Patents Examined by Anne M Hines
  • Patent number: 11692699
    Abstract: A wavelength conversion member includes a ceramic fluorescent body for converting a wavelength of incident light, a heat radiation member for radiating heat of the ceramic fluorescent body to an outside atmosphere, and a solder layer for joining together the ceramic fluorescent body and the heat radiation member. The solder layer includes a joining portion disposed between the ceramic fluorescent body and the heat radiation member and a protruding portion protruding outward from an outer circumferential portion of the ceramic fluorescent body. The protruding portion is spaced apart from a side surface formed on the outer circumferential portion of the ceramic fluorescent body. In the solder layer, the maximum value of thickness of the protruding portion is greater than the average value of thickness of the joining portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Yatsuya, Ryuichi Arakawa, Toshiyuki Sakurai, Tomoo Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11690276
    Abstract: Provided are a thin-film deposition mask assembly and a method of fabricating an organic light-emitting display panel using the same. A first mask includes a plurality of first openings disposed in odd columns and a plurality of second openings disposed in even columns. A single second opening disposed in an nth even column, among the plurality of second openings, is disposed between two first openings arranged in a first direction corresponding to row direction transverse to column direction and disposed in at least one column of (n?1)th and (n+1)th columns, among the plurality of first openings, where n is a natural number equal to or greater than 2. In some embodiments, the row direction and the column direction may be perpendicular to each other. The first mask is prevented from sagging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Kyung Lee, Seyong Lee
  • Patent number: 11678789
    Abstract: An imaging connector includes a proximal side and a distal side. The proximal side includes a light input opening and an image output opening. The distal side includes a light output opening and an image input opening. The imaging connector is operable to (i) transmit light from the light input opening to the light output opening, and (ii) transmit an image from the image input opening to the image output opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Inventor: Gustav Lo
  • Patent number: 11674647
    Abstract: A lamp includes a bracket assembly and a lamp cap movably mounted on the bracket assembly. The bracket assembly includes a plurality of lamp poles movably connected so that the lamp cap moves in a first movement path thereof. The lamp cap is configured to move in a second movement path thereof relative to the lamp pole on which it is carried, where the first movement path is different from the second movement path. The lamp cap of the lamp according to the present application has two different movement paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignees: Opple Lighting Co., Ltd., Suzhou Opple Lighting Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jie Shao
  • Patent number: 11676790
    Abstract: An electromagnetic radiation detector includes an inlet window intended to receive a stream of incident photons, as well as a photocathode in the form of a semiconductive layer. A conductive layer is deposited on the downstream face of the inlet window and a thin dielectric layer is disposed between the conductive layer and the semiconductive layer. The conductive layer is brought to a potential below that of the semiconductive layer so as to drive the photoelectrons out of the recombination zone and consequently improve the quantum yield of the photocathode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: PHOTONIS FRANCE
    Inventors: Pascal Lavoute, Gert Nützel
  • Patent number: 11675232
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display apparatus and light source device which includes an optical dome having a specifically defined shape to be able to maintain an optical profile of a light source. A display apparatus includes a printed circuit board (PCB); a light emitting diode (LED) chip mounted on the PCB and configured to emit light; an optical dome disposed over and enclosing the LED chip; a liquid crystal panel configured to block or pass light output from the LED chip; and an optical film arranged between the LED chip and the liquid crystal panel, wherein a ratio of a height of the optical dome to a diameter of a bottom surface of the optical dome is 0.25 to 0.31.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sungyeol Kim, Kyungsoo Park, Chunsoon Park, Kyehoon Lee
  • Patent number: 11674675
    Abstract: Lighting system including visible-light source with semiconductor light-emitting device, which may further include: pan assembly having pan ring, pinion gear, and central fixed gear; heat-sink, tilt assembly including tilt adjustment screw, leadscrew, and two spaced-apart panels defining tilt path for causing movement of heat-sink and visible-light source along tilt path; universal joint assembly including gimbal, swing bar with swing arms and being in threaded engagement with leadscrew, swing arms connected with visible-light source; support assembly configured for securing heat-sink and visible-light source together at plurality of selectable distances away from light emission aperture; heat-sink and visible-light source each having thermally-conductive surface, one surface having Dzus-type fastener button and another surface having Dzus-type cavity containing spring wire, for reversible attachment of heat-sink and visible-light source together; or power supply assembly, and receptacle for self-aligning rev
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: KORRUS, INC.
