Patents Examined by David V. Bruce
  • Patent number: 10203093
    Abstract: To provide a phosphor wheel capable of restraining vibration caused by a driving unit for rotatably driving a wheel and reducing noise in a high frequency band. The phosphor wheel includes: a wheel substrate that has a surface on which a fluorescent material is provided; a driving unit that rotates the wheel substrate; a support portion that supports the driving unit and is fixed to a housing; and a buffer member that is provided to fill a space between the support portion and a part of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro Mochizuki, Yoshihisa Aikoh
  • Patent number: 10202073
    Abstract: A shading arrangement of a transparent roof section of a passenger car, having a flat shading element displaceable between a shading position and an uncovering position and having a lower side facing towards a vehicle interior and an upper side facing towards a vehicle environment. An indirect illuminating device can be provided which illuminates the shading element from the upper side and/or the lower side. The shading element can have a lighting effect material that interacts with the illuminating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: WEBASTO SE
    Inventors: Thomas Schuett, Andreas Rockelmann, Hubert Boehm, Thorsten Richthofen, Johannes Thannheimer, Steffen Lorenz
  • Patent number: 10195981
    Abstract: A headlight includes a shell unit defining a mounting space that extends in a front-rear direction, a mounting seat pivotally mounted in the mounting space, and having a plurality of mounting portions, a plurality of light emitting units respectively mounted to the mounting portions of the mounting seat, and an adjusting unit including an adjusting member that is mounted to the mounting seat, and that is operable for adjusting the angular position of the mounting seat. Each of the light emitting units includes a light emitting member, and a lens disposed in front of the light emitting member for allowing a light beam emitted from the light emitting member to pass therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: COPLUS INC.
    Inventor: Jacob Wu
  • Patent number: 10184619
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes one or more light emitting elements, a light transmissive member, a first light reflective member and a second light reflective member. The light transmissive member is disposed on the one or more light emitting elements and having a first upper surface, a lower surface, first lateral surfaces, and second lateral surfaces each positioned on an outer side of a corresponding one of the first lateral surfaces. The first light reflective member covers the first lateral surfaces. The second light reflective member is disposed on lateral surfaces of the first light reflective member, the second lateral surfaces of the light transmissive member, and lateral surfaces of the one or more light emitting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kenji Ozeki
  • Patent number: 10184630
    Abstract: A double-layer decorative lamp mainly includes a lamp seat, cover unit and light emitting module, where the cover unit has at least two decorative board pervious to light and configured on the lamp seat, and the light emitting module is in electric connection with the lamp seat and has at least two light sources respectively corresponding to each decorative board, where one of the light sources is formed a proper angle with the corresponding decorative board, and the surface of each decorative board has shading pattern. Whereby, light of the each light source is passed through one of the decorative boards, allowing the non-shading pattern thereof to be brightened, and projects the non-shading pattern of another decorative board obliquely to a wall surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Inventor: Hua-Cheng Pan
  • Patent number: 10181274
    Abstract: A display system 10 comprising a remotely positioned light source 21 configured to produce ultra-violet, violet, or blue light, a first and second waveguides 14, 16, and a first propagation direction changing feature 20. The first waveguide 14 that receives the light from the remotely positioned light source 12. The second waveguide 16 is disposed at an angle relative to the first waveguide 14. The second waveguide 16 includes a photoluminescent printed image 18. The first propagation direction changing feature 20 reorients the direction of the light into the second waveguide 16, making image 18 visible. A visible light source may illuminate a translite graphic layer 26 or a physical object providing an image that is viewable from the display system when the second light source is illuminated and the first remotely positioned light source is not illuminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Erick Christopher Couch, Andrew Michael Bakaysza
  • Patent number: 10174901
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a light source including a plurality of light emitting elements or light emitting surfaces, a projection lens that projects light emitted from the light source, and a light distribution adjusting element that adjusts light distribution of the light emitted from the light source, wherein the light distribution adjusting element has a plurality of prisms having different angles of inclined surfaces corresponding to a direction in which the plurality of light emitting elements or light emitting surfaces are arranged, and prism surfaces in which at least one or a plurality of flat surfaces are arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masafumi Ohno
  • Patent number: 10178433
    Abstract: Example invertible metering apparatus and related methods are disclosed. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes a housing orientation determiner and a stencil orientation determiner. The example apparatus also includes an orientation validator to determine whether a detected orientation of the stencil relative to a detected orientation of the housing is valid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Scott Cooper, Saso Vranek, Andrej Barbis
  • Patent number: 10172187
    Abstract: An induction heating cooker includes heat resistant glass; an induction coil unit located under the heat resistant glass to generate a magnetic field; a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) provided outside the induction coil unit while being spaced apart from each other along a circumferential direction of the induction coil unit; a printed circuit board, the plurality of LEDs being mounted on the printed circuit board; a light blocking film provided on a lower surface of the heat resistant glass; and a slit formed in the light blocking film and allowing light radiated from the plurality of LEDs to pass therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji Hyeoung Lee, Joon Seok Kang, Simon Ireland, Young Seok Lee
  • Patent number: 10168044
    Abstract: A self-contained smoke alarm detector, emergency light and alternate light source mechanism in one unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Inventor: Marcia Lawson
  • Patent number: 10161609
