Patents Examined by Alan Cariaso
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Patent number: 10041662Abstract: A light bar includes an elongated body, a light source within said body and connectors disposed at the ends of the body. The connectors are sized and shaped to attach the light bar to a power bar. An interference fit is provided with the power bar to maintain the light bar in place. The light bar and the power bar preferably form a part of a modular lighting system with many different types of light sources.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2017Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Inventor: Robert A. Sonneman
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Patent number: 10036545Abstract: A downlight is provided. The downlight includes an insulating housing, a power supply assembly, a reflection cup, a LED light source, and a diffusion cover, wherein, the interior of the insulating housing is divided into a first cavity and a second cavity, the power supply assembly is arranged in the first cavity, the reflection cup is arranged in the second cavity, the LED light source is arranged in the reflection cup and connected with the power supply assembly, the reflection cup is configured to dissipate the heat of the LED light source and reflect the light from it to the open end of the second cavity, and the diffusion cover encapsulated in the open end of the second cavity is configured to diffuse the light.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2016Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BOE OPTICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Pingping Huang
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Patent number: 10036538Abstract: Disclosed is a lighting system (10) that illuminates a surface (16) with a uniform illumination pattern (12). The lighting system includes a plurality of lighting units (14) that each emit a light beam that has a variable vertical illumination distribution and a variable horizontal illumination distribution. The intensity of each light beam is uniform in a central region of the horizontal illumination distribution, and non-uniform at each end of the horizontal illumination distribution. Similarly, the intensity of each light beam is uniform in a central region of the vertical illumination distribution, and largely non-uniform at each end of the vertical illumination distribution. The light beams overlap in the region of horizontal nonuniformity in order to create an illumination pattern that appears uniform.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2014Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Peter Isaac Goldstein, Eric Anthony Roth
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Patent number: 10029710Abstract: The invention relates to the illumination of doors of vehicles, in particular of pivot and slide doors of rail vehicles, having a door frame, having at least one door leaf, and having at least one lighting means in the door region. In order to improve the lighting and to protect the lighting means there is provision that the lighting means is arranged on the door frame at a location which is at least essentially covered by the door leaf in the closed state of the door. The lighting means is preferably an LED, particularly preferably an LED strip or LED chain which is arranged in a groove in the door frame. The lighting means is advantageously activated by means of the door controller and/or the light controller of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2015Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE GMBHInventor: Christian Hörlendsberger
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Patent number: 10012359Abstract: A light guide for a lighting and/or signaling device of an automobile vehicle comprising an entry face, a coupler, a main reflection face, and an exit face. The light guide is arranged in such a manner that, when a light source is disposed at a predetermined point with respect to the light guide, the entry face transmits the light from the light source to the coupler and the coupler transmits a part of this light to the main reflection face which directs it, in the form of a beam of parallel rays, directly or indirectly, toward the exit face in a direction forming an angle of 5° at the most with respect to the optical axis of the light guide.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2013Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Valeo VisionInventors: Jean-Francois Doha, Francois Germon, Maxime Laminette
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Patent number: 10015655Abstract: The embodiments herein provide a smart patio heater device comprising a base having vertically extending chamber for receiving a gas from tank to supply gas to a gas burning area for generating heat which is dissipated in all directions or to a user desired area. The thermoelectric generators (TEG) are affixed over the burning area for generating electric power from the heat. The generated power is provided to a central processing system and stored in the batteries for later use. A water pipe connected between a water storage unit and TEG unit at is encircled around chamber and passed through the post. The water is circulated within the water pipe to absorb the excess heat generated around the TEG unit to prevent overheating. The electronic devices are provided to derive electrical power from the batteries for providing additional functions to the user.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Inventor: Seyed Mehdi Doorandish
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Patent number: 10007147Abstract: A display device comprises a display component, a light source, an optical element, and a first reflective member. The optical element is positioned in a light emission direction from the light source. The first reflective member is positioned rearward of the display component. The first reflective member includes a first opening and a second opening that is continuous with the first opening and in which the light source is positioned. A width of the optical element is smaller than a width of the first opening and is larger than a width of the second opening in a first direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2016Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiromasa Sasaoka, Noritaka Tanabe, Naoki Nitanai