    Inventors: Jacob Hawkins, Marc Webster
  • Patent number: 11668982
    Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device, a common electrode is formed on an organic passivation film, an interlayer insulating film is formed on the common electrode, a pixel electrode with a slit is formed on the interlayer insulating film, and a through hole is formed in the organic passivation film and the interlayer insulating film, so that the pixel electrode is connected to a source electrode of a TFT through the through hole. Further, the taper angle around the upper base of the through hole is smaller than the taper angle around the lower base. Thus, the alignment film material can easily flow into the through hole when the dimeter of the through hole is reduced to connect the pixel and source electrodes, preventing display defects such as uneven brightness due to the absence of the alignment film or due to the alignment film irregularity around the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yasushi Tomioka, Yosuke Hyodo, Hidehiro Sonoda, Noboru Kunimatsu
  • Patent number: 11662655
    Abstract: Provided is a rod lens array including a plurality of two-dimensionally arranged rod lenses. The rod lens array can be provided in a state of being easily mounted in lighting devices for HUD, and the like. The rod lens array includes: a rod lens portion in which a plurality of rod lens elements including a first light guide member is two-dimensionally arranged; an emission portion in which a plurality of curved elements including the first light guide member is two-dimensionally arranged so as to correspond, respectively, to a plurality of rod lens elements on an emission side; and a connection portion in which a connection element including the first light guide member two-dimensionally extends so as to integrally connect the plurality of curved elements to the plurality of rod lens elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Wataru Kitahara
  • Patent number: 11662076
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vehicle lighting system, and discloses a vehicle lighting device. The vehicle lighting device includes a bracket, a plurality of rotating arms and a plurality of lighting modules. The rotating arms include driving columns and rotating shafts; the plurality of lighting modules are mounted on the plurality of rotating arms respectively, and the rotating shafts are rotationally mounted on the bracket, so that the rotating arms can be independently driven by the driving columns to rotate around the rotating shafts; and the rotating shafts are horizontally arranged in parallel. The lighting modules can independently and synchronously rotate up and down, the adjustment range of a light pattern position is wide, an occupied space in a headlight is small, and control is convenient. The present disclosure further discloses a vehicle headlight including the vehicle lighting device, and a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: HASCO VISION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhiping Qiu, Dapan Zhang, Hui Li, He Zhu, Wenhui Sang
  • Patent number: 11665827
    Abstract: A display device includes a display substrate, a touch module and a ring structure. The display substrate includes a first portion for display, a second portion located at a non-display side of the first portion of the display substrate, and a first bent portion for connecting the first portion and the second portion, and a first driver is provided at a side of the second portion away from the first portion. The touch module includes a touch layer and a touch flexible circuit board connected with the touch layer, the touch flexible circuit board includes a flat portion located at a side of the second portion away from the first portion and a second bent portion for connecting the touch layer and the flat portion. The ring structure is located between the flat portion of the touch flexible circuit board and the second portion of the display substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuang Zhang, Xiaoxia Huang, Jiangsheng Wang, Jianjun Wu, Xuerui Gong, Bing Ji
  • Patent number: 11662653
    Abstract: A light source device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a light source unit, a wavelength conversion unit including a wavelength conversion wheel, and a wheel housing configured to expose a part of the wavelength conversion wheel and house the wavelength conversion wheel, and an optical unit including a condensing optical system, a pickup optical system, and an optical housing. The light source unit and the optical unit are fixed in a sealed state. In the optical unit and the wavelength conversion unit, a part of the wavelength conversion wheel exposed via a first opening section of the wheel housing is disposed on an optical path between the condensing optical system and the pickup optical system. The second opening section of the optical housing and the first opening section of the wheel housing are fixed in a sealed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takehiko Hagihara
  • Patent number: 11654207
    Abstract: Described are light generating devices employing ultraviolet (UV) light emitting diodes and one or more UV active materials, such as UV reflective materials, UV scattering materials, and UV transparent materials. A UV light generation system, may include a plurality of UV light emitting diodes arranged across a surface having a diffuse UV reflective layer. The UV light generation system may be arranged to enclose a fluid pathway or may be arranged as a liner of a container or vessel for use in disinfecting, purifying, or sterilizing fluid, particles or objects in the fluid pathway, container, or vessel by exposure of the fluid, particles or objects to UV light generated by the UV light emitting diodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Donhowe, Scott P. Fillery, John M. Squeri, David C. Keach
  • Patent number: 11658187
