Patents Assigned to Lighting Systems
  • Publication number: 20170322367
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a light guide assembly and a vehicle lamp. The light guide assembly includes a light guide having an elongated light guiding portion, and a light guide support, the elongated light guiding portion having an end provided with a positioning device for positioning the light guide on the light guide support. It may improve reliability of positioning the light guide by the positioning device arranged at the end of the elongated light guiding part of the light guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: Wuhu Valeo Automotive Lighting Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shidong WANG, Zhengliang FU
  • Patent number: 9810393
    Abstract: A light device for motor vehicles comprises a carrying housing covered by a translucent cover and an inner chamber where an optical system is mounted containing a light guide with a light guide body for guiding the light generated by the light source and its emission as a light beam through one or more output light surfaces out of the light guide, one or more flat electroluminescence diodes and a reflective element for reflection of light emitted from one or more light emitting surfaces of the flat electroluminescence diode. The electroluminescence diode is attached to the light guide. The light guide is configured to emit the light beam essentially in an optical axis direction, and the reflective element is adapted to reflect light of the electroluminescence diode to a direction that is essentially parallel to the direction of the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Varroc Lighting Systems, s.r.o.
    Inventors: Tomas Gloss, Jakub Hruska, Tomas Mateju
  • Patent number: 9789806
    Abstract: The apparatus of a progressive direction indicator, especially for a car headlight or lamp, comprises the main connector (1) as the input electric interface, an LDM power supply module (2) for the power supply of the LED light sources (7), an LED board (4) where the LED light sources are mounted, and an interface (3) interconnecting the LDM power supply module with the LED board. The apparatus further comprises a current controller (9) for setting the current of the LED light sources, with the LDM power supply module comprising a DC/DC converter (5) generating the output voltage V out, which is the voltage source for the LED board. The LED board comprises discrete switching elements (8) for switching of individual LED light sources depending on the input voltage, so that the LED light sources are sequentially switched depending on the output voltage V out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Varroc Lighting Systems, s.r.o.
    Inventors: Martin Svrcek, Tomas Teska
  • Patent number: 9784425
    Abstract: A signal lamp comprises at least one light source arranged at the entry of a longitudinal light guide oriented with its longitudinal axis (?) in the direction (s) of light exit from the lamp, and at least a portion of the light from the light source passes into a transversal light guide oriented with its longitudinal axis (?, ?) transversally to longitudinal axis (?). Transversal light guide is fitted on a part of its casing with an exit surface for light to exit from the lamp. Longitudinal light guide is fitted with at least two reflective surfaces that do not overlap when viewed in the direction of longitudinal axis (?), and that are inclined towards axis (?) to reflect light beams to at least two transversal light guides having their entries against the reflective surfaces, and their exit surfaces at a distance from each other in direction (s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Varroc Lighting Systems, s.r.o.
    Inventors: Tomas Mateju, Tomas Gloss, Jakub Hruska
  • Publication number: 20170261174
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a light source assembly for a vehicle lamp, a method for producing a light source assembly, and a signal lamp for an automobile vehicle. The light source assembly for a vehicle lamp includes: a base body; at least one metal holding member, each of which includes a light source holding part and one or more penetration parts, the light source holding part being arranged on a first surface of the base body, the penetration part penetrating through the base body from the first surface of the base body and extending outwardly from a second surface of the base body, the second surface being opposite to the first surface; and a light emitting component mounted on the light source holding part of the at least one metal holding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: Foshan lchikoh Valeo Auto Lighting Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sylvain YVON, Lixian LIU, Chunming-Parker ZHANG
  • Patent number: 9539932
    Abstract: Methods, systems, devices and/or apparatus related to lighting systems, and, specifically, to LED lighting systems for vehicles. One example provides a lighting system that includes a power control component, a wire harness, and a light emitting diode component. The power control component may be in electrical communication with a power supply. The power control component may receive an input voltage from the power supply, adjust the input voltage to generate an output voltage, and output the output voltage. The wire harness may be in electrical communication with the power control component. The light emitting diode light component may be in electrical communication with the wire harness, and may include a plurality of light emitting diodes electrically coupled in a parallel configuration via a plurality of wires, each of the plurality of wires being substantially shaped as a wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Lux Lighting Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Jonathan Eric Fay
  • Patent number: 9420650
    Abstract: Some embodiments relate to dimmer control circuitry for LED lighting, comprising: phase control circuitry to control the supply of voltage to at least one LED load, wherein the phase control circuitry comprises an AC switch to selectively provide voltage to the LED load for a first portion of a half cycle of an AC supply voltage, and a drive component to drive the AC switch so that the AC switch remains on for the first portion of the half cycle; and load switching circuitry to couple a dissipative load to an output of the AC switch during a second portion of the half cycle, wherein the second portion overlaps with the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: LSC Lighting Systems (Aust) Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Trevor James Sykes, Gary Steven Pritchard, Dejan Deletic, David Lawrence Burchell
  • Patent number: 9363861
    Abstract: Systems and methods of providing illumination may be provided in accordance with the invention. A lighting unit may be provided comprising a plurality of light sources, each light source of said plurality being at least partially surrounded by an optical element, and a support configured to support the light source above a surface. The light sources may be light emitting plasma sources, and the support may be a high-mast support. In some embodiments, the optical element may be a reflector containing one or more facets, directing the light toward the surface. In some configurations, each light source of said plurality may be independently controllable and/or dimmable. A lighting unit may communicate with an external controller, which may provide instructions for controlling the light sources. A lighting system may be provided with a host controlling a plurality of lighting units, which may be organized into zones. The zones, lighting units, and/or light sources may be independently controllable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Bright Light Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Chalmers, Bradley D. Lurie, John Parker Chalmers, Christopher Alvarez, Ramiro Barajas, Ryan Chase Kelly, Dan Woodall
  • Publication number: 20150146446
    Abstract: A projector headlamp includes light sources, a cooling system and reflector comprising an upper part with a first focal point and second focal point and a lower part with a first focal point and second focal point. The headlamp also includes an aperture with a cutoff edge proximate an optical axis of the headlamp and a convergent lens. The convergent lens includes at least two segments with their own first focal points, the first segment in a lower part of the convergent lens has a greater optical power than a second segment in an upper part, the first focal points of the segments located near the optical axis of the headlamp between the light sources and the lens. The light sources comprise at least two light sources, a first adjoins the first focal point of the upper part and a second adjoins the first focal point of the bottom part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: Varroc Lighting Systems, s.r.o.
