Transparent Globe Type Patents (Class 362/363)
  • Patent number: 11953162
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lampwick plug assembly, including an LED lampwick, a plug and a plug body; the plug body is plugged in the inner side of a through hole and is configured to fix the LED lampwick on the plug, the LED lampwick includes LED filament, and the LED filament is packaged with a conductive wire matching the resistance value. The lampwick plug assembly provided in the present disclosure can simplify the plug structure and reduces the production cost through a simple plug and plug body structure. The LED lampwick is fixed on the plug through the plug body, which facilitates the installation and mass production. In the structure, the resistor is packaged inside the LED filament, eliminating relevant structure and process of fixing the resistor, such that the structure can be widely used in the manufacturing process of existing LED bulbs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Inventor: Bing Zhao
  • Patent number: 11920741
    Abstract: A waterproof core column assembly includes a sealed support, a guide wire and light bars, where two filament channels penetrating through a top surface and a bottom surface are vertically arranged in the sealed support, the guide wire penetrates through the filament channels, a plurality of light bars are connected by the guide wire and are all located below the sealed support, and a plurality of resistors or current regulative diodes are integrated in the light bars. The waterproof core column assembly integrates a plurality of resistors or current regulative diodes in the light bars besides the light source and the rectifier bridge, which can transfer the resistors from the upper part of the sealed support to the lower part of the sealed support and enclose them in a lamp cap, so as to fundamentally prevent the connection point between the resistors and the guide wire from being exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Haining Xincheng Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jianxin Pan, Zhenqiang Wu, Fajun Tu
  • Patent number: 11892145
    Abstract: Disclosed is a plastic light bulb, comprising a light chip, a socket, a housing, a base and a PC bulb housing. The socket comprises a mounting part and a plug-in part, an external diameter of the plug-in part is smaller than that of the mounting part, and the light chip is installed on the mounting part; the PC bulb housing comprises a housing body and a plug, the housing body is provided with an internal space, and the plug is provided with a through hole; the mounting part is installed in the through hole, and the light chip is positioned in the internal space; and the housing is sleeved on the plug, the base is sleeved on the plug-in part, a negative electrode of the light chip is electrically connected with the housing, and a positive electrode of the light chip is electrically connected with a contact of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Nanning Wang Choi Lighting Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Faquan Liang
  • Patent number: 11796168
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a decorative device. The decorative device includes a shell assembly. The shell assembly includes a plurality of blocks configured to be spliced to each other to form a predetermined modeling. The plurality of blocks includes a first block and a second block spliced with the first block. The first block includes a first main block and a first connection portion connected with the first main block. The second block includes a second main block. A first fixing portion is disposed on the first connection portion, a second fixing portion corresponding to the first fixing portion is disposed on the second main block, the second main block covers the first connection portion and the first fixing portion is configured to be fixed with the second fixing portion so as to connect the first block and the second block together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Inventor: Ruoxi Yin
  • Patent number: 11688832
    Abstract: Solid-state lighting devices and more particularly light-emitting devices including light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with light-altering material arrangements are disclosed. LED devices may include light-altering materials that are provided around peripheral sidewalls of LED chips without the need for a supporting submount or lead frame. The light-altering materials may be provided with reduced thicknesses along peripheral sidewalls of LED chips. An exemplary LED device as disclosed herein may be configured with a footprint that is close to a footprint of the LED chip within the LED device while also providing an amount of light-altering material around peripheral edges of the LED chip to reduce cross-talk. Accordingly, such LED devices may be well suited for use in applications where LED devices form closely-spaced LED arrays. Fabrication techniques are disclosed that include laminating a preformed sheet of light-altering material on one or more surfaces of the LED chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: CreeLED, Inc.
