Patents Examined by Alan B. Cariaso
  • Patent number: 11391421
    Abstract: A string light assembly having a plurality of light components is described. Each light component comprises a first cover, a second cover, and a collar for coupling the first and second covers together. When coupled, the first and second covers form a housing that has an interior space. The interior space is sized and dimensioned to house an electrical socket and a pair of electrical wires. The electrical socket electrically and removably couple with a light element such as an LED bulb. The light component also includes a lampshade that either removably couples with the collar or is integrally formed with the light element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Lamues Light Enterprise Co., LTD
    Inventor: Kailang Huang
  • Patent number: 11378239
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a desk lamp, which includes a lamp cap, a chassis, and a connector connecting the lamp cap and the chassis. The connector is provided with a plurality of clasps, the chassis is provided with a plurality of connection holes, and the clasps are matched and clasped with the connection holes so as to connect the connector and the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Opple Lighting Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Donghong Zou
  • Patent number: 11378868
    Abstract: A case for an artificial light. An articulating arm or arms attaches a hood to the case. The arm(s) allow the hood to be oriented to function as both a protective cover, shade, or stand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Polar Pro Filters, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Overall
  • Patent number: 11371685
    Abstract: A luminaire includes a luminaire housing having a lower wall, an upper wall, and a plurality of side walls defining a first interior. A first control component is positioned in the interior. A light emitter is connected to the housing and operatively connected to the control component. A control module is connected to an exterior of the luminaire housing. The control module includes a base and a cover defining a second interior, and a second control component positioned in the second interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Hubbell Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Duckworth, Jason Purucker, David Venhaus
  • Patent number: 11370351
    Abstract: There is provided an aiming adjustment method for a vehicle headlamp which performs aiming adjustment based on a reference point on a light-dark boundary of a light distribution pattern, the method includes setting, as the reference point, an intersection between a vertical light-dark boundary of a part of multi-divided light distribution patterns which are to be synthesized to form a high-beam light distribution pattern and a horizontal light-dark boundary of a low-beam light distribution pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Atsushi Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 11366370
    Abstract: One or more slit arc-shaped (vertex) illuminators (SAVI) have unique interactions when illuminating objects, especially convex or concave curves on spheroidal objects such as the human face creating proximity dependent enhanced dynamic illumination. When multiple SAVI are used, with adjoining vertices, adjustments made to the intensity of individual SAVI dramatically change the visual appearance of convex and concave radial curves shapes on the subject. In portrait photography, the illumination balance of opposing SAVIs offers novel controlled distortion that adjusts facial contours to achieve a desired effect, e.g., apparent thinning or other esthetic goals. When photographing different human skin types (light vs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Inventor: John R. Tindall
  • Patent number: 11359797
    Abstract: COB LED lighting devices are provided having a substrate, at least one parallel-connected LED segment formed on the substrate, at least one series-connected LED groups mounted to the substrate, each of the LED groups also including at least one parallel-connected LEDs, each LED connected to a pad of the substrate, the device also including a phosphor binder distributed over the LED segments on the substrate, and a current control circuit in electrical communication with each of the LED segments, each current control circuit formed on the substrate adjacent to the LED segments, external to the phosphor binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventors: Liang Chen, Alicia Cheng
  • Patent number: 11353182
    Abstract: A solar disk light has a disk light body, the disk light body including a housing and a lid over the housing, the housing being hollow to contain components of the disk light. The disk light body has solar cells on an outer surface thereof for harvesting solar energy and detecting ambient light, and LEDs for emitting light. The LEDs are adapted to be selectively driven to emit white light or colored light. The wiring and driver electronics configured to deliver electrical power to the LEDs from the battery, and configured to drive some or all of the LEDs to emit white light or colored light depending on a switch setting or signals received from a remote-control transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: E. Mishan & Sons, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Mishan
  • Patent number: 11353724
    Abstract: An embodiment includes eyewear having an optical element, electronic components, a support structure configured to support the optical element and the electronic components, and light emitting diodes (LEDs) coupled to the electronic components and supported by the support structure. The LEDs are positioned to illuminate the support structure according to a lighting scheme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventor: Julio Cesar CastaƱeda
  • Patent number: 11346531
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus can include a light assembly having a housing section and an attachment section. At least one light emitting device is contained within the housing section. The attachment assembly can include a substantially flat base section and an attachment member extending outwardly from the base section. The attachment section of the light assembly can define a recess having a size and shape that is complementary to the attachment member of the attachment assembly, such that the light assembly and the attachment assembly can be releasably attached to each other by complementary frictional engagement of the attachment member of the attachment assembly and the attachment section of the light assembly when the attachment member is positioned within the attachment section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: FUSE, LLC
    Inventor: Matthew S. Brown
  • Patent number: 11339935
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) flat panel lighting fixture is provided. The LED flat panel lighting fixture comprises an LED flat panel lighting device comprising (a) one or more LEDs and (b) one or more first mating mechanisms. The LED flat panel lighting fixture further comprises a mounting bracket comprising one or more second mating mechanisms configured to each mate with a corresponding one of the one or more first mating mechanisms when the LED flat panel lighting device is rotated within the mounting bracket and with respect to the mounting bracket. The rotation of the LED flat panel lighting device within a plane of the mounting bracket and with respect to the mounting bracket causes the mating of the one or more second mating mechanisms with the corresponding ones of the one or more first mating mechanisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: FEIT ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Alan Barry Feit, Brian Halliwell
  • Patent number: 11333314
