Patents Examined by Andrew J Coughlin
  • Patent number: 11764194
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a micro-light-emitting diode display apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same. Provided is a micro-light-emitting diode (LED) display apparatus including a plurality of pixels, the micro-LED display apparatus including a driving circuit substrate, a first electrode provided on the driving circuit substrate, one or more micro-light-emitting diodes (LEDs) provided on the first electrode, an insulating layer provided on the one or more micro-LEDs, a via pattern provided in the insulating layer, electrical contacts provided in the via pattern, and a second electrode provided on the electrical contacts, wherein the via pattern exposes a portion of the one or more micro-LEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seogwoo Hong, Junsik Hwang, Kyungwook Hwang
  • Patent number: 11758970
    Abstract: Disclosed is a kit for enhancing a pointe shoe for improving a dance technique or a dance performance by a performer. An example kit includes a pointe shoe cover comprising a body portion made from a material including at least polyester and configured to envelop the pointe shoe, a light-emitting diode (LED) ribbon, affixed to the body portion, affixed to at least a vamp or a binding of the pointe shoe cover, one or more membrane switches, affixed to the toe portion, configured to activate when the performer stands en pointe during the dance performance, a toggle switch configured to switch between different modes of the LED ribbon, a button cell affixed to an external side portion of the body portion, at least one wire connecting the button cell to the LED ribbon, the toggle switch, and the one or more membrane switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Inventor: Emily Jane Sackett
  • Patent number: 11754277
    Abstract: A household refrigeration appliance having a receiving space for food and a plate-like lighting module for lighting the receiving space. The plate-like lighting module has a support apparatus, on which at least a light source module and a plate-shaped light guide are arranged. The support apparatus has a front frame which is a visible component of the lighting module facing the receiving space, and the front frame has a front strip, on the rear side of which a support web is arranged protruding backward and is formed in one piece with the front strip. The light source module is arranged on the support web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Hirschbolz, Tobias Mayr, Armin Weber
  • Patent number: 11757071
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a wavelength conversion device, and a wavelength conversion device manufactured by the method are provided. The manufacturing method of the wavelength conversion device of the disclosure includes the following steps. A wavelength conversion material layer is formed on a substrate by a sol-gel method. The wavelength conversion material layer includes a first colloidal material, and a fluorescent material. The wavelength conversion material layer is solidified, thereby forming a wavelength conversion layer including a plurality of first microstructures. The step of solidifying the wavelength conversion material layer includes irradiating the wavelength conversion material layer with a laser. The manufacturing method of the wavelength conversion device and the wavelength conversion device provided by the disclosure have advantages such as a simple process, and low manufacturing cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventor: Kuo-Chou Chang
  • Patent number: 11751970
    Abstract: A process of making a diverging-light fiber optics illumination delivery system includes providing a micro-post comprising a glass-ceramic light-scattering element that includes at least one of a ceramic, a glass ceramic, an immiscible glass, a porous glass, opal glass, amorphous glass, an aerated glass, and a nanostructured glass; and fusion-splicing the glass-ceramic micro-post to the optical fiber by pulling an arc between electrodes across a gap formed by the optical fiber and the glass-ceramic micro-post; maintaining the arc for a time sufficiently long to make facing surfaces of the optical fiber and the micro-post one of malleable and molten; and pushing and thereby fusing together the facing surfaces of the optical fiber and the micro-post. Some embodiments can include fusing the glass-ceramic micro-post to the optical fiber by applying a laser beam to heat up at least one of the facing surfaces of the optical fiber and the glass-ceramic micro-post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Alcon Inc.