    Inventors: Tucker McFarlane, Matthew Brady, Derek Miller, Colin Blakely
  • Patent number: 11579670
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of display technology, and provides an array substrate and a display panel. The array substrate is provided with a via hole and further includes an annular wiring area. The annular wiring area is located around the via hole and is provided with an incision extending toward an outer edge of the annular wiring area along an inner edge of the annular wiring area, and at least a portion of the annular wiring area is bent toward a side away from a display side along the inner edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yin Deng, Hao Luo, Ting Li, Bo Wu, Dongmei Wei, Chaoguan Gong
  • Patent number: 11473754
    Abstract: A night light projector comprises a housing and a light emitter accommodated in the housing. The projector further comprises a rotator rotatable around the light emitter and a plastic film dome placed on the rotator and rotatable with the rotator. The plastic film dome covers the light emitter and allows partly transmitting and projecting the light from the light emitter. By means of the rotatable plastic film dome, the projector is able to project rotating spatial pattern into surrounding space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: YOU GOT INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT LIMITED LIABILILTY
    Inventor: Chao Wu
  • Patent number: 11348907
    Abstract: A light emitting device filament includes a substrate, light emitting device chips, two electrode pads, and connection lines. The substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The substrate extends in a first direction and has a width in a second direction. The light emitting device chips are disposed on the first surface of the substrate. The two electrode pads are disposed on the substrate. The connection lines electrically connect the light emitting device chips and the electrode pads. At least one of the connection lines includes a first portion extending in the first direction and a second portion extending in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Hyun Park, Seong Jin Lee, Jong Kook Lee
  • Patent number: 11333306
    Abstract: A light bulb apparatus includes a bulb shell, a light source module, a bulb head, a bottom pin and a driver module. The bulb shell has a light passing cover and a neck portion. The bulb head has a body portion and an Edison cap. A bottom pin is used for connecting a second electrode of the Edison socket. The driver module is enclosed by the bulb head. The driver module has a driver plate mounted with a driver component and a driver input terminal. The driver input terminal has a guiding groove. The driver input terminal has a first wiring clip, the bottom pin is inserted into the guiding groove via the entrance and engages the first wiring clip for electrically connected to the driver component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: XIAMEN ECO LIGHTING CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Guochao Li, Yongjun Bao, Shengliang Huang
  • Patent number: 11268675
    Abstract: When viewed in parallel to a central axis (C1), three LED substrates (4) form an equilateral triangle (T) that surrounds the central axis (C1) and are disposed equidistantly with respect to the central axis (C1). When viewed in parallel to the central axis (C1), LEDs (8) are disposed on an outer surface (4a) of each LED substrate (4) at least one each at each of a pair of placement positions (Q1) at both sides sandwiching a reference normal (BN) being a normal to the outer surface (4a) and passing through the central axis (C1). The LEDs (8) each have an optical axis (8a) orthogonal to the outer surface (4a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: PATLITE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masao Tomimoto
  • Patent number: 11175003
    Abstract: A lamp is provided that includes a first housing having a recessed down lamp geometry for containing a light emitting diode (LED) light source, and a second housing for containing driver electronics including an exterior switch for selecting lighting characteristics of light being projected by the light emitting diode (LED) light source, wherein the first housing containing the light emitting diode (LED) light source and the second housing including the driver electronics are electrically connected through a reversible connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: LEDVANCE LLC
    Inventors: Anil Jeswani, Renaud Richard, Ahmed Eissa
  • Patent number: 11009202
    Abstract: A dual-illumination unit that combines one or more visible LEDs and one or more IR LEDs in the same unit. The LEDs are mounted to circuit boards resembling a standard lightbulb shape, supported by a housing, the housing encapsulating electronic components controlling the LEDs and configured to be connected to standard OEM fusebox power. The unit also includes an adapter ring, removably coupled to the housing and configured to secure the unit to an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) headlight assembly of an associated vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Keith Kresge, Alan Roach
  • Patent number: 10980123
