Patents Examined by Andrew Coughlin
  • Patent number: 9757912
    Abstract: An LED light fixture includes a heat-sink, a circuit board thereon with a plurality of spaced LED light sources, and a one-piece optical member with a plurality of secondary lenses over corresponding LED light sources and having a lens flange surrounding the lenses and integral with each lens. The optical member includes a polymeric carrier portion surrounding the lenses, overlapping with and molded onto the lens flanges across such overlapping, and extending therefrom to a peripheral edge portion. The optical member has an outer surface infused with an ultraviolet inhibitor to increase long-term weathering performance. The infused outer surface includes an outer layer of each lens and extends to form an outer layer of the lens flanges and therebeyond to form an outer layer of the carrier portion. The invention also includes a method of manufacturing such infused optical member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Raleigh, Kurt Wilcox
  • Patent number: 9752748
    Abstract: An illumination device comprising a plurality of light sources emitting, an optical gate; a light collector, an optical gate, and an optical projecting system adapted to image the optical gate at a distance along the optical axis. The light collector is adapted to collect light from a plurality of light sources and where the light collector comprises a plurality of lenslets collecting light from the light sources and convert the light into a plurality of light beams propagating along an optical axis. The lenslets are arranged in a dense pattern. A plurality of outermost adjacent lenslets is located along an outer circular boundary having the same radial distance to a center of the light collector. The dense pattern has been obtained by optimizing a packaging density defined by a ratio of a sum of areas of circular cross sections of the lenslets and an area of the outer circular boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Martin Professional APS
    Inventor: Dennis Joergensen
  • Patent number: 9752765
    Abstract: Provided is a fire rated or resistant recessed lighting assembly including a metal housing inside of which a lighting unit is placed, the housing being fire resistant for 120 minutes when tested according ASTM E119-12a without a protective fire resistant cover on outside of the housing. The fire resistant recessed lighting assembly can include a metal housing inside of which a light is placed and one or both of: i) an object made of a fire resistant material, such as an intumescent material, placed inside of the housing in between a trim and a closed end of the housing; and ii) an ring made of a fire resistant material, such as an intumescent material, placed outside of the housing, wherein in event of a fire, the intumescent material expands to slow spread of the fire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Elite Lighting
    Inventor: Hamid Rashidi Doust
  • Patent number: 9753212
    Abstract: Light-emitting quantum dot films, quantum dot lighting devices, and quantum dot-based backlight units are provided. Related compositions, components, and methods are also described. Improved quantum dot encapsulation and matrix materials are provided. Quantum dot films with protective barriers are described. High-efficiency, high brightness, and high-color purity quantum dot-based lighting devices are also included, as well as methods for improving efficiency and optical characteristics in quantum dot-based lighting devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Nanosys, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert S. Dubrow, William P. Freeman, Ernest Lee, Paul Furuta
  • Patent number: 9753205
    Abstract: An exit surface of a light guide plate includes a first position from which first emitted light is emitted within an angular range that causes the first emitted light to be applied to one eye and the vicinity thereof and a second position from which second emitted light is emitted within an angular range that causes the second emitted light to be applied to the other eye and the vicinity thereof. A straight line that passes through the first position and the center of the one eye and a straight line that passes through the second position and the center of the other eye intersect with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Takagi, Masayuki Shinohara, Yoshimasa Osumi, Norikazu Kitamura, Junya Fujita
  • Patent number: 9746162
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) bulb includes a connecting body, a lamp cap located at a first end of the connecting body, a mounting base located at a second end of the connecting body opposite to the first end, a plurality of LED modules mounted on the mounting base and a sheath assembled to the second end of the connecting body. The sheath includes a first portion and a second portion detachably engaged with the first portion to cooperatively define an enclosed space enclosing the mounting base and the LED modules therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: ADVANCED OPTOELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Lung-Hsin Chen, Wen-Liang Tseng
  • Patent number: 9746147