    Inventors: Alireza Mirsepassi, Ronald T. Smith, Michael J. Papac, Chenguang Diao
  • Patent number: 11754253
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a heat dissipating structure for automotive LED headlight, which comprises a radiator formed integrally, wherein the radiator comprises one or more heat radiating arms. The heat radiating arm is provided with an embedded groove used for accommodating an assembly of a lamp bead board and a heat pipe. The beneficial effect of the present disclosure is that: the heat of the lamp bead board is transferred to the radiator, thus the heat dissipation efficiency has been greatly improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN AURORA TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Qingbo Xie
  • Patent number: 11756939
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a first light emitting element, a second light emitting element, a first phosphor sheet containing a first phosphor and a third phosphor, and covering a top face of the first light emitting element, and a second phosphor sheet containing a second phosphor and a fourth phosphor, and covering a top face of the second light emitting element, wherein a peak wavelength of light which is wavelength-converted by the first phosphor or the third phosphor is equal to or less than a peak wavelength of light which is wavelength-converted by the second phosphor or the fourth phosphor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignees: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd., Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki Suto, Jo Kinosita
  • Patent number: 11746992
    Abstract: In the present disclosure, ultrasonic welding is cleverly introduced to encapsulate the LED lamp, the rectifier, as well as other parts and components of a decorative light string, and the plastic outer shells with a specific structure cooperate with the ultrasonic welding lines, the glue overflow grooves, and the profiling raceway arranged on the plastic outer shells to enable a more reliable and efficient sealing of the LED lamp, the wire, the rectifier, as well as other parts and components encapsulated in the plastic outer shells. At the same time, ultrasonic welding will not cause the encapsulated objects to be in an overall high temperature environment nor impact the pins of components such as lamp holder or other parts connected to the wire during the welding process, avoiding the disconnection between the power cords and the components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: ZHANGZHOU GO WIN LIGHTING CO., LTD
    Inventors: Xiongzhong Lin, Qingan Wu, Bihai Wang
  • Patent number: 11747675
    Abstract: A display apparatus, including: a backlight module and a panel. The backlight module includes: a circuit board, a light-emitting device, and a quantum dot film layer; a fluorescent layer is provided in an orthographic projection area of the light-emitting device on the circuit board, and the fluorescent layer can absorb incident light and excite white light. When light emitted from the light-emitting device is incident onto the orthographic projection area, the fluorescent layer may first excite white light using a portion of the light, so that the intensity of light reflected to the quantum dot film layer is relatively weakened to just meet requirements of a quantum dot material on saturation of excited light, and the excited light of the quantum dot material and unexcited blue light may be mixed into white light which provides white backlight for the panel together with the white light excited by the fluorescent layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: HISENSE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaodong Cong, Jibing Zhang, Gaobin Yan, Zhirui Zhang, Shang Gao
  • Patent number: 11747008
    Abstract: A DUV light source module includes a print circuit board, an array of DUV light-emitting diodes (LEDs), a plurality of DUV LED drivers for driving the DUV light-emitting diodes, and a pair of electrical connectors for connecting the DUV LED drivers hence the DUV light-emitting diodes to a power source, and A DUV light source device includes the DUV light source module, a reflector, a heat sink, a heat pipe, a radiator and a fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: BOLB INC.
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Ling Zhou, Ying Gao, Huazhong Deng, Alex Lunev, Cuong Le
  • Patent number: 11739918
    Abstract: A light emitting apparatus includes a light source, a unitary formed heat sink with a plurality of heat dissipating fins, a lensed enclosure that retains a light source and at least one power consuming device other than the light source. The lensed enclosure includes a recessed opening having at least a first wall that terminates at a substantially perpendicular second wall. The plurality of heat dissipating fins are disposed on at least one adjacent exterior side of the walled enclosure, the fins extending outwardly. At least one fin coupled to the heat sink extends beyond the light source, and the heat generated by the light source travels by conduction laterally through the heat sink to the at least one coupled fin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: LIGHTING DEFENSE GROUP, LLC
    Inventor: Daniel S. Spiro
  • Patent number: 11740401
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light emitting module includes: providing an intermediate that includes a light guide having a first principal face and a second principal face opposing the first principal face, a plurality of light sources disposed on the second principal face of the light guide, and a wiring layer disposed on the second principal face and electrically connected to the plurality of light sources; allowing the plurality of light sources to emit light and measuring optical characteristics of the emitted light; and forming an optical characteristic correcting element in the intermediate based on the measured optical characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keiji Emura, Takuya Nakabayashi, Toru Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 11739901