    Abstract: An electric element includes a conducting path connecting electrodes and an insulating layer covering the conducting path. The electric element includes bonding portions in which the electrodes are disposed and a line portion connecting between the bonding portions. The line portion has a curved region sandwiched by portions having an outer shape curved on both sides of the insulating layer disposed to sandwich the conducting path. The line portion includes bonding patterns including metal surfaces exposed from the insulating layer. Each of contours of the bonding patterns includes at least two linear sides. At least two sides of the contour of a first bonding pattern disposed in the curved region are parallel or substantially parallel to at least two sides of a contour of at least one of the bonding patterns adjacent in an extending direction of the line portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Lijun Zhao
  • Fan
    Patent number: 10969097
    Abstract: A fan includes a fan frame, an impeller, a plurality of blades and a light emitting unit. The impeller is rotatably coupled with the fan frame and includes a light diffuser ring. The plurality of blades is connected to the light diffuser ring. The light emitting unit is mounted in the fan frame, includes a board and plurality of light-emitting elements mounted on the board, and shines light on the light diffuser ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Alex Horng, Chia-Ching Tsai, Hung-Cheng Zhou
  • Patent number: 10907772
    Abstract: An LED lamp contains: a base, a casing, a support, multiple LED emitters, a cap, and a driver. The casing includes an accommodation chamber and an opening. The base includes at least one first conductive element. The support includes at least one second conductive element. Each of the at least one LED emitter includes: a first LED chip string having multiple first LED chips connected in series, a second LED chip string having multiple second LED chips connected in series, a substrate, a high-color-temperature phosphor layer, and a low-color-temperature phosphor layer. The driver is electrically connected with the at least one first conductive element and the at least one second conductive element. A total resistance value of the first LED chip string is different from a total resistance value of the second LED chip string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: GRAPHENE LIGHTING CHINA LIMITED
    Inventors: Wenbo Ma, Qiurong Liao, Yu Li, Kuo-Hsin Chang, Chung-Ping Lai
  • Patent number: 10883698
    Abstract: A head, for a clip light, that includes a transparent twist on top that can be an animal, cartoon character, or inanimate object followed by a white plastic in the shape of a light bulb, which has an internal housing with an LED light attached and then is twisted onto the bottom of the head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Inventor: Nicole Trevino
  • Patent number: 10887961
    Abstract: Disclosed is a waterproof LED light string that provides outdoor lighting in a simple and reliable manner. Waterproof bulb assemblies are used with replaceable LED light sources. The bulb assemblies are easily suspended from a rope or wire, screwed to a support, or magnetically supported from a ferrous metal support. Duplicate circuitry in the LED light source allows the LED light source to be connected in either direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Ledup Manufacturing Group Limited
    Inventor: Jing Jing Yu
  • Patent number: 10788164
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) emitter and a LED lamp having the same are revealed. The LED emitter includes a first LED chip string, a second LED chip string, a substrate, two electrodes, a high-color-temperature phosphor layer and a low-color-temperature phosphor layer. The substrate where the first LED chip string and the second LED chip string are arranged is electrically connected to the two electrodes. The high-color-temperature phosphor layer and low-color-temperature phosphor layer cover the first LED chip string and the second LED chip string respectively. The total resistance value of the first LED chip string is different from the total resistance value of the second LED chip string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Graphene Lighting China Limited
    Inventors: Wenbo Ma, Qiurong Liao, Yu Li, Kuo-Hsin Chang, Chung-Ping Lai
  • Patent number: 10722017
    Abstract: A smart nozzle system for a hair dryer includes a proximity detection circuit, a temperature sensing circuit, a speed detection circuit, and a rotating nozzle vane, among other features. The nozzle includes a microcontroller and a wireless communication module to interface with an external computing device via an application. Also included is a camera and timer functionality. The nozzle can be an add-on to existing hair dryers or can be integral with a hair dryer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Bonalogic, LLC
    Inventor: Benyamin Abehasera
  • Patent number: 10655792