    Abstract: A light fixture includes a fixture body having a mount, a mounting stem, and a receiver. The mount is configured to mount onto a ceiling surface and suspend the fixture body. The mounting stem has a first end connected to the mount and a second end. The receiver is disposed on the second end of the mounting stem below the first end with respect to the ceiling surface. The light fixture includes a socket disposed on the receiver for receiving a light emitter and a frame having a first end connected to the fixture body and extending downward and away from the fixture body with respect to the ceiling surface to a second end located below the received light emitter. A power receptacle and/or a communication receptacle is/are disposed on the frame in a location below the fixture body and the received light emitter with respect to the ceiling surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: McKeon Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Devin Benner
  • Patent number: 9744919
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rear trim strip for a motor vehicle, having at least one base support and at least one luminous body which is arranged on an opening of the base support in order to illuminate the outer area of the motor vehicle, having an actuating element arranged on the base support, wherein a switch can be actuated by means of said actuating element, whereby it is possible to activate a lock on the motor vehicle, such that a lid is attached on the base support, the lid is designed having an electronics board which projects into the base support, wherein an electronic device, including the switch, is arranged on said electronics board, and the lid is designed in such a manner that a reliable transmission of force takes place through the electronics board when the actuating element is actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: HUF HUELSBECK & FUERST GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Heiko Schütz
  • Patent number: 9746163
    Abstract: An apparatus for an easy and safe method for installing a hook system for suspending outdoor holiday light strands on the roof lines of homes and businesses having one-piece-mountable-hooks able to be placed on a roof line of a building. Various embodiments of the one-piece-mountable-hooks are described to fit different types of roof lines and a roof line having a rain gutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Inventors: Gilbert Acosta, Sr., Gilbert Acosta, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9738828
    Abstract: An optical converter for producing colored or white light from blue excitation light is provided. The converter has good scattering properties to be able to produce nearly white light from the scattered blue light components and the scattered, converted yellow light components. The optical converter includes material including one or more of a YAG ceramic, a LuAG ceramic, and a magnesium-aluminum ceramic exhibiting strong scattering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Volker Hagemann, Peter Nass, Yvonne Menke, Bernd Hoppe, Wolfram Beier, Rainer Liebald, Niko Schultz, Guenter Weidmann, Hauke Esemann
  • Patent number: 9739439
    Abstract: An accent lamp (10) having a solid state light source (4), such as LEDs, is attachable to a rear surface of an automotive headlamp (40) opposite the light-generating capsule (44). Accent lamp (10) has first retaining member (20), such as a clamp, formed above printed circuit board (8) on which LED (4) is mounted. Headlamp base (60) defines light passageway (45), formed as a light guide (42), extending from outermost peripheral surface (63) to an upper surface (61) on which lamp capsule (44) is retained. Accent lamp (10) is readily detachably mounted to headlamp (40), preferably by resilient first and second retaining members (20, 24), and, when mounted, can be biased to promote optical coupling of light source (4) to light guide (42).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Landcastle, Michael Frappier, Richard Holland, Min Huang
  • Patent number: 9732926
    Abstract: An illumination system includes: a light irradiation unit that projects light toward a predetermined illumination area; an image acquisition unit that acquires an image of the illumination area; an object detecting unit that detects a shading object based on image information of the illumination area, acquired by the image acquisition unit; an information generating unit that generates the control information for setting each of the plurality of reflecting mirrors to an on state or an off state such that a plurality of irradiation patterns are alternately irradiated, each of the plurality of irradiation patterns having different arrangement of the dark pixels and the light pixels from each other; and an irradiation control unit that controls the light irradiation unit based on the generated control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shigeyoshi Hiratsuka, Toshihiko Tsukada, Shin-ichi Kojima, Nobuyuki Shiraki, Keiichi Shimaoka, Kazuya Asaoka, Sho Masuda
  • Patent number: 9734978
    Abstract: A process for producing small hollow, gas-filled shells called plasma-shells filled with an ionizable gas at a predetermined pressure for use in a gas discharge device such as a plasma display panel (PDP) device to create an enclosed pixel or cell structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Imaging Systems Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Carol Ann Marie Wedding, Daniel Keith Wedding, Oliver M. Strbik, III
