Patents Examined by Colin J Cattanach
  • Patent number: 12385615
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp capable of forming a predetermined beam pattern includes a light source unit, which includes at least one light source and generates light, and an optical unit, which transmits at least some of the light emitted from the light source unit to form the beam pattern. The optical unit includes an incident part, which includes a plurality of incident lenses, and an exit part, which includes a plurality of exit lenses respectively corresponding to the plurality of incident lenses. At least one shield part is disposed between the plurality of incident lenses and the plurality of exit lenses to obstruct some of the light traveling toward the exit lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Min Seop Lee, Jong Un Kim
  • Patent number: 12385612
    Abstract: A dynamic lunar eclipse lamp is provided, which includes a blocking piece including a transparent area and a circular opaque area, the opaque area is provided at a non-central position of the blocking piece; an imaging lens provided on one side of the blocking piece, one end of the imaging lens is provided with a Fresnel lens, a non-central position on the Fresnel lens is provided with an image, and the imaging lens is configured to project the image onto a non-central position on the blocking piece, a position of the image projected by the imaging lens corresponds to a position of the opaque area on the blocking piece; a rotary drive component connected to the Fresnel lens and configured to drive the Fresnel lens to rotate; and a light source component, the lamp is caused to form a lunar eclipse effect, a crescent or a half-moon display effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Inventor: Yuanting Xin
  • Patent number: 12379087
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp device includes an outer frame defining an accommodation space, a light shaping frame, a light-emitting unit, and a light distributing cover. The light shaping frame divides the accommodation space into scattering zones, having first and second light shaping regions spaced apart from each other. The light-emitting unit includes light-emitters aligned with the scattering zones. The light-emitters have first and second light-emitting modules for emitting light towards the first and second light shaping regions. The light distributing cover has lens portions aligned with the scattering zones, and allow illumination of light. Each lens portion has a first lens section that is aligned with the light shaping region of the respective scattering zone, and a second lens section that is aligned with the second light shaping region of the respective scattering zone. The first lens section has a lens curvature different from that of the second lens section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: COPLUS INC.
    Inventor: Po-Hua Wu
  • Patent number: 12372214
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a marine searchlight system with wiretapping remote controllers including a main body assembly, a wiretapping box and two remote controllers. The main body assembly includes a control motherboard configured to control a lighting module and a driving module. The control motherboard includes a DC power module and a signal receiving module. The DC power module provides a DC power. The signal receiving module receives a control signal. The wiretapping box is electrically connected to the DC power module and the signal receiving module. The two remote controllers are electrically connected to the control motherboard through the wiretapping box. The DC power module provides the DC power to two remote controllers respectively. Each of the two remote controllers allows to transmit the control signal to the signal receiving module through the wiretapping box, so that the control motherboard can control the lighting module and the driving module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Inventor: Wen-Fong Jean
  • Patent number: 12372230
    Abstract: A portable light up mirror includes a mirror element, a case element for installing the mirror element, a cover element which is coupled with the case element for covering the mirror element, and a light source which is arranged behind the mirror element within the case element for providing even and glare-free illumination, so that the adequate lighting minimizes shadows on a user's face and give the user a more accurate view when grooming or applying cosmetics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Inventor: Shaojia Liu
  • Patent number: 12368285
    Abstract: A spark plug includes a sealing material disposed around a center electrode in an insulator. On a cross section including a center line of an axial hole, one of long sides of a rectangle is set into the insulator along the center line. The rectangle is divided into 20 equal regions in the insulator by dividing each of short sides of the rectangle into two equal parts and dividing each of the long sides of the rectangle into 10 equal parts. The rectangle has a porosity of 5% or less. Among pores that appear in each of the regions, 10 pores having largest areas are selected as specific pores. The specific pores have an average area of 26.3 ?m2 or less. The specific pores include no more than 30 pores having areas of 37 ?m2 or more and no less than eight pores having areas of 51 ?m2 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: Niterra Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ayato Kawabe, Haruki Yoshida, Kengo Fujimura, Takeshi Sakuma
  • Patent number: 12365283
    Abstract: A searchlight system for mounting to a vehicle, for example on the A-pillar, without requiring modification to structural frame components. The system comprises a mounting assembly which is installed on the vehicle and a searchlight assembly which is mounted to the mounting assembly. Searchlight assemblies with different optical devices can be modularly exchanged with respect to the same mounting assembly installed on the vehicle. Also disclosed is a method for installing such systems. Other aspects are directed to heat dissipation and ingress protection for the searchlight assembly, as well as a pan-tilt mechanism with symmetrical drivetrains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: Golight, Inc.