    Abstract: An LED filament includes LED chips in an array, two conductive electrodes, conductive wires, an enclosure coating, and an auxiliary piece. The chips are connected with one another. The electrodes are corresponding to the chips. Each electrode is connected to a corresponding LED chip at an end of the array. The wires connect the chips and the electrodes. The wires are respectively between every two adjacent chips and between each of the electrodes and the corresponding chip at an end of the array. The coating is on two or more sides of the array and the two electrodes. A portion of each of the electrodes is exposed from the coating. The auxiliary piece is in the coating and overlaps one of the wires between each of the electrodes and the corresponding one of the two chips respectively at two ends of the array on a radial direction of the filament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG SUPER LIGHTING ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tao Jiang
  • Patent number: 10563837
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lamp for a vehicle including a housing in which an open surface is formed, a first substrate on which a light source is mounted and which is disposed in the housing such that the light source faces the open surface, a second substrate electrically connected to the first substrate and perpendicularly coupled to the first substrate, a terminal part coupled to an end portion of the second substrate to be in contact with a terminal of a socket connected to an external power source, and a lens coupled to the housing to cover the open surface, and thus may provide an advantageous effect in that areas of a heat sink and the substrate are minimized while electrical connectivity is secured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jung Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 10542609
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a stage lighting framing system of rotation with wireless power transmission and wireless communication, comprising a rotating disc bracket, a fixing bracket fixedly connected with the rotating disc bracket, a wireless power supply device, and a framing and shaping mechanism rotatably connected with the rotating disc bracket, in which an electromagnetic field transmitting device is arranged on the fixing bracket, an electromagnetic field receiving device is arranged on the framing and shaping mechanism which is driven by a first drive device for unrestricted angle rotation. It further includes a wireless signal transmission device, and correspondingly a wireless signal receiving device arranged on the framing and shaping mechanism. The present invention can supply continuous power to a framing and shaping mechanism without a cable to achieve wireless power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Guangzhou Haoyang Electronic Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Weikai Jiang
  • Patent number: 10420384
    Abstract: An example apparatus includes a translucent hollow body, the hollow body having an inner surface and an outer surface. The example apparatus further includes a paint layer disposed on the outer surface of the translucent hollow body. The paint layer substantially covers the outer surface of the translucent hollow body with paint, the paint layer including exposed regions having paint removed to expose the outer surface of the translucent body. At least one exposed region forms a decorative shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: PLANETART, LLC
    Inventors: Marcus Chang, Hans Chang
  • Patent number: 10324242
    Abstract: An optical component includes a phosphor member, an optical filter arranged over the phosphor member at a light extraction side of the phosphor member, and a light scattering member arranged on over the optical filter. An excitation spectrum of the phosphor member has a first local maximum wavelength in the visible region and a second local maximum wavelength in the ultraviolet region. The optical filter is configured to reflect a portion of light at the first local maximum wavelength and a portion or all of light at the second local maximum wavelength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiko Sano, Dai Wakamatsu, Masami Kumano
  • Patent number: 10295162
    Abstract: A light bulb includes a light source unit, an optical unit enclosing the light source unit, a chassis unit having an upper chassis part and a lower chassis part releasably fastened to one another a driver unit received within the chassis unit and configured to drive the light source unit, and a base unit engageable with a light bulb socket and coupled to the driver unit. The driver unit, the base unit, the light source unit, and the optical unit are configured for easy and quick independent replacement by a user of the light bulb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Inventor: Philippe Georges Habchi
  • Patent number: 10267498
    Abstract: A light and mount assembly is provided which includes a light, a base plate and a mounting plate. The base plate includes a bottom surface for affixing to an object and a top surface having a cavity with a circular rim having a plurality of indents. The mounting plate has a round bottom except for a plurality of radially extending flanges. The mounting plate's round bottom and flanges are sized and position to be insertable and removable to and from the base plate's circular opening and indents. Rotation of the mounting plate locks the mounting plate to the base plate. A light is pivotally affixed to the mounting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: NITERIDER TECHNICAL LIGHTING & VDEO SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: Thomas Edward Carroll
  • Patent number: 10249807
