Patents Examined by Alan B. Cariaso
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Patent number: 11391421Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 23, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Lamues Light Enterprise Co., LTDInventor: Kailang Huang
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Patent number: 11378239Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 27, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Opple Lighting Co., Ltd.Inventor: Donghong Zou
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Patent number: 11378868Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 25, 2021Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Polar Pro Filters, Inc.Inventor: Jeffrey Overall
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Patent number: 11371685Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 25, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Hubbell Lighting, Inc.Inventors: Jason Duckworth, Jason Purucker, David Venhaus
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Patent number: 11370351Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 13, 2018Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Atsushi Sugimoto
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Patent number: 11366370Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 25, 2021Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Inventor: John R. Tindall
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Patent number: 11359797Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Inventors: Liang Chen, Alicia Cheng
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Patent number: 11353182Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 22, 2021Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: E. Mishan & Sons, Inc.Inventor: Jeffrey Mishan
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Patent number: 11353724Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 28, 2021Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventor: Julio Cesar CastaƱeda
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Patent number: 11346531Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 28, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: FUSE, LLCInventor: Matthew S. Brown
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Patent number: 11339935Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 3, 2021Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: FEIT ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Alan Barry Feit, Brian Halliwell
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Patent number: 11333314Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 2, 2021Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.Inventors: Moo Hyun Cho, Ki Beom Kim, Hyun Duck Yang, Ki Chang Lee, Byoung Eon Lee
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Patent number: 11320137Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Inventors: Christopher Gantz, Russ Knize, Peter J. Gilbert, Ron Theis, Kevin Gantz
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Patent number: 11313518Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 27, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATIONInventors: Sheng-Bo Wang, Chang-Hsieh Wu, Yi-Chao Lin, Yao-Zhong Liu, Jai-Tai Kuo
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Patent number: 11307085Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 13, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignees: LITE-ON OPTO TECHNOLOGY (CHANGZHOU) CO., LTD., LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Chen-Hsiu Lin, Wen-Hsiang Lin, Yung-Chang Jen, Shih-Chung Huang
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Patent number: 11310880Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 11, 2018Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Savant Technologies LLCInventors: Raghu Ramaiah, James William Firis, Morgan Lane McMahon
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Patent number: 11306896Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 1, 2015Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLCInventors: Zhuo Wang, Bruce Radl, Douglas Harriott
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Patent number: 11300259Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 30, 2021Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Inventor: Brandon Cohen
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Patent number: 11295639Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: ELKAMET KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK GMBHInventors: Torsten Werner, Bjoern Grunert, Markus Wewior
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Patent number: 11291261Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 16, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Inventor: Vernon Lombard