Patents Examined by Christopher E Dunay
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Patent number: 11247602Abstract: A light assembly includes a fixture housing, a gesture sensor assembly, a light source supported by the fixture housing, and a reflector supported by the fixture housing and operative to control direction of light emitted from the light source. The gesture sensor assembly includes a gesture sensor operable to provide a sensing electrical field sensitive to gestures executed a predetermined distance from the gesture sensor.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Ehab Kamal, John Nantz, Khalid Kamal, Rob Nahhal, Yipeng Schulmeister
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Patent number: 11249239Abstract: A waveguide includes a light coupling portion has an interior surface and an exterior surface. The exterior surface includes light coupling features. LEDs emit light into the light coupling features. A light emitting portion has an interior surface and an exterior surface where the exterior surface defines a light emitting surface. The light emitting portion is disposed adjacent the light coupling portion. A light transmission portion optically couples the light coupling portion to the light emitting portion. A footprint of the light coupling portion is substantially the same or less than a footprint of the light emitting portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: IDEAL Industries Lighting LLCInventors: Kurt Wilcox, Rick Rothenberger
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Patent number: 11248758Abstract: A surface light source LED device includes a circuit board, at least one power input and at least two LED bar elements, the at least two LED bar elements are arranged in a staggered manner, and each of the LED bar elements includes a plurality of LED bars arranged linearly on the circuit board. Each of the LED bars has a straight strip structure and has a plurality of LED dies of the same type provided inside. The plurality of LED dies is arranged linearly at equal intervals.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: EXCELLENCE OPTOELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Wei-Po Shen, Chun-Ming Lai, Chih-Chiang Chang, Wen-Hsing Huang, Tzeng-Guang Tsai, Kuo-Hsin Huang
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Patent number: 11251349Abstract: A light fixture has a translucent tubular bulb. At least one end cap is located at one end of the translucent tubular bulb. A light engine is disposed in the translucent tubular bulb. The light engine has a leadframe on which a plurality of semiconductor light elements is arranged. The fixture may include an electronic driver. The electronic driver includes a plurality of electronic components. At least one of the plurality of electronic components is arranged inside the transparent tubular bulb.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2018Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBHInventors: Bernhard Rieder, Heinz Lang, Georg Rosenbauer
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Patent number: 11249241Abstract: A diffusive reflector for a lighting apparatus comprising a backing part upon a surface of which is disposed an interface part(s) wherein the interface part(s) is at least partially diffusively reflective optically and/or the backing part is diffusively reflective optically. The interface part(s) is formed with a plurality of separate protrusions each adapted for making a separate respective contact interface with a surface of a light guide panel of the lighting apparatus to optically couple the backing part to the light guide panel via the interface part(s). The interface part(s) comprises an optically transmissive interface material arranged to form said contact interface such that the interfacial energy thereof is reduced so that air is driven from the contact interface. Consequently, the critical angle for total internal reflection of light guided by the light guide panel is increased at said contact interface.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2018Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: OPTRICAL LIMITEDInventor: Navin Suyal
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Patent number: 11242966Abstract: A built-in illumination apparatus according to the present technology includes a light fixture unit and a light source unit. The light fixture unit includes an outer contour portion to be built in a wall portion including a ceiling, and a first fitting portion. The light source unit includes a light source section, an additional functional section, and a second fitting portion, the light source section emitting light for illumination, the additional functional section having an additional function other than the illumination, the second fitting portion detachably fitting with the first fitting portion, the light source unit being disposed in the outer contour portion by the fitting.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2018Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Naoki Yotsumoto, Takashi Sato, Hiroshi Hiraiwa
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Patent number: 11231149Abstract: A light-emitting device includes: a substrate; a light-emitting element disposed on the substrate; a light-transmissive member disposed on a light extraction surface of the light-emitting element; and a cover that covers the light-emitting element with a gap between the cover and the light-emitting element, the cover including: an upper portion that is transmissive to light coming from the light-emitting element, a sidewall extending along a peripheral edge of the upper portion and having an outer lateral surface on which a projected portion is formed, and a recess defined by the upper portion and the sidewall. The projected portion is formed of a material that is deformable due to a pressing force generated in the event of an engagement with a counterpart member.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Tsuyoshi Okahisa, Tomohito Shinomiya, Daizo Kiba