    Inventors: Ondrej Barta, Radek Chmela, Tomas Kreml, Petr Straka
  • Patent number: 9024470
    Abstract: A dimmable LED reading light unit according to exemplary embodiments of the invention, in particular for a passenger transportation vehicle, such as an airplane, a ship, a bus, or a railcar, comprises an input connectable to a potentiometer being supplied with a constant supply voltage and outputting a direct voltage having a voltage intensity corresponding to a selected dimming rate; an electronic measuring and control unit connected to at least one LED and providing an operating current to the at least one LED, and method of operating same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH
    Inventor: Steffen Roebke
  • Patent number: 9010982
    Abstract: A light guide module with adjustable lighting of a contour surface is composed of light sources and a light guide. The light guide is composed of a primary part, a Y-shaped branch, and a secondary part with a contour surface. The supporting surface of the Y-shaped branch of the light guide is composed of a system of directional optical elements, is of prismatic shape, conical shape, or a combination thereof, and has a vertex on the optical axis of the primary part of the light guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Varroc Lighting Systems S.R.O.
    Inventors: Miroslav Kropac, Petr Mrklovsky, Libor Juttner, Thomas Nejezchleba
  • Publication number: 20150092433
    Abstract: A lighting device for a motor vehicle includes a light source for sending out a light beam. The lighting device also includes a lightguide of shape made of a plastic, primarily transparent material for guiding the light beam, while a portion of a mantle of the lightguide forms an exit surface for emergence of rays of light of the light beam, wherein another portion of the mantle of the lightguide opposite the exit surface is at least partly provided with a diffuse means formed by a nontransparent coating or foil pressed against the mantle of the lightguide, or joined to a diffuse means of the plastic primarily nontransparent material in the process of injection molding of the plastic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: Varroc Lighting Systems, s.r.o.
    Inventors: Tomas Gloss, Petr Ferbas
  • Patent number: 8985819
    Abstract: An aircraft light for emitting light in a desired spatial angular region and with a desired light distribution, comprises a reflector having an upper reflector portion and a lower reflector portion both being symmetrical to a plane. A first row of LEDs are face away from the reflector. A second row of LEDs face towards the reflector. Each of the upper and lower portions of the reflector comprises first, second, and third reflective surfaces with the first reflective surface being convexly shaped, the second reflective surface being substantially flat, and the third reflective surface being partially parabolically shaped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH
    Inventor: Andre Hessling
  • Patent number: 8974097
    Abstract: A method for controlling an aircraft having a plurality of LEDs, light so as to emit a desired light intensity includes the steps of providing a reference LED located within or outside of the aircraft light, providing thermal conditions resulting in a thermal stress for the reference LED similar to the maximum thermal stress, and observing the reference LED by means of an optical sensor for monitoring the optical aging behavior of the reference LED throughout its lifetime. The desired light intensity of the aircraft light is achieved by controlling the plurality of LEDs in accordance with the monitored aging behavior of the reference LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Andre Hessling, Robert Trinscheck, Siegfried Schmees, Mike Herberhold, Stefan Thomassin
  • Patent number: 8956021
    Abstract: An aircraft light consists of a housing containing a light source, a heat sink element forming at least part of the exterior surface of the housing and an auxiliary thermal capacitor that is thermally decoupled from the heat sink element. A thermally expandable medium is coupled to the heat sink element and operates to thermally decouple the light source from the heat sink element and thermally couple the light source to the auxiliary thermal capacitor and vice versa, depending on the actual temperature of the heat sink element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH
    Inventor: Andre Hessling
  • Patent number: 8956023
    Abstract: A combined wing scan and winglet illumination light unit is disclosed. The light unit has at least one LED and at least one optical structure for shaping a light emission distribution of the combined wing scan and winglet illumination light unit. The wherein the light emission distribution has a first illumination region for illuminating a wing and a wing engine of an aircraft and a second illumination region for illuminating a wing tip winglet of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Andre Hessling Von Heimendahl, Frank Klein, Sascha Lueder
  • Patent number: D721201
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Valeo Lighting Systems North America, LLC
    Inventors: David Egly, Robert King
  • Patent number: D721454
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Valeo Lighting Systems North America, LLC
    Inventors: Robert King, David Egly
  • Patent number: D723726
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Universal Lighting Systems
    Inventors: Ken Reed, Tom Barr, Craig Barr
  • Patent number: D730250
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: American Lighting Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Franco Lodato, Massimo Salafia, Nicholas James, Bryan Petti, Nicholas Cioli, Matison Whillans, Matt Eisner, Austin Bott, Miguel Paredes, Will Enright, Stephen Tyler Sobiewski, Matt Wiener, Paul Behar