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a substrate, a first gate circuit, a second gate circuit, a signal line, and a shielding layer. The substrate includes a display area and a peripheral area. The first gate circuit is disposed in the peripheral area. The second gate circuit is disposed in the peripheral area. The signal line is coupled between the first gate circuit and the second gate circuit. The signal line includes a specific line segment, and the specific line segment overlaps the display area. The shielding layer is disposed in the display area. The shielding layer overlaps the specific line segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu-Che Chang, Li-Wei Sung, Cheng-Tso Chen, Hui-Min Huang, Chia-Min Yeh, Hung-Hsun Chen
  • Patent number: 11659755
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a display device including red, green and blue pixel units. In the red pixel unit, a light emitting element emits a blue light that then passes through a light conversion element and a color filter and the blue light is converted into a red light while passing through the light conversion element. In the green pixel unit, a light emitting element emits a blue light that then passes through a light conversion element and a color filter and the blue light is converted into a green light while passing through the light conversion element. In the blue pixel, a light emitting element emits a blue light that then passes through a color filter. The red pixel unit has a lighting area greater than a lighting area of the blue pixel unit and less than a lighting area of the green pixel unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Tsung-Han Tsai, Hsiao-Lang Lin
  • Patent number: 11650467
    Abstract: To prevent a phenomenon that an alignment film material is difficult to flow into the through-hole where a diameter of a through-hole for connecting between a pixel electrode and a source electrode is reduced. A liquid crystal display device comprising a TFT substrate having pixels each including a common electrode formed on an organic passivation film, an interlayer insulating film formed so as to cover the common electrode, a pixel electrode having a slit and formed on the interlayer insulating film, a through-hole formed in the organic passivation film and the interlayer insulating film, and a source electrode electrically conducted to the pixel electrode via the through-hole. A taper angle at a depth of D/2 of the through-hole is equal to or more than 50 degrees. The pixel electrode covers part of a side wall of the through-hole but does not cover the remaining part of the side wall of the through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yasushi Tomioka, Toshimasa Ishigaki, Hidehiro Sonoda, Sumito Ueta
  • Patent number: 11651951
    Abstract: Described herein is a device and a method for generating radiation, in particular pulsed radiation, specifically within the infrared spectral range. Also described herein is a computer program product which includes executable instructions for performing the method. The device for generating radiation includes at least one radiation emitting element, where the radiation emitting element is designated for generating radiation upon being heated by an electrical current; a mount, where the mount carries the at least one radiation emitting element, and where the mount or a portion thereof is movable; and a heat sink, where the heat sink is designated for cooling the mount and the at least one radiation emitting element being carried by the mount upon being touched by the mount. The device, the method, and the computer program product can be used in a spectroscopic application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: TRINAMIX GMBH
    Inventors: Sebastian Valouch, Robert Send
  • Patent number: 11650429
    Abstract: A polarization conversion device includes a geometric phase grating and an angular selective waveplate. The geometric phase grating includes a first liquid crystal layer and is configured to diffract a unpolarized or partially polarized incident light beam into a first light beam and a second light beam (e.g., in two different diffraction orders). The first light beam is characterized by a first polarization state and propagates in a first direction. The second light beam is characterized by a second polarization state and propagates in a second direction. The angular selective waveplate includes a second liquid crystal layer, and functions as a zero or full-wave plate for the first light beam incident in the first direction and a half-wave plate for the second light beam incident in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Junren Wang, Mengfei Wang, Yun-Han Lee, Yuge Huang, Lu Lu, Barry David Silverstein
  • Patent number: 11651950
    Abstract: An excimer lamp includes light-emitting gases containing krypton gas and chlorine gas in a sealing body composed of fused quartz glass having an absorption band at least in a wavelength band of 240 nm to 260 nm. An ultraviolet light irradiation device includes: an excimer lamp having light-emitting gases containing krypton gas and chlorine gas in a sealing body; a housing having an extraction part for extracting ultraviolet light emitted from an excimer lamp; and fused quartz glass disposed in the extraction part and having an absorption band at least in a wavelength band of 240 nm to 260 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hideaki Yagyu
  • Patent number: 11649938
    Abstract: An LED downlighting apparatus includes a housing with a sidewall having a front facing edge and a back facing edge positioned adjacent to a ceiling when the LED downlighting apparatus is installed in an opening of the ceiling. A depth of the sidewall is less than one inch and a thickness of at least a portion of the sidewall is less than three millimeters. An LED board and a lens are coupled to the housing. The lens is disposed with respect to the LED board such that the lens is illuminated from a back side. One or more mechanical couplers snap fit the apparatus to a junction box installed and positioned above the ceiling such that when the apparatus is snap fit to the junction box through the opening of the ceiling, the housing appears to be surface mounted to the ceiling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: DMF, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Danesh, Vincent Williams, Mark Jongewaard