    Abstract: A solid state light-emitting device (LED) lighting apparatus comprising a leadframe assembly comprising leadframes spaced apart at a pitch, each leadframe comprising at least one pad, interconnects each linking two adjacent leadframes, LEDs mounted on the leadframes, and bidirectional spreading lenses disposed about the LEDs, each bidirectional spreading lens having a spreading axis and a null axis perpendicular to the spreading axis, each bidirectional spreading lens directing more light in opposite directions along the spreading axis than the null axis, the spreading axis being aligned along the length of the stretched leadframe assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Serge Joel Armand Bierhuizen, Giovanni Cennini
  • Patent number: 10168010
    Abstract: A ground insert lamp includes a fixed seat, a stake, a lamp body and a plurality of fasteners. The fixed seat includes a pedal and a connector integrally formed on the pedal. The connector has a periphery provided with a breach. The lamp body is removably mounted on the connector. The pedal has a periphery provided with an opening connected to the breach of the connector. The pedal has an upper face provided with a plurality of ribs. The pedal is provided with a slot corresponding to the stake and a plurality of fastening holes corresponding to the fasteners. The fixed seat is affixed to the ground by the stake or affixed to the wall by the fasteners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Dong Guan Jia Sheng Lighting Technology Co., Ltd. China
    Inventor: Kevin Hsu
  • Patent number: 10132469
    Abstract: A light-permeable fixing component includes a fixed body and a receiving channel. The fixed body has a fixing portion disposed on around an outer surface thereof, and the fixing portion can be in the form of a thread, hook engagement bodies, snap-engagement bodies and a column body. The receiving channel is axially extended through a full length of the fixed body to form a light-in opening and a light-out opening at a tail end and a head end of the fixed body, respectively. Light beams emitted from a light source near the tail end can be transferred and guided by the receiving channel from the light-in opening to the light-out opening, so that the light-permeable fixing component is capable of guiding light, emitting light, glittering, decoration and indicating a constant depth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Inventor: Ting-Jui Wang
  • Patent number: 10113697
    Abstract: The bulb for an automobile vehicle lamp includes a body having a housing making at least one compartment for housing an electronic card on which is mounted at least one light-emitting diode, and an end-piece, connected to the housing. The end-piece is laid out for defining a cap able to cooperate with a socket for a bulb of the «wedge base T10» type. The bulb includes an electric connection for the light-emitting diode to an electric circuit of the lamp. The body and electric connection are defined by independent parts coupled together and including additional fittings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: GRUPO ANTOLIN BESANCON
    Inventor: Remy Cuche
  • Patent number: 10072824
    Abstract: Disclosed is a rotary projection lamp which comprises a body, a surface cover, a fixed base, a rotating mechanism, a light source mechanism and light hoods, wherein the surface cover is arranged on one side of the body, the fixed base is connected with the light source mechanism, the rotating mechanism is arranged in the fixed base, the rotating end of the rotating mechanism is connected with the fixed base and the light source mechanism in a penetrating mode to achieve rotation, and the light hoods are connected with the fixed base and correspond to the rotating end in position. The rotary projection lamp has the beneficial effects of being simple in structure and convenient to use and can be used in a dual rotation or triangular rotation mode so as to meet different actual requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Inventor: Li Gao Xiong
  • Patent number: 10066808
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optical system for single-chip or multi-chip LED lamps and luminaires, with heat sink and trim body, consisting of a glass lens which has various geometric shapes having a perimeter rim on the circular base thereof and a rubber seal of matching size via which the lens is inserted, optionally including a self-adhesive translucent polymer vinyl filter on the base of the lens, a trim having a special design in the shape of a top hat and a partially or completely translucent planar glass panel attached under the flange of said trim. The structure of the lens enables the perfect coupling thereof by fitting between the heat sink and the trim body, and can be used for manufacturing novel LED luminaires and modules, or for adapting existing LED luminaires and modules on the market, achieving, through the geometry of the lens, the filter and the planar glass panel, improved efficiency and light quality that is adequate for each specific use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Inventor: Ruiz de Apodaca Cardeñosa Fernando
  • Patent number: 9989230