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Patent number: 11226091Abstract: A waterproof lamp includes a lamp base defining a first chamber and comprising a mounting member received in the first chamber, and a cap threadedly connected to the lamp base. The lamp base defines a first mounting opening and a second mounting opening that both communicate with the first chamber. The mounting member defines a second chamber and includes a first mounting post received in the second chamber. The first mounting post defines at least two mounting holes. The mounting member defines a third mounting opening and a fourth mounting opening that communicate with the second chamber and communicate with the at least two mounting holes through the second chamber, and includes a protection plate covering the third mounting opening and the fourth mounting opening.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2021Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Inventor: Xiaojun Xu
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Patent number: 11221512Abstract: A display may have a pixel array such as a liquid crystal pixel array. The pixel array may be illuminated with backlight illumination from a backlight unit. The backlight unit may include a printed circuit board, a plurality of light-emitting diodes mounted on the printed circuit board, at least one light spreading layer formed over the printed circuit board that spreads light received from the plurality of light-emitting diodes, a partially reflective layer formed over the at least one light spreading layer, a color conversion layer formed over the partially reflective layer, a collimating layer formed over the color conversion layer, a brightness enhancement film formed over the collimating layer, and a diffuser formed over the brightness enhancement film. The at least one light spreading layer may include two light spreading layers with elongated protrusions that are rotated relative to each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2019Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Rong Liu, Daming Xu, Jun Qi, Ling Han, Mookyung Son, Chenhua You, Victor H. Yin, Xinyu Zhu, Heesang Suh, Juan He, Joshua A. Spechler, Zhenyue Luo, Suraj P. Gorkhali
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Patent number: 11215337Abstract: A puddle lamp including a light source composed of a single light emitting body, a lens set, a projection film with a fixed image and a projection lens is provided. The lens set is disposed at a light path downstream side of the light source. The projection film is disposed at a light path downstream side of the lens set. The lens is disposed at a light path downstream side of the projection film. An optical axis of the light source is substantially parallel to an optical axis of the lens set, and an optical axis of the projection lens is not perpendicular to an image plane of the puddle lamp. Furthermore, another puddle lamp is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2020Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Young Optics Inc.Inventors: Chia-Yun Lee, S-Wei Chen
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Patent number: 11209129Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes multiple LED packages, a substrate and a driver. The LED package module includes a package housing, a LED chip and a second LED chip, a first fluorescent layer, and a second fluorescent layer. The first fluorescent layer is stacked below the second fluorescent layer. A light emitting area of the first chip is placed in the first fluorescent layer. A light emitting area of the second chip is placed in the second fluorescent.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2020Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: XIAMEN ECO LIGHTING CO. LTD.Inventor: Hong Kui Jiang
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Patent number: 11209136Abstract: A built-in illumination apparatus according to the present technology includes a light fixture unit and a light source unit. The light fixture unit includes an outer contour portion to be built in a wall portion including a ceiling, and a first fitting portion. The light source unit includes a light source section, an additional functional section, and a second fitting portion, the light source section emitting light for illumination, the additional functional section having an additional function other than the illumination, the second fitting portion detachably fitting with the first fitting portion, the light source unit being disposed in the outer contour portion by the fitting.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2018Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Naoki Yotsumoto, Takashi Sato, Hiroshi Hiraiwa
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Patent number: 11209141Abstract: A simulated flame and wick device for use with a flameless candle and other devices requiring the appearance of a natural flame. A flame shaped housing, comprising an upper and lower cover, contains a flexible LED filament bulb, with the positive and negative leads passing through dedicated channels within a housing designed to have the appearance of a candle wick. The combination of the material used for the wick housing along with the positive and negative leads from the flexible LED filament bulb are designed to provide strength and flexibility to the wick component. In turn these leads pass through a positioning housing to orient the simulated flame and wick correctly when used with flameless candles and other devices. The simulated flame and wick along with the other components described are contained within the internal housing of a simulated candle shell or other appropriate device, thus simulating the appearance of a flame burning atop a blackened wick.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2020Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: YOUNG MARCH CO., LTD.Inventors: Hsiu Ching Chiang, Alan Douglas Rushing