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Patent number: 10004179Abstract: An improved ceramic discharge vertical lamp tower is designed for growing plants. A plurality of daisy chained ballast boxes are mounted between a pair of vertical frame members. Each ballast box powers a ceramic discharge lamp or any chosen alternative. Each ballast box may also power auxiliary LED lights. A controller can vary the cycle times of each augmented LED light panel and/or the ceramic discharge lamp. Various cooling heatsink designs include air and water.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2016Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Inventor: Fazle Quazi
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Patent number: 10006621Abstract: A heat dissipation structure (2) for a lighting device (1), comprising: at least two separate heat sinks (20, 10) for a light source (3) and a driver (7) for the light source (1), respectively, each heat sink (20, 10) comprising fins (21, 22, 11) and a wall arrangement (15, 25), wherein said at least two separate heat sinks (20, 10) are disposed along an axial direction of the lighting device (1), wherein the fins (21, 22, 11) of said at least two separate heat sinks (20, 10) are enclosed by the wall arrangements (15, 25) to form a chimney structure (30) arranged along said axial direction of the lighting device (1), and wherein the chimney structure (30) comprises at least two sub-chimney structures (31, 32) arranged fluidly in parallel to provide two air flows simultaneously, which reduces heat concatenation.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2013Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Jian Xue, Chengyong Lei
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Patent number: 9995467Abstract: A light emitting device and a holder thereof are provided, the light emitting device comprises a light emitting module, a holder, and a heat dissipate member formed with fastening holes in a surface thereof. The light emitting module comprises a substrate, a light emitting package, and at least two contact pads. The holder comprises a body, a bracket, at least two terminals pressed against the corresponding contact pads, and at least two latching members. The body has a top surface, a bottom surface, and a receiving opening and a plurality of fixing holes which penetrate through the top surface and the bottom surface. The receiving opening comprises an upper opening and a lower opening formed in the bottom surface of the body. The bracket is connected with the body and provided to the receiving opening for the light emitting module to abut against.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2014Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: Molex, LLCInventor: Yi-Tse Ho
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Patent number: 9995455Abstract: Light indicator, which comprises: a support body provided with a support face on which a light source is mounted that is provided with a light emission axis, an optical lens which is placed to cover the support face and comprises a collimation portion placed to intercept the light emission axis of the light source, and an attachment portion projectingly extended around the collimation portion, integrally made with such collimation portion (9), and sealingly fixed to the support body.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2016Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: C & E GROUP S.R.L.Inventors: Alfonso Di Giovine, Maria Cristina Di Giovine
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Patent number: 9982848Abstract: An LED tube lamp includes a lamp tube, which includes a light transmissive portion, a reinforcing portion and an end cap, and an LED light assembly, which includes an LED light source and an LED light strip. The light transmissive portion is fixedly connected to the reinforcing portion. The reinforcing portion includes a platform and a bracing structure fixedly connected to the platform and holds the platform in place. The bracing structure is made from a material having a greater stiffness than the material from which the lamp tube is made. The LED light source is thermally and electrically connected to the LED light strip, which is in turn thermally connected to the reinforcing portion. The end cap is attached to an end of the lamp tube. The light transmissive portion and the reinforcing portion define a first line between them on a cross section of the lamp tube.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2016Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: JIAXING SUPER LIGHTING ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTDInventors: Hong Xu, Chang Yang, Wentao Yoa
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Patent number: 9970651Abstract: An article of furniture includes a furniture body having a utilizing surface and a non-utilizing surface, and a light arrangement which includes a plurality of LEDs embedded in the non-utilizing surface of the furniture body for adding decorating and illuminating functions of the furniture body. The installation of the light arrangement is simple without disassembling the furniture body.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2016Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: Import Direct, Inc.Inventors: George Wang, Lei Yang
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Patent number: 9970607Abstract: A lighting assembly, mounted within a cavity of a structure having an exposed outer surface, includes a lighting source having a light output surface and a push-retract mechanism. The push-retract mechanism includes at least one biasing assembly operable to displace the lighting source between an extended position where the light output surface extends beyond the outer surface of the structure, and a retracted position, where the light output surface does not extend beyond the outer surface of the structure.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2014Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Inventor: Jean-Christophe Doyon