    Inventors: Colton D. Hosick, Bruce Bair, Albert W. Gebhard, Gerald L. Gohl
  • Patent number: 12352402
    Abstract: A light system comprising: (a) a plurality of light sources configured to be located on a vehicle and project light outboard of a width of a vehicle; (b) one or more reflectors that are angled in a first direction relative to the plurality of light sources; and (c) one or more static bending light reflectors that are angled in a second direction relative to the plurality of light sources and the one or more reflectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventor: Brant Potter
  • Patent number: 12352410
    Abstract: A luminaire includes a light source and a framing shutter system. The light source is configured to emit a light beam. The framing shutter system includes an aperture that is configured to receive the light beam. The framing shutter system further includes a plurality of shutter blades configured to be positioned across the aperture and mask a portion of the light beam. Each of the shutter blades includes a blade substrate material having a front surface that is configured to receive the light beam and a rear surface on an opposite side of the blade substrate material from the front surface. The front surface of each shutter blade includes a first coating that is configured to reflect one or both of light and heat. The rear surface of each shutter blade may include a second coating configured to reduce reflection of light from the rear surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: ROBE lighting s.r.o.
    Inventors: Pavel Jurik, Josef Valchar
  • Patent number: 12338970
    Abstract: A lighting device for vehicles includes a light source unit containing numerous light sources, and includes a hologram unit containing numerous hologram segments for generating a predefined light distribution. The hologram segments form reflection hologram segments behind and/or next to the light source unit in the main beam direction (H) of the lighting device, such that light emitted from the light source strikes the reflection hologram segment at an acute angle ?). Holographic diffraction information is stored in the reflection hologram segments for generating a signal light distribution. The light source unit contains just one printed circuit board or one printed circuit board substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Lukas Hiller, Carsten Hohmann, Martin Mügge
  • Patent number: 12311840
    Abstract: A lighting device for an interior trim part includes a light strip; a light strip carrier attached to the light strip along the length of the light strip, the light strip carrier including a laminar material; an adapter to which the light strip carrier is attached along the length of the light strip; wherein the adapter is configured to be attached to a rear side of an trim part to position the light strip at a front side of the trim part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: International Automotive Components Group North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Gorfer, Carter Scott Cannon
  • Patent number: 12298003
    Abstract: The invention provides a light generating system (1000) configured to generate system light (1001), wherein the light generating system (1000) comprises a first light generating device (110), wherein: (A) the first light generating device (110) comprises a first light source (10) and a first luminescent converter (210); (B) the first light source (10) comprises a solid state light source, wherein the first light source (10) is configured to generate first light source light (11) having a first light source centroid wavelength (?s,1) selected from the range of 380-420 inn; (C) the first luminescent converter (210) is configured to convert at least part of the first light source light (11) into first converter light (211) having a first converter centroid wavelength (?c, 1) selected from the green-yellow wavelength range; (D) the first light generating device (110) is configured to generate first device light (111) having a spectral power distribution in the wavelength range of 380-780 nm with at least 60% of t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Wouter Oepts, Martinus Petrus Joseph Peeters, René Theodorus Wegh
  • Patent number: 12292180
    Abstract: An outdoor lamp assembly structure includes a base, a lamp cover, and a circuit board and a battery box installed on the base. The center of the circuit board is provided with an opening, the battery box is arranged in the opening, and a multiple of elastic pressing strips has a height higher than the top plate of the circuit board and extends obliquely outward from the top plate. During assembly, the lamp cover presses downwardly against the battery box to drive the plurality of elastic pressing strips to press downwardly against the circuit board to complete the positioning of the circuit board, so as to save the assembling time and cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: METROMAX AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Christina Hwang
  • Patent number: 12290174
