Patents Examined by Alan Cariaso
  • Patent number: 9939127
    Abstract: A lighting device (100) includes: a surface light source (1); a first lens (L1) having a first focal point (F1), the first lens being provided on the light exit surface side of the surface light source; and a second lens (L2) having a second focal point (F2), the second lens being provided on a light exit surface side of the first lens, the surface light source, the first lens, and the second lens being configured such that a first virtual image (I1) is formed by the first lens and a second virtual image (I2) is formed by the second lens, wherein the first virtual image (I1) is formed between the second focal point (F2) and the first lens, and the second focal point (F2) is on a side opposite to the light source side relative to a predetermined focal position f?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignees: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Tatsuo Uchida, Yoshito Suzuki, Tohru Kawakami, Takahiro Ishinabe, Katsunori Ehara, Yoshihiro Hashimoto, Toshiki Matsuoka, Kozo Nakamura, Yasuhisa Itoh, Yoshitaka Yamamoto, Yutaka Ishii, David Montgomery
  • Patent number: 9939136
    Abstract: A LED light fixture is disclosed with an adjustable mounting mechanism. The adjustable mounting mechanism includes lever features that are mechanically coupled to the adjustable flanges. The lever features ratchet or move downward to sandwich portions of a ceiling that surround a ceiling recess hole between the adjustable flanges and the lever features to secure the LED light fixture within the ceiling recess hole. The LED light fixture also includes a power source with a dimmer switch that allows DC power output from the power unit to be adjusted and dim light output emitted from the LED light fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Green Creative Ltd
    Inventor: Guillaume Vidal
  • Patent number: 9937868
    Abstract: A roof rail assembly (10) including at least one stanchion portion (12) having a cover (14) and at least one lighting device (16). A light permeable film (22) provides a predetermined surface appearance and/or design and is translucent to allow light from the lighting device (16) to pass through under predetermined conditions. When the lighting device (16) is not illuminating, the light permeable film (22) provides a predetermined surface appearance. The film (22) is operatively translucent when the lighting source (16) is illuminated and additionally provides a predetermined design appearance when backlit. The selective lighting on the stanchions of the roof rails (18) provides illumination and a higher location of the indicator of unlock for easier location of a vehicle at greater distances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Magna International Inc.
    Inventors: Steven D. McClintock, Robert M. Horner, Brian A. Krull, Mark T. Pilette
  • Patent number: 9927103
    Abstract: In an example embodiment, a lighting fixture comprising a lighting device and a mounting bracket is provided. The lighting device comprises a front cover, a back cover, a frame, and at least one LED mounted within the interior of the lighting device. The frame has an interior edge that is in contact with a perimeter of the front cover and a perimeter of the back cover. The front cover, the back cover, and the frame define the interior of the lighting device. At least one of the frame and the back cover comprises one or more attachment mechanisms. The mounting bracket comprises a junction box mounting element configured for securing the mounting bracket to a junction box or a mounting surface, and one or more attachment mechanism mating elements configured to mate with the one or more attachment mechanisms when the lighting device is rotated within the mounting bracket to secure the lighting device into the mounting bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Feit Electric Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Barry Feit, Brian Halliwell
  • Patent number: 9927106
    Abstract: A lamp includes a rotary adjustment mechanism, an inclination adjustment mechanism and a light source. The light source is rotatable along a first direction in a first plane by the rotary adjustment mechanism and/or rotatable relative along a second direction in a second plane by the inclination adjustment mechanism, wherein the second plane is different from the first plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Min Hsieh, Chih-Hung Ju, Guo-Hao Huang
  • Patent number: 9918506
    Abstract: A helmet safety system for enhancing visibility of a helmet in a hazardous area includes a helmet that may be worn in a hazardous area. A lighting unit is removably coupled to the helmet. The lighting unit may emit light thereby enhancing visibility of the helmet in the hazardous area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Inventor: Glenn Tatum
  • Patent number: 9915411
    Abstract: High efficiency optical collimator utilizing an open central light flow feature reduces losses while maintaining high intensity. Many degrees of collimation are possible including wide beam angles which traditionally exhibit high back-reflection losses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Illumination Machines, LLC
