion is joined to the fixed surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshimitsu Yokoi, Kohei Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 10261261
    Abstract: Beam compressors include separated surfaces having positive and negative optical powers. A surface spacing is selected so that a collimated beam input to the beam compressor is output as a collimated beam. In some examples, beam compressors are situated to compress a laser beam stack that includes beams associated with a plurality of laser diodes. Beam compression ratios are typically selected so that a compressed beam stack focused into an optical waveguide has a numerical aperture corresponding to the numerical aperture of the optical waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: nLIGHT, Inc.
    Inventors: David Martin Hemenway, David C. Dawson, Wolfram Urbanek
  • Patent number: 10254464
    Abstract: In embodiments of a transparent display backlight assembly, a backlight panel is operable as a transparent panel, and a light source generates light that the backlight panel directs from the light source to illuminate a display panel of a display device. Light refraction features refract and scatter the light, where the light refraction features are spaced for approximate transparency of the backlight panel and to illuminate the display panel. An active diffuser can be implemented as an additional transparent panel and operable for activation to diffuse the light from the backlight panel that illuminates the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: David D. Bohn, Rod G. Fleck, Derek Leslie Knee
  • Patent number: 10208910
    Abstract: A motor vehicle headlamp having a first reflection module, including a first reflector, a first group of LED chips and a second group of LED chips, having a second reflection module, which comprises a second reflector, a third group of LED chips and a fourth group of LED chips, and having a control circuit, which is configured to control the current flow through the light emitting diodes, and which is configured to activate the LED chips of the first group together with the LED chips of the fourth group, wherein the LED chips of the second group and the LED chips of the third group are deactivated. The control circuit activates the LED chips of the second group together with the LED chips of the third group, wherein the LED chips of the first group and the LED chips of the fourth group are deactivated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Automotive Lighting Reutlingen GmbH
    Inventors: Henning Hogrefe, Markus Kratzer, Sebastian Schildmann, Michael Scholl, J. Tobias F. Wagner
  • Patent number: 10160377
    Abstract: A fog lamp for use in an automobile includes a plurality of reflectors each sharing a common focus point, a light emitting diode array positioned at the common focus point, and a circular, non-optic window. The window fits through a standard-sized opening in an automobile fascia substantially two inches in diameter. The reflectors include a central reflector, a pair of lateral reflectors surrounding the central reflector and angled toward a center axis of the fog lamp, and a pair of converging reflectors surrounding the lateral reflectors and angled more sharply toward the center axis of the fog lamp. The central reflector and lateral reflectors produce beams of reflected light through the outer circumference of the window. The converging reflectors produce beams of reflected light converging at a secondary focus point within the fog lamp and transmitting through the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Myotek Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert T. Harrington, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10139646
    Abstract: A light-emitting module, notably for a motor vehicle, including a translucent or transparent material body having an entry face for light rays produced by one or more light sources, a first reflection face with an edge for cutting off the rays coming from the entry face, a second reflection face for reflecting toward the exit face rays coming from the first reflection face, and an exit face for the light rays in an exit beam along an optical axis of the light emitting module. The invention also relates to a headlight including at least one such light-emitting module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventor: Yves Gromfeld