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a lighting apparatus capable of providing three-dimensional effects at the same time as the surface emission of light sources by using a half-mirror member for reflecting and transmitting parts of light. In particular, by adopting the half-mirror member for transmitting a part of and reflecting another part of light emitted from a surface-emitting light source module, the present invention allows the implementation of a mirror-like image when the light is off, and allows the implementation of a light image providing various three-dimensional effects when the light is on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Moo Hyun Cho, Ki Beom Kim, Hyun Duck Yang, Ki Chang Lee, Byoung Eon Lee
  • Patent number: 11320137
    Abstract: A wearable, torso-worn, hands free multi-illumination system having a fabric harness worn over the shoulders and adjacent the chest and back of a user. The fabric harness has an adjustable aperture to receive the head of the user, and a fastener along the rim of the aperture, where the fastener adjusts the size of the aperture. The fabric harness includes a front panel and a rear panel, with an ambient light and a light sensor mounted on the front panel. An electronic control system is mounted on the fabric harness, including a control board, LEDs, and light sensor. The ambient light and the light sensor are electrically connected to the control board. Switches are mounted to the front panel, and are electrically connected to the control board. An electric power source is removably mounted on the rear panel, and the power source is electrically connected to the control board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher Gantz, Russ Knize, Peter J. Gilbert, Ron Theis, Kevin Gantz
  • Patent number: 11313518
    Abstract: A light emitting apparatus includes a housing, a connector, a light source, a control module board, and an antenna. The housing includes an inner space. The light source is located in the inner space. The control module board is located in the connector, wherein an accommodation space is formed by the housing and the control module board. The antenna is located in the accommodation space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sheng-Bo Wang, Chang-Hsieh Wu, Yi-Chao Lin, Yao-Zhong Liu, Jai-Tai Kuo
  • Patent number: 11307085
    Abstract: A light detecting device, a lighting module, and a manufacturing method for the same are provided. The lighting module includes a carrier, a light assembly having a first lighting unit and a second lighting unit, a lens assembly having a first lens and a second lens, and a casing surrounding the lens assembly. The first lighting unit emits a first beam having a first wavelength through the first lens to define a first view angle and the second lighting unit emits a second beam having a second wavelength through the second lens to define a second view angle. The first wavelength is smaller than the second wavelength, and the first view angle is greater than the second view angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignees: LITE-ON OPTO TECHNOLOGY (CHANGZHOU) CO., LTD., LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chen-Hsiu Lin, Wen-Hsiang Lin, Yung-Chang Jen, Shih-Chung Huang
  • Patent number: 11310880
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a housing having an endcap, an optical portion, and components located within the housing, the components including a plurality of LED segments and a reconfiguration circuit configured to route LED segment electrical connections from a serial to a parallel mode, an LED driver circuit, a line sense circuit to detect presence/absence of AC line voltage, and a rechargeable battery connected to a boost driver circuit to provide electrical power to the LED light source in the absence of line voltage, and a control processor to monitor and control one or more of the plurality of components. The LED lamp configured to illuminate all LED segments irrespective of the presence or absence of the line voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Savant Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Raghu Ramaiah, James William Firis, Morgan Lane McMahon
  • Patent number: 11306896
    Abstract: An integrated light engine including flexible optics and a flexible light source, and lighting devices including the same, are provided. The integrated light engine includes a flexible light source configured to emit light, and flexible optics coupled to the flexible light source. The flexible optics beam shapes light emitted by the flexible light source. The integrated light engine is capable of entering a set of states, such that a portion of beam shaped light emitted by the integrated light engine in a first state is aimed in a first direction and a portion of beam shaped light emitted by the integrated light engine in a second state is aimed in a second direction. Different combinations of the flexible optics with the flexible light source result in the integrated light engine being able to enter a number of flexed states or being held in a substantially flat, substantially stiff state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Zhuo Wang, Bruce Radl, Douglas Harriott
  • Patent number: 11300259
    Abstract: A downlight module with an extendable lens may have a heat sink module, a top (inner) cylinder, a bottom (outer) telescopic cylinder, a telescopic holder, a fixed lens, and the extendable lens. The top (inner) cylinder may be attached to a bottom-portion of the heat sink module. The bottom (outer) telescopic cylinder may be operatively linked to the top (inner) cylinder, such that the bottom (outer) telescopic cylinder is movable up or down. The fixed lens may be fixedly positioned within an internal cavity of the bottom-portion. The extendable lens may be located within the bottom (outer) telescopic cylinder that is translatable. The telescopic holder may be a sleeve that fixedly attaches to an exterior of the bottom-portion and covers all of the fixed lens and the top (inner) cylinder. The bottom (outer) telescopic cylinder may extend beyond the telescopic holder. A LED light source may be included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Inventor: Brandon Cohen
  • Patent number: 11295639
    Abstract: A luminous advertisement assembly includes a side wall, a transparent and/or translucent front plate and a profiled connecting element. The profiled connecting element has a first connecting region to which the front plate is fixed, and a second connecting region to which the side wall is fixed. The first connecting region is configured as a receptacle having a first leg and a second leg between which the front plate is received. A latching hook is disposed on the first leg and is configured to fix the front plate in the receptacle. A recess is disposed in the front plate, and the latching hook of the profiled connecting element engages in the recess of the front plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: ELKAMET KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Torsten Werner, Bjoern Grunert, Markus Wewior
  • Patent number: 11291261
    Abstract: A helmet including a lighting system integrated into said helmet, the lighting system comprising a first layer; light emitting means mounted to said first layer; controller means mounted to said first layer for controlling said light emitting means; wiring means for linking said light emitting means to said controller means; a second layer fixably attached to said first layer thereby providing an area between said first and second layer for said light emitting means, controller means, and wiring means; power means fixably attached to said second layer for powering said controller and light emitting means; and operating means functionally linked to said controller means for operating said controller means. The application also discloses lighting system contained in a shell that that can be attached to an existing helmet. This application also discloses a lighting system contained in a flexible material that can be fitted onto an existing helmet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Inventor: Vernon Lombard