    Abstract: A shelf includes a shelf panel and an illumination module. The shelf panel has an upper surface, a lower surface, and an edge extending between the upper and lower surfaces. The upper surface is capable of supporting articles thereon. The illumination module is coupled to the shelf panel and includes a first plurality of lights emitting visible light when powered, and a second plurality of lights emitting light having a germicidal effect when powered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignees: SSW Advanced Technologies, LLC, Eypex Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew McMillin, Matt Goodison
  • Patent number: 12280713
    Abstract: An overhead ceiling device for vehicles, such as airplanes. The device includes a faceplate, keypad, PCB, body, light module, and an outer mounting compression ring body. The faceplate includes lens for lights and holes for buttons. Keypad includes buttons that can protrude from the holes in the faceplate. The keypad is seated over the PCB, wherein the PCB includes indicator lights and key input modules for the buttons. The PCB is seated over the flanged plate of the body. The faceplate, keypad, PCB and the body have a central hole for receiving the light module. The light module includes a reading light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Inventors: Christian Nielsen, Jakub Gregor, Martin Suvak, Daniel Stenko
  • Patent number: 12270520
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes: a plurality of reflectors including a first reflector; and a plurality of light sources provided in the plurality of reflectors in a mode in which at least one of the plurality of light sources is provided in each of the plurality of reflectors, where the plurality of light sources include two or more first light sources provided in the first reflector, a light distribution pattern of light emitted from the plurality of light sources through the plurality of reflectors includes a first pattern in which a width in a vertical direction decreases toward a vehicle outer side, one of the two or more first light sources is disposed at a focal point of the first reflector, and the other of the two or more first light sources is disposed on a vehicle inner side with respect to the focal point of the first reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Masateru Hayashi
  • Patent number: 12264808
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of stage light fixtures, in particular to a stage light fixture having a universal support arm, which includes a supporting arm rotatably supported on a bottom base, the supporting arm having a universal frame of an integrally formed structure and an adapter detachably connected to the universal frame and a light head rotatably disposed at the adapter via a rotating shaft, a light source being disposed in the light head. The present invention is advantageous to improve the mounting accuracy and overall structural strength of the movable support of a light head, simplify the assembly process of the movable support of the light head, and contribute to standardize the production of the movable support of the light head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU HAOYANG ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Weikai Jiang
  • Patent number: 12264798
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus for a vehicle may include a lamp housing part mounted on a vehicle body, a projection optical system disposed within the lamp housing part and configured to radiate light, and a reflection part rotatably disposed in a light path of the light radiated by the projection optical system and configured to reflect, toward a lighting-up surface of the vehicle, the light radiated by the projection optical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chan Ho Joo, Do Hyung Kim, Ban Suk Choi
  • Patent number: 12253246
    Abstract: A lens, a vehicle lamp, and a corresponding vehicle, the lens including a lens portion with a touch area and an antenna portion including a flange portion, the antenna portion being electrically conductive and at least partially opposite to the touch area. When the touch area of the lens provided with the antenna portion is touched, the capacitance of a capacitor formed by the antenna portion will change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Wenqing Chen, Changqi Wu, Weifang Huang, Xiaoling Zhang
  • Patent number: 12247722
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a mounting bracket for mounting a driver to a housing of a luminaire, generally comprising a base member configured for attaching the mounting bracket to the housing of the luminaire and a pair of flanges extending laterally from the base member, each flange defining a clamp portion for engaging the driver to releasably attach the driver to the mounting bracket for mounting the driver to the housing of the luminaire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Anzar Rade, Ankita Mathew, Prince Kumar Pandey, Jayram Shivajirao Desai, Himanshu Gangadhar Khokle, Lewis T. Henderson