    Abstract: A system comprising track-mounted luminaires and track. In some embodiments, electrical power for illumination is accessed by a luminaire through electrified railing recessed within a relatively narrow slot of the track. In some embodiments, a mount is provided separately from and/or additional to the power slot; for example, a magnetic mount. Optionally luminaires are orientable to select a direction of illumination, while secured by the magnetic mount. The track is optionally mounted flush and/or recessed with a mounting surface such as a ceiling and/or wall. In some embodiments, a recessed surface of the track is formed with an arc. Optionally luminaires conform with the curvature of the arc. Additionally or alternatively, the track is at least partially masked and/or decorated, for example by plastering and/or a face plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Chocolate Lighting Company Ltd
    Inventor: Gideon Tuchler
  • Patent number: 10144338
    Abstract: An exemplary positioning assembly for a vehicle component includes a hook structure of a lamp assembly, and a flange of a fascia. The flange is received within a slot of the hook structure to position the fascia relative to the lamp assembly. An exemplary positioning method for a vehicle component includes holding a flange of a fascia within a slot of a hook structure. The holding positions a portion of the fascia relative to a lamp assembly that includes the hook structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Haydon, Sarbjit Singh, Dale Darkowski
  • Patent number: 10145521
    Abstract: An LED strip-shaped lamp with a connecting structure includes a first lamp housing, a plug disposed on the first lamp housing, a second lamp housing coupled with the first lamp housing, and a socket on the second lamp housing coupled to the plug. The plug includes a first magnet disposed at an end of the first lamp housing and a first electrical connector fixed in the first pad. The socket includes a second magnet at an end of the second lamp housing and a second electrical connector fixed in the second pad. When the magnets are coupled, the first and the second electrical connector are coupled to connect electrically. The magnets used in the connecting structure of the LED strip-shaped lamp of the present invention can be used as a structure for connecting the first and second lamp housing so as to simplify the connection of the strip-shaped lamps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Self Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bozhang Xu, Wen Wang, Zhiming Wang
  • Patent number: 10139103
    Abstract: A ceiling mounted airway device with illumination, which includes a main housing, a lamp and a lamp fixing part to detachably fix the lamp to an inner wall of the main housing. The main housing includes: a first opening for exhausting air out of the main housing; and a second opening for sucking air into the main housing. The lamp includes: an electrically conductive contact terminal located at an upper end of the lamp and electrically powered via the lamp fixing part; and a flange protruding from a surface of the lamp and located below the electrically conductive contact terminal. The device further includes a shield for supporting the flange which is substantially in form of a cylinder and surrounds the electrically conductive contact terminal and the lamp fixing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignees: PANASONIC ECOLOGY SYSTEMS GUANGDONG CO., LTD., PANASONIC ECOLOGY SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wentian Gong, Decong Yang, Bodong Zhong, Naoyuki Funada, Soma Hara
  • Patent number: 10138121
    Abstract: Method for the irreversible dosage of hydrogen in LED light bulbs by means of heating an irreversible hydrogen dispenser containing at least an active material for hydrogen release.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: SAES GETTERS, S.p.A.
    Inventors: Calogero Sciascia, Alessio Corazza
  • Patent number: 10132687
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed for attaching a sensor system to luminaires of a variety of shapes and sizes. Specifically, a 3D sensor clip is disclosed with adjustable components configured to attached the 3D sensor clip to a luminaire such as to adjust the position of a color sensor in the 3D sensor clip relative to a luminaire. Devices, systems, and methods are also disclosed for using visual light communication (VLC)/dark light communication (DLC) for communications in a lighting system, including automated identification of luminaires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Gooee Limited
    Inventors: Simon Coombes, Shmuel Silverman
  • Patent number: 10126545
    Abstract: A color wheel assembly includes a color wheel fixed in a housing and a detecting apparatus for generating a synchronization signal. The color wheel is driven to rotate and has a marking object rotating with it. The housing has a first surface parallel to and adjacent a surface of the color wheel where the marking object is located. The first surface of the housing has a first through hole at a location within an annular region corresponding to the marking object when the color wheel rotates by one revolution. The detecting apparatus is disposed on the back side of the first through hole and a probe head of the detecting apparatus is disposed in the first through hole for detecting the marking object on the color wheel. The structure insulates the probe head from heat emitted from the color wheel. A related light source system is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventor: Yihong Yang
  • Patent number: 10119679
    Abstract: An optic has a freeform optical surface transforming incident light emitted by a zero-étendue light source to form an irradiation pattern including a caustic of light rays focused along a curve. The transverse thickness of the illuminated curve is determined by the diffraction limit of the wavelength of the incident light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew Brand
  • Patent number: 10113738
    Abstract: An underwater wall mounted light fitting having a sealed light source chamber and an electrical supply connection chamber including a port to sealingly engage over an electrical supply line with an array of electrical conductive connectors embedded in a dividing wall and each providing a connection terminal on opposite sides of the wall within the chambers respectively. The dividing wall is moulded around the connectors which are provided as rigid spigots with circumferential grooves to receive the moulded wall material. The connection chamber is a hollow cover with the port which includes a compression gland assembly for an electrical supply line. The dividing wall is securable against a peripheral frame provided on the lens and the frame includes a continuous flange which fits around the dividing wall. The housing is releasably securable to a wall mountable bracket. LEDs provide the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: INTEGRATED POOL PRODUCTS (PTY) LTD.
    Inventor: Karl-heinz Schmitt
  • Patent number: 10113911
    Abstract: Automated dynamic devices, systems, and methods for identifying and commissioning lighting systems are disclosed. In particular, sensor systems are configured to read barcodes for identifying luminaires in a lighting system, and lumen levels of the luminaires are adjustable to provide appropriate lighting for the sensors to read the barcodes. The sensors may also be attached to sensor clips that allow sensors to be positioned in a variety of locations and orientations on different luminaires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Gooee Limited
    Inventors: Simon Coombes, Shmuel Silverman