  • Patent number: 9733421
    Abstract: A backlight module having a light guide plate, an optical assembly disposed on an upper surface of the light guide plate, and a light shielding tape, the light guide plate includes a light guide plate body and a reinforcement member disposed at a non-incidence side end surface of the light guide plate body, and the light shielding tape is adhered to a portion of an upper surface of the optical assembly and extends to cover the reinforcement member. Further provided is a display device having the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Gege Zhou
  • Patent number: 9732955
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a pool light assembly including cooling for the illuminating structure. The assembly includes a water inlet housing having a portion on the dry side and a portion immersed in the pool water. An assembly having sealing structure creates a leak proof connection with the pool wall. The submerged portion of the assembly includes a base. The base has an exterior exposed to the pool water and an enclosed interior including the illuminating structure. A notch is provided in the exterior of the base and extends into the interior for allowing pool water in the proximity of the illuminating structure. The assembly includes sealing structure for preventing water from entering electrically active elements, while allowing pool water to act as a cooling element. A retaining member locks and encourages waterproof sealing of the electrically active elements. Each of the elements is provided with structure as necessary to facilitate the free flow of water through the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: COMPUROBOT TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
    Inventors: Wing-kin Hui, Wing-tak Hui
  • Patent number: 9726887
    Abstract: In embodiments of imaging structure color conversion, an imaging structure includes a silicon backplane with a driver pad array. An embedded light source is formed on the driver pad array in an emitter material layer, and the embedded light source emits light in a first color. A conductive material layer over the embedded light source forms a p-n junction between the emitter material layer and the conductive material layer. A color conversion layer can then convert a portion of the first color to at least a second color. Further, micro lens optics can be implemented to direct the light that is emitted through the color conversion layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Rod G. Fleck, David D. Bohn, Andreas G. Nowatzyk
  • Patent number: 9726349
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides decorative lights using prismatic film such as Optical Lighting Film (OLF) available from 3M Company, and a diffuse partial reflector. The decorative lights generate design styles and comfort for a light fixture, and can use solid state lighting such as Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) to generate the light. The decorative lights can have an appearance that changes with the viewing angle of the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventor: Huiwen Tai
  • Patent number: 9726809
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting unit can include a first LED and a second LED each having a different color; a first light guiding lens and a second light guiding lens disposed in front of the first and second LEDs, respectively, configured to guide light rays from the first and second LED, respectively, to cause the light rays to exit therethrough forward; and a diffusion lens disposed in front of the first and second light guiding lenses, configured to diffuse the light rays from the first and second light guiding lenses. The light exiting faces of the first and second light guiding lenses can be configured to be long and adjacent to each other in the vertical direction with the lengthwise directions coincide with each other. The diffusion lens can have a long shape so as to cover the entire front light exiting faces of the first and second light guiding lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Koji Sato
  • Patent number: 9726912
    Abstract: Disclosed are a backlight assembly and a display apparatus comprising the backlight assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xin Gai, Ning Wang
  • Patent number: 9726337
    Abstract: A light fixture optimized for directional lighting, including LED lighting, includes a fixture housing, further including a lighting element shelf and a window opening; a reflector, which is configured with a special parabolic shape, a lighting element which is mounted on an inside surface of the lighting element shelf, such that light emitted from the lighting element will reflect at least one time on the reflector, before exiting the light fixture via the window opening as a wide and uniform field of asymmetric indirect illumination. The light fixture can be configured in versions suitable for wall illumination, conference room illumination, ceiling illumination, ground surface illumination, and related illumination applications for interior and exterior use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: R. W. SWARENS ASSOCIATES, INC.
    Inventor: M. Lee Hedberg, Jr.