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Patent number: 11204151Abstract: An optical device includes: a light-transmissive member having a first reflective surface configured to reflect, to an arc-shaped first region around a first axis, first light incident along the first axis and having a light distribution characteristic with an optical axis parallel to the first axis; and a reflector having: a second reflective surface and a third reflective surface intersecting each other on the first axis and disposed such that the first reflective surface is located between the second reflective surface and the third reflective surface; and a fourth reflective surface disposed between the second reflective surface and the third reflective surface to reflect the first light to the arc-shaped first region around the first axis.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2020Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Itahana, Takanori Aruga, Wataru Kitahara
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Patent number: 11199297Abstract: An LED lamp includes a lamp base for insertion into a reflector of an automotive front lighting assembly; a panel extending from the lamp base with a first vertical side facing into one half of the reflector and a second vertical side facing into the other half of the reflector; a primary light source including a set of LED dies on each vertical side of the panel; a two-part shield including a first shield half shielding the LED dies on the first vertical side of the panel and a second shield half shielding the LED dies on the second vertical side of the panel. The two-part shield essentially has the form of a shield in a functionally equivalent filament lamp for providing a low beam. A lighting arrangement includes such an LED lamp; a reflector to receive the lamp; and an electrical interface for connecting to a controller.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2018Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: Lumileds LLCInventors: Bernd Schoenfelder, Andreas Timinger, Danijel Labas, Mark Elzinga
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Patent number: 11199310Abstract: A system for lighting a volleyball court has four corner light assemblies, two side center light assemblies, and four mid-court light assemblies. Each corner light assembly has an upper light fixture adapted to emit light outward and downward at a level generally below a player's eye level and a lower light element mounted in a manner to emit light outwards and upwards. Each side center light assembly has two lower light fixtures adapted to emit light outward and downward at a level generally below a player's eye level and an upper light assembly adapted to emit light outwards and upwards at a level generally above a player's eye level. Each mid-court light assembly has a light fixture adapted to emit light outward and downward at a level generally below a player's eye level. By ensuring that no light is emitted at a player's eye level, glare is significantly reduced.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2021Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Inventor: Francis J. Henkel
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Patent number: 11193649Abstract: An optical lens capable of miniaturization and capable of easily implementing various optical characteristics and a lighting device using the same are provided. The optical lens includes a lens body including an incident surface and an emitting surface; and a plurality of nano holes that extend in a direction from the incident surface toward the emitting surface, and is formed to communicate with at least one of the incident surface or the emitting surface. In particular, the plurality of nano holes change a phase of light that is incident on the lens body.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2020Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignees: SL Corporation, POSTECH Research and Business Development FoundationInventors: Hyeong Do Kim, Jong Woon Kim, Junsuk Rho, Heonyeong Jeong, Hanlyun Cho, Younghwan Yang, Jaehyuck Jang, Inki Kim
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Patent number: 11193661Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a light source module, a driver, an electrical pin, a neck structure, a light passing cover and a base container. The light source module includes a LED module. The driver converts an external power source to a driving current supplied to the LED module. The electrical pin is to be plugged to an electrical socket to connect to the external power source. The neck structure has a light opening and a buckle groove. The light passing cover has a connector attached to the buckle groove. A light is emitted from the LED module passes through the light opening to the light passing cover. The base container contains the light source module and the driver. The base container fixes the electrical pin to have an exposed portion to be inserted to the electrical socket.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2020Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: XIAMEN LEEDARSON LIGHTING CO., LTDInventors: Shouqiang Hou, Yizhen Chen, Wenjin Peng, Xiaoliang Wen
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Patent number: 11181260Abstract: The present invention relates to an LED lamp that comprises a first printed circuit board having a heat conducting core, an LED mounted on a first side of the first printed circuit board, a second printed circuit board, a rectifier mounted on the second printed circuit board, and a heat dissipating element connected between the second printed circuit board and a second side of the first printed circuit board for dissipating heat.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2020Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: Ellego Powertec OyInventors: Jari Nurmi, Otto Vainio
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Patent number: 11166581Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying art in a manner which resists tipping from external forces while preserving artistic impression are disclosed. An art piece includes an inner core extending from a bottom of a display portion and an outer stabilizing core formed about the inner core. A base includes a recess located within a housing. The recess is configured to snugly receive the stabilizing core. A number of illumination devices are located within the recess and electrically connected to a power supply for illuminating the art piece. In some embodiments, holes may be formed in the base for fastening the base to a surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: VITAL MARKETING, INCORPORATEDInventor: Terry Jackson