    Abstract: The present invention simplifies the system of power lines from the power source of a balloon-type illumination device to the inside of the balloon. The balloon-type illumination device (1) is provided with: a balloon (2); a discharge lamp (3) provided within the balloon (2); a blower (4) that is provided within the balloon (2) and inflates the balloon (2); a ballast (5) that performs stabilized power supply to the discharge lamp (3) and is provided outside the balloon (2); and a power source circuit (6) that is provided within the balloon (2) and is for sending, to the blower (4), a portion of the power to be supplied to the discharge lamp (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: LIGHT BOY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kikuo Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9613936
    Abstract: An LED module includes a carrier plate having an arrangement face and a wall on the upper side of the plate, the wall running peripherally around the arrangement face and being raised upwards with respect to said arrangement face; an LED arranged on the face; a contact element, to which the LED is connected; and an at least partially transparent potted body covering the arrangement face and the LED towards the top and laterally adjoins an inner face of the wall. The wall is formed monolithically with the remaining carrier plate and is interrupted over its periphery, and the potted body does not adjoin the inner wall face of the wall. The contact element extends away from the arrangement face along the upper side of the carrier plate in the interruption region so that electrical contact can be made with the LED via the contact element from outside the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventor: Farhang Ghasemi Afshar
  • Patent number: 9536520
    Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a method selects a program from a library of programs. A user selection is determined based upon a voice command, and the program is presented at a display device in accordance with the voice command. In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, a system selects a program from a library of programs. The system includes a processor that determines a user selection based upon a voice command, and also includes a display device that presents the program in accordance with the voice command. In accordance with yet another embodiment of the present invention, a computer-readable medium contains a set of instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to determine a user selection based upon a voice command and to command a display device to present the program, in accordance with the voice command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: Harry Chang
  • Patent number: 9523494
    Abstract: An LED lighting unit may include a flexible circuit substrate having a an obverse side and a reverse side. The obverse side may include a plurality of mounting points for LEDs and the reverse side may include a thermal conduction material. A plurality of LEDs may be mounted to the plurality of mounting points and may be in thermal communication with the thermal conduction material. A heat sink may be attached to the reverse side of the substrate and may have a hollow conical-frustum geometry. The heat sink may include a top circumference, a bottom circumference, a top opening, a bottom opening, at least one cooling fin extending into an interior of the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Flextronics AP, LLC
    Inventor: Earl James Hayes
  • Patent number: 9269873
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting device comprises steps of: arraying semiconductor light emitting elements on an adhesive sheet so that electrodes of the semiconductor light emitting elements face the adhesive sheet; forming a wafer thereof by filling spaces between side surfaces of the semiconductor light emitting elements arrayed on the adhesive sheet with a resin and curing the resin; peeling the adhesive sheet from the wafer; overlaying the wafer on a substrate from which numerous substrates can be obtained by subdivision into individual pieces and the electrodes of the semiconductor light emitting elements and electrodes formed on the large circuit substrate are joined; and subdividing the large circuit substrate, to which the wafer has been joined, into individual semiconductor light emitting devices so that the planar size of the semiconductor light emitting element and that of the circuit substrate are roughly equal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignees: CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD., CITIZEN ELECTRINICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Imazu, Hirohiko Ishii
  • Patent number: 9267671
    Abstract: An optical element (100) for releasable connection to a lighting module (103), the optical element comprising; an outer member (102) having a cylindrical portion, the cylindrical portion having a shoulder portion (104) extending towards a central axis of the cylindrical portion; an inner member (110) having a cylindrical portion at least partially arranged within the cylindrical portion of the outer member (102); wherein the optical element further comprises at least one deformable member (108) arranged within the cylindrical portion of the outer element adjacent to the shoulder; and at least one of the inner and the outer member comprising an optical member (120) for modifying light emitted from the lighting module; and wherein the inner member is movable in an axial direction in relation to the outer member to compress the deformable member between a base surface of the cylindrical portion of the inner member and the shoulder portion of the cylindrical portion of the outer member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Petrus Martinus Creusen, Wouter Petrus Kaandorp