    Inventor: Edward E. Bailey
  • Patent number: 9897263
    Abstract: A light panel for a luminaire includes a frame, a lamp assembly carried by the frame, a dissipater heat sink carried by the frame, and a heat transfer line that thermally couples the lamp assembly to the dissipater heat sink. The heat transfer line transfers heat generated by the lamp assembly, for example by a light element of the lamp assembly, to the dissipater heat sink by conduction. The dissipater heat sink is exposed to an exterior side of the frame such that heat from the lamp assembly is dissipated to the exterior side of the frame by conduction through the heat transfer line and the dissipater heat sink. The light panel may form a door for a housing of a luminaire, which may be easily retrofitted to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: KENALL MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventors: Kevin Dahlen, Nathan Daniel Heiking, Filemon Salas
  • Patent number: 9898975
    Abstract: A display device includes: a curved display panel; at least one light source module configured to provide light to the display panel; a bottom case configured to accommodate the light source module; and at least one signal transmission unit connected to an end portion of the light source module, the signal transmission unit including at least one driving line transmitting a driving signal to the light source module and at least one base line transmitting a base signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jinwon Jang, Wonhyoung Kang, Daesik Lee
  • Patent number: 9889948
    Abstract: A ground illumination aircraft light unit has an operating light emission distribution for illuminating a ground area below an aircraft, wherein the ground illumination aircraft light unit is configured to be mounted to an underside of an aircraft fuselage, and wherein the operating light emission distribution includes a straight downward emission direction normal to the ground area and covers a solid angle of illumination around the straight downward emission direction, wherein the solid angle of illumination is at least 1.3 ? sr.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Andre Hessling von Heimendahl, Christian Schoen, Anil Kumar Jha
  • Patent number: 9890940
    Abstract: A LED fixture is provided, the lamp comprising a LED board having a thermally conductive periphery, the LED board comprising at least one LED operable to emit light when energized through an electrical path from a base; and a heat sink assembly thermally coupled to the thermally conductive periphery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Bart P. Reier, Curt Progl, Daniel J. Van Epps, Jr., John R. Rowlette, Jr., John Adam Edmond, Kurt Wilcox, David Power
  • Patent number: 9884691
    Abstract: A helicopter search light includes at least one first light source, with the at least one first light source in operation providing a spot light functionality of the helicopter search light, at least one second light source, with the at least one second light source in operation providing a flood light functionality of the helicopter search light, and a switching circuit having a first switching state, with only the at least one first light source being switched on and the helicopter search light providing a pure spot light functionality in the first switching state, and a second switching state, with only the at least one second light source being switched on and the helicopter search light providing a pure flood light functionality in the second switching state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Anil Kumar Jha, Christian Schoen, Andre Hessling von Heimendahl
  • Patent number: 9874328
    Abstract: A headlamp includes heat sink structure for positioning a light emitting diode at an angle offset from the longitudinal axis of the headlamp and a reflector lens subassembly including a reflector portion and a light transmissive portion. The reflector portion includes a reflective surface for directing light from the light emitting diode towards the light transmissive portion. The reflector lens subassembly includes an upper rim with alignment features for engaging the perimeter of the heat sink structure to define a sealed three-dimensional space within the headlamp and to facilitate positioning of the light emitting diode with respect to the reflector lens subassembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Truck-lite Co., LLC
    Inventors: Todd Kolstee, Alan Felmlee, Douglas Buffone, Nicholas Kenyon, Ryan Smith
  • Patent number: 9863607
    Abstract: An optical system for a stage lamp wherein the optical system comprises: a light source, a light condensing device, an effect component, a lens, a multi-reflector optical component fixed on an upper portion of the lens, a light emitted by the light source being reflected by the light condensing device and converged to form a main light beam along a transmission direction of the light, the main light beam sequentially passing through the effect component and the lens and being reflected by the multi-reflector optical component; wherein the multi-reflector optical component is provided with at least three reflective mirrors, and is connected to a at least three-stage linkage mechanism which is capable of driving the multi-reflector optical component, and achieving a three-dimensional dynamic light spot effect. When the optical system according to the present invention is applied to the stage lamp, one lamp simultaneously presenting a plurality of same dynamic spot effects is implemented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU HAOYANG ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Weikai Jiang