    Abstract: A projection headlight for vehicles, having a first lighting unit containing a light source and a primary optical unit for pre-shaping light exiting the light source, a second lighting unit containing a light source and a primary optical unit for pre-shaping the light exiting the light source, a secondary optical unit for imaging the light exiting the primary optical unit of the first lighting unit in a region in front of the vehicle as a first light distribution and light exiting the primary optical unit of the second lighting unit as a second light distribution, an actuator for actuating the first lighting unit and the second lighting unit in order to generate the light distribution consisting of the first light distribution and the second light distribution, a diaphragm with a diaphragm edge for producing a light-dark boundary in the first light distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Bjoern Dressler, Franz-Josef Kalze, Ronny Letzin
  • Patent number: 11732868
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light emitting device, which includes a housing having a light transmittable portion, which has a first region and a second region; a light shield layer, covered on a wall surface of the first region; and a light emitting assembly, arranged in the housing, the light emitting assembly is configured to emit a first beam able to travel through the housing and project a pattern to an ambient environment. The light emitting assembly is further configured to emit a second beam able to transmit through the light transmittable portion; and the second beam transmitted through the first region and the light shield layer has a first brightness, the second beam transmitted through the second region has a second brightness greater than the first brightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Inventors: Haiquan Pang, Biao Xia, Minghua Yang
  • Patent number: 11732872
    Abstract: A light-emitting system for healthy lighting, a light bar and a light fixture, wherein they are applied to the field of lighting and can emit white light with a color temperature range of 2700 K to 6500 K. A relative spectral power of the light-emitting system is set to be ? (?), and a relative spectral power distribution of a solar spectral curve corresponding to the color temperature is set to be S (?). The white light has a first characteristic waveband, and a wavelength region of the first characteristic waveband is 380-405 nm. The white light has a second characteristic waveband, and a wavelength region of the second characteristic waveband is 415-455 nm. The white light has a third characteristic waveband, and a wavelength region of the third characteristic waveband is 465-495 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: FOSHAN NATIONSTAR OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinhui Zhang, Long Zhao, Yikai Yuan, Jiajie Zeng, Cheng Li
  • Patent number: 11725806
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a photography lamp. The photography lamp includes a front housing, an ejector rod, a bracket, and a limiting structure. An accessory slot with a through-hole is arranged on a side of the front housing, the ejector rod is movably arranged into the through-hole, the bracket is arranged on another side of the front housing away from the accessory slot The photography lamp provided by the present disclosure can be operated conveniently. When the accessory is installed on the video lamp, the bracket is not susceptible to interference from the accessory of the photography lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: APUTURE IMAGING INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Haijun Gu
  • Patent number: 11725844
    Abstract: A device comprising a fin structure, a vent disposed in the fin structure, a cooling coil disposed in the vent, a light disposed in the fin structure and wherein the fin structure is configured to create a Coanda effect for air exiting the vent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Air Distribution Technologies IP, LLC
    Inventors: Joachim Hirsch, Honghui Zhang, Ernest Freeman, Keith Glasch
  • Patent number: 11725800
    Abstract: A lens including a light entering part having a concave shape in a lower region of the lens, and on which light emitted from a light emitting device is to be incident, and a light exiting part through which the incident light is emitted to an outside of the lens, in which each of the light entering part and the light exiting part has a major axis and a minor axis in plan view, and the major axis of the light entering part is orthogonal to the major axis of the light exiting part, the light entering part includes a light incident vertical surface extending from a lower surface of the lens, and a light incident inclined surface extending upward from the light incident vertical surface, and the light incident vertical surface surrounds the light emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Ju Kim, Jae Eun Park
  • Patent number: 11721943
    Abstract: A light bulb holder structure includes a bulb cap and a connector. By integral molding, the connector made of insulating material is molded with one end of the bulb cap to form an integration. The protrusion on the connector can increase the creepage distance of the light bulb, so as to improve waterproof performance of the light bulb and suppress erosion caused by ingress of water. In addition, the bulb cap may further be provided with connection parts to secure the combination of the connector and the bulb cap. Further, the end portion of the connector close to bulb cap may be provided with a threaded segment, and the threaded segment is an optional structure which can not only greatly improve the creepage distance, but also fix the relative position of the connector and the bulb cap when the light bulb is screwed into the socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: ZHANGZHOU GO WIN LIGHTING CO., LTD
    Inventors: Xiongzhong Lin, Qingan Wu, Zhongyi Lin
  • Patent number: 11719422
    Abstract: LED related lighting methods and apparatus are described. Various features relate to water tight light fixtures. Some of the fixtures are spotlights while other fixture are intended for in ground use. The light fixtures in at least some embodiments include power control features. In spotlight embodiments beam angle and power or light output can be controlled without opening the light assembly or compromising the water tight seals which also protect against dirt. In ground embodiments support tilt angle setting which allow a user to set the light fixture to one or more tilt angles. Beam angle can also be changed in some embodiments as well as power control. Beam angle, power control and tilt angle adjustments are supported in some embodiments but need not be supported in all embodiments with some embodiments using one or more of the described features but not all features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Wangs Alliance Corporation
    Inventors: Basar Erdener, Voravit Puvanakijjakorn