  • Patent number: 9157624
    Abstract: A modular LED light bulb is presented. The bulb comprises a bulb envelope and a removable screw base. A power supply within the bulb envelope connects to an electrolytic capacitor within the screw base. When the electrolytic capacitor in the screw base requires replacement, the screw base is detached from the bulb envelope, the depleted electrolytic capacitor is discarded, and a new electrolytic capacitor is connected to the power supply. The various embodiments increase the useful life of the LED light bulb. In another aspect, the screw base may be adapted to accept swappable modules to provide the light bulb with additional functionality. The swappable modules may provide the light bulb with wireless control and motion sensing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: BBY Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Farhad Nourbakhsh, Newton Guillen
  • Patent number: 9140432
    Abstract: A modular lamp apparatus and system. In one exemplary embodiment, the modular lamp can include a shell with a first shell piece and at least a second shell piece, and a hook affixed to one of an interior wall of the first shell piece or an interior wall of the second shell piece; and a skeletal structure comprising a pole, a pole base, and a light fixture, the pole having a hole that receives the hook to couple the skeletal structure in place relative to the shell when the first shell piece and the second shell piece are combined to form the shell, wherein at least a portion of the skeletal structure is contained within a shell interior of the shell when the first shell piece and the second shell piece are combined to form the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Inventor: Jeffrey A. Leighton
  • Patent number: 9039256
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a base, a head connected to the base, an LED mounted on the base and a cover fixed on the base and covering the LED. The cover is made of metal and defines a plurality of through holes therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Te-Yuan Kung
  • Publication number: 20150131298
    Abstract: An ornamental fixture having a support structure and a plurality of ornaments mounted to the support structure in a substantially completely spherical arrangement of ornaments. The ornaments may be glass crystal ornaments, for example, octagonal glass crystals, and a light may be mounted within the fixture. The support structure may include an upper support ring and at least one lower support ring vertically spaced from the upper support ring and a plurality of arcuate sector assemblies removably mounted to the upper support ring and the at least one lower support ring. The sector assemblies retain the ornaments to provide a substantially continuous 360-degree array of ornaments. The sector assemblies can also be disassembled from the support structure for maintenance, servicing, relamping, and cleaning of the fixture. For example, the disassembled components of the fixture may be washed in a dishwasher without damaging the ornaments or the support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Swarovski Lighting, Ltd.
    Inventors: Cyrus MYERS, Timothy PATNODE
  • Patent number: 9028115
    Abstract: A high-intensity LED lighting system is presented whereby one or more LED lighting fixtures are affixed to an elevating structure, the elevating structure having a substantially continuous internal pathway. Said pathway can be used as a conduit or duct for pressurized air which is introduced at or near the bottom of the elevating structure and forced upwardly toward the lighting fixtures so to provide cooling of one or more components of the lighting fixtures so to, ultimately, improve the efficacy of the LEDs contained therein. A method of designing lighting systems, including analysis of whether or not to add air cooling to increase light source efficiency is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Musco Corporation
    Inventor: Myron Gordin
  • Publication number: 20150117033
    Abstract: A light-emitting structure comprises a carrier, a light-emitting diode package, and a fixing module. The light-emitting diode package comprises a brittle substrate and a light-emitting unit. The brittle substrate is disposed on the carrier and the light-emitting unit is disposed on the brittle substrate. The fixing module comprises at least two screw units and at least two elastic members which sleeve the screw unit respectively. Each of screw units is screwed onto the carrier and applies a force on the upper surface of the brittle substrate, so as to fasten the brittle substrates to the carrier. Each of elastic members is disposed between the respective screw unit and the carrier, so as to adjust the force from the screw unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: KUO-MING CHIU, MENG-SUNG CHOU, CHEN-HSIU LIN
  • Patent number: 9016904