  • Patent number: 9863626
    Abstract: Various embodiments may relate to a lamp holder of a lighting module, including a first housing and a second housing made from different materials, wherein the second housing includes a body part and an assembling part in thermal contact with each other, wherein the second housing is embedded integrally in the first housing and in thermal contact with the first housing, and the assembling part and the body part are installed together. In addition, various embodiments further relate to a method for manufacturing the lamp holder and an illuminating device having the lamp holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: LEDVANCE GmbH
    Inventors: Tingbiao Lan, Rencheng Li, Jing Lin, Qihui Zhang
  • Patent number: 9857061
    Abstract: A projector for projecting moving decorative lights has a back housing containing a transparent lens sphere with an array of lens, rotating on an axis in the back housing, a motor in the back housing, entirely rearward of the sphere axis, a gear train chassis carrying the motor, mounted to the back housing and extending to the sphere axis, a gear train on the chassis rotates the lens sphere slowly compared to the motor, a post fixed to the back housing and extending into the lens sphere, a circuit and LED board fixed to the post, having at least one LED activated to cast light through the lenses, the light being projected to a plurality of locations and moving as the lens sphere rotates, a front housing covering a front end of the back housing and a stand for supporting the projector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: E. Mishan & Sons, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Deng
  • Patent number: 9851577
    Abstract: A light source for providing light comprises a light emitting layer and a lens comprising a periodic structure therein that is periodic along at least one direction in a plane. The structure includes or is formed from at least two optically transparent materials of different optical indices. The lens is separated from the light emitting layer, and the radiation propagating from the light emitting layer within an angle to a line normal to the plane will be transmitted by the lens to a far field in an index-guided mode. The separation between the light emitting layer and the lens is such that near field radiation propagating from the light emitting layer towards the lens not within said angle to the line will be scattered and redirected by the first lens to the far field to thereby collimate the radiation propagating from the light emitting layer to the far field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: DICON FIBEROPTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lee, Ho-Shang Lee
  • Patent number: 9851058
    Abstract: Various embodiments may relate to a lighting module, including a first printed circuit board, on which at least one light source is arranged, a covering element, which at least partially covers the first printed circuit board, and a second printed circuit board, on which at least one electronic component is arranged, wherein the second printed circuit board is fastened to the covering element and is electrically connected to the first printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Preuschl, Guenter Hoetzl, Peter Sachsenweger
  • Patent number: 9847621
    Abstract: An apparatus for outputting directional light includes a light-emitting structure including a light-emitting layer that emits light, and an optical antenna layer disposed on the light-emitting structure, wherein the optical antenna layer includes a light feeder configured to resonate light output from the light-emitting layer and a light reflector configure to reflect light output from the light feeder to have directivity. The light feeder and the light reflector are formed on a surface of the optical antenna layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Younggeun Roh, Sangmo Cheon, Unjeong Kim, Jineun Kim, Yeonsang Park, Changwon Lee
  • Patent number: 9845946
    Abstract: A waterproof lighting assembly includes a housing that has a top portion that is hingedly coupled to a bottom portion. The top portion is positionable at a selected angle with respect to the bottom portion. A first cap is removably coupled to the bottom portion. A second cap is removably coupled to the first cap. A retainer is removably coupled to the top portion. A plurality of gaskets is provided. Selected ones of the gaskets are positionable between the first cap and the bottom portion, the first cap and the second cap, and the retainer and the top portion. The gaskets form a fluid impermeable seal. A lighting circuit is positioned within the housing such that the lighting circuit may emit light outwardly from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Inventor: Robert Miller