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Patent number: 9964258Abstract: Various embodiments provide a light emitting diode (LED) module, an LED lighting device comprising an LED module, and methods for manufacturing an LED module and/or an LED lighting device. In one embodiment, the LED lighting device comprises a housing comprising a metal shell and defining a central opening; and an LED module having one or more LEDs mounted about a periphery of a first surface of the LED module. The LED module is oriented and retained within the central opening of the housing such that the first surface faces out of the central opening. Furthermore, the LED module is secured to the housing via the metal shell.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2016Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: FEIT ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.Inventor: Shen Yanwei
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Patent number: 9964287Abstract: The invention discloses a LED support comprising an opaque housing. A mounting face for placing at least one LED chip is provided inside the housing. At least two light-exiting windows are provided on the housing so as to allow light emitted from the LED chip to emit outwards from the housing therethrough. The LED support enables a LED assembled with the LED support to emit light from at least two sides, thus light-emitting angle of LED is enlarged, and thereby application range of LED is widened. Meanwhile, with such LED support, the number of the light-exiting windows of the LED comprising the LED support is increased, thus the times by which light from the LED chip mounted on the LED support is reflected inside the LED support is decreased, and thereby light emission efficiency is improved significantly.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2014Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE CHATANI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Yingli Meng
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Patent number: 9951932Abstract: Various embodiments provide a light emitting diode (LED) module. In one embodiment, the LED module comprises a circuit board; a peripheral metal board abutting and about said circuit board; an electrical insulation layer on both a first surface and a second surface of said circuit board and said peripheral metal board; electrical traces on said electrical insulation layer; and one or more LEDs mounted on said electrical traces and said electrical insulation layer over said peripheral metal board.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2016Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: FEIT ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.Inventor: Shen Yanwei
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Patent number: 9944220Abstract: A vehicle headlight control device that controls a light distribution of headlight, includes: an obtaining section that obtains a distance from a driver's vehicle to a forward vehicle and the position of a forward vehicle; and a light distribution control section that changes the light distribution of the headlight based on the position of the forward vehicle, and set an illumination region, and a non-illumination region provided in a vicinity of the forward vehicle so as to include the forward vehicle and a margin distance from an end of a body of the forward vehicle. The light distribution control section determines a distance, in a vehicle width direction, between: a boundary between the illumination region and the non-illumination region; and each of left and right lateral ends of the forward vehicle, such that the greater the distance is, the less the distance in the vehicle width direction is.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2016Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DENSO CORPORATION, KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Tatsuya Takagaki, Ryu Mizuno, Kiyotaka Mochizuki
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Patent number: 9945546Abstract: The invention proposes an optical signaling device, in particular a signaling lamp or a modular signaling column (1) or the like, having at least one luminous unit (2) comprising at least one luminous element (20) for optically indicating one or more different operating states of a technical device such as a machine, an installation or the like, at least one electrical and/or electronic connection unit (27) being provided for the purpose of connecting or making contact with at least the technical device, at least one electrical and/or electronic linking unit (12) being provided between the connection unit (27) and the luminous unit (2) for the purpose of electrically and/or electronically linking the connection unit (27) to the luminous unit (2), thus implementing additional technical possibilities or functionalities.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2015Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: WERMA Holding GmbH + Co. KGInventors: Christian Hoehler, Daniel Kensy
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Patent number: 9944364Abstract: In some aspects of the disclosure, an attachable lighting device has a lighting assembly which includes a light housing, an attaching base, and one or more optical sources. The light housing is attached to the top of the attaching base and contains the one or more optical sources. The attachable lighting device has a receiving base which is attachable to an attachment surface of a boat. The attaching base is attachable to the receiving base.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2016Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: American Radionic Company, Inc.Inventor: Robert M. Stockman