    Abstract: A LED lamp includes a lamp base unit including an insulative base, a mating connection device configured like the base of a conventional incandescent bulb and located at the bottom side of the insulative base, an insulative hollow column located at the top side of the insulative, a heat sink including a plurality of radiation fins radially arranged around the insulative hollow column, a light-emitting module including a heat transfer plate fastened to the heat sink at the top, a circuit board supported on the heat transfer plate and light-emitting devices installed in the circuit board, and a light transmissive lampshade fastened to the heat sink and covered over the light-emitting module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Inventors: Hsiang-Yu Lee, Chia-Yu Lee
  • Publication number: 20150103535
    Abstract: An air-cooled and moisture-resistant LED bulb includes a bulb base, a bulb holder engaged to the bulb base, and a transparent shell. The transparent shell and the bulb holder internally define a chamber in which a heat sink and a luminosity module including a substrate and at least an LED are held. Ventholes are respectively provided in the transparent shell and the bulb holder for development of air inlets and air outlets, and more than one ventilatory through-hole is formed in the substrate and the heat sink. The ventilatory through-holes, the air inlets and the air outlets reach a stack effect which contributes to heat dissipation inside and outside of the heat sink based on air inflow and outflow. Moreover, each of the air inlets and outlets is provided with a porous waterproof fabric for a moisture-resistant effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventor: Wen-Sung Hu
  • Patent number: 9004724
    Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, an LED decorative lamp is provided. The LED decorative lamp comprises a light engine having at least one LED mounted on a platform, a current regulated driver configured to provide power to the at least one LED, the driver mounted inside a base, a substantially hollow envelope forming an enclosure over the light engine and driver, and a reflector disposed above the light engine. The reflector is configured to improve the light distribution of the at least one LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: GE Lighting Solutions, LLC
    Inventor: Honglei Gao
  • Patent number: 8998457
    Abstract: A self-ballasted lamp includes: a base body; a light-emitting module and a globe which are provided at one end side of the base body; a cap provided at the other end side of the base body; and a lighting circuit housed between the base body and the cap. The light-emitting module has light-emitting portions each using a semiconductor light-emitting element, and a support portion projected at one end side of the base body, and the light-emitting portions are disposed at least on a circumferential surface of the support portion. A light-transmissive member is interposed between the light-emitting module and an inner face of the globe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Sakai, Masao Segawa, Nobuo Shibano, Kiyoshi Nishimura, Kozo Ogawa, Masahiko Kamata, Toshiya Tanaka, Miho Watanabe, Shuhei Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20150085498
    Abstract: An LED lamp where the combination of an enlarged globe having a side cross section that is greater than 180°, LEDs with large view angles and the placement of the LEDs at the periphery of the printed circuit board adjacent the globe generates a view angle for the LED lamp greater than 180°. Further, a method of illumination through an LED lamp weaving supplying electrical power to a plurality of LEDs through a lamp base, generating light through the plurality of LEDs, where the LEDs have a view angle of greater than 120 degrees and are mounted in a circle at a peripheral edge of a printed circuit board, dissipating heat generated by the LEDs through a heat sink coupled to the printed circuit board, and transmitting light from the LEDs through a globe, the globe having a substantially spherical wall extending greater than 90 degrees from its vertical centerline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: HUIZHOU LIGHT ENGINE LTD.
    Inventor: HONG ZHONG
  • Patent number: 8985815
    Abstract: A light bulb includes a lamp base unit including a base, an electrically insulative hollow column fastened to the base, a heat sink surrounding the electrically insulative hollow column, a light-transmissive shade surrounding the upper part of the metal cylindrical heat sink and a power supply module electrically connected to the base, a light source module including a metal holder plate, a first circuit board with upward-facing LEDs, a second circuit board with downward-facing LEDs, a first adapter board, a second adapter board, a positioning block and a heat transfer pad and supported on the heat sink in the light-transmissive shade, and a lamp shell fastened to the metal holder plate and capped on the light-transmissive shade. During operation of the LEDs, waste heat can be quickly dissipated into the outside open air through the mounting lugs of the metal holder plate, the heat transfer pad and the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Chicony Power Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi-Hung Chen, Shih-Pin Chen, Huan-Hsiang Huang