Patents Examined by Donald Raleigh
  • Patent number: 9896028
    Abstract: A light assembly for attachment to a vehicle such as a truck wherein the light assembly includes a rigid support member having a first end, a second end, a first side edge, a second side edge, a first side and a second side. In a first embodiment, a plurality of spaced-apart light members are secured to the support member. In a second embodiment, an elongated light bar is secured to the support member. In both embodiments, an L-shaped channel member is provided at one of the side edges of the support member thereof to not only strengthen the support member but to provide a channel for partially receiving the electrical wires of the light members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Inventors: Adam J. Wurzer, Terry D. Wurzer, David T. Wurzer
  • Patent number: 9899806
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a spark plug comprises: welding a ground electrode to a tip of a metal shell (metallic shell); and removing a welding sag formed on and over inner surfaces of the ground electrode and the metal shell from a work in which the ground electrode is welded to the tip of the metal shell, the welding step including: cutting the welding sag using a working tool while a control unit controls a working position of the working tool with respect to the work; and measuring a remaining quantity of the welding sag after the cutting step and the control unit performing a feedback of a measured value of the remaining quantity of the welding sag measured in the measuring step to a working position of a working tool in the cutting step for the subsequent work.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Maki, Ryosuke Honda
  • Patent number: 9892904
    Abstract: There is provided a light-emitting device capable of suppressing a decrease in a light emission amount. A light-emitting device including a container member including a ceramic package provided with a depressed portion serving as a discharge space, and a light transmitting member which is attached to the ceramic package via a joining layer formed of a joining material so as to close the depressed portion; an inert gas encapsulated inside the discharge space; and a couple of discharge electrodes which are disposed in the depressed portion of the ceramic package so as to be spaced from each other, the joining material including glass exhibiting a white color, and oxide ceramic powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akihiko Kitagawa
  • Patent number: 9894759
    Abstract: A substrate for a solid state lighting module has a plurality of serrated finger sections extending from an interconnecting base. The substrate may be formed from a single rectangular sheet by cutting away material between adjacent finger sections of a symmetrical second substrate to form the finger sections of the substrate. Parallel linear rows of solid state light sources may be disposed along the length of each finger section. For example, the solid state light sources may be disposed proximate to points of sawteeth at the edges of the finger sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Inventors: Ty Rock, Biju Antony, Chaim Becerra, Bruce Radl
  • Patent number: 9894766
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a display panel; a chassis including a flat part and an inclined part that extends from a side border of the flat part and is inclined with respect to the flat part; at least one printed circuit board (PCB) disposed on the chassis; and a plurality of light sources arranged on the at least one PCB and configured to emit light toward the display panel, wherein at least one light source of the plurality of light sources is arranged at a position corresponding to the inclined part of the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheon Ho Park, Jong-Hoi Kim, Han Mi Choi
  • Patent number: 9885472
    Abstract: An illuminating ventilator includes a case, a lamp and a power supply module. A first air opening and a second air opening are respectively formed on two sides of the case. The case includes an air channel having two ends respectively communicating with the first air opening and the second air opening. The fan is disposed in the case and is arranged in the air channel. The lamp is detachably attached to the case. The power supply module includes an AC input terminal, a first DC output terminal and a second DC output terminal. The first DC output terminal is electrically connected with the fan, and the second DC output terminal is electrically connected with the lamp. As such, the illuminating ventilator is provided with improved installation convenience, reduced production cost and reduced difficulty of maintaining and repairing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Alex Horng, Tso-Kuo Yin, Duo-Nian Shan
  • Patent number: 9883635
    Abstract: An improved method to produce artificial light for plant cultivation, an illumination device with a semiconductor light emission solution and device suited for plant cultivation in a greenhouse and/or dark growth chamber environment are described. The best mode is considered to be a lighting device with LEDs that produces an emission spectrum similar to the photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) spectrum in a dark growth chamber. The methods and arrangements allow more precise spectral tuning of the emission spectrum for lights used in plant (310, 311) cultivation. Therefore unexpected improvements in the photomorphogenetic control of plant growth, and further improvements in plant production, especially in dark growth chambers, such as basements, are realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: VALOYA OY
    Inventors: Lars Aikala, Ilkka Kivimaki
  • Patent number: 9885915
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate including a thin-film transistor (“TFT”) disposed in a unit pixel, a first electrode connected to the TFT, and a second electrode disposed on the same layer as that on which the first electrode is disposed, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates, where the first and second electrodes include a first wiring electrode and a second wiring electrode, respectively disposed on sides of the unit pixel, first main electrodes and second main electrodes, respectively branched off from at least one of the first wiring electrode and the second wiring electrode in a first direction and are arranged in a staggered manner, and first slit electrodes and second slit electrodes, respectively, which are arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and are arranged in a staggered manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Fusayuki Takeshita, Jae Jin Lyu, Keun Chan Oh, Jin Hyeong Lee
  • Patent number: 9880415
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display module, which comprises a bottom substrate, one or more reflective member, an array bump-structure layer, a liquid crystal layer, and a top substrate. The array bump-structure layer comprises one or more first bump region and one or mode second bump region. The second bump region is disposed on the reflective member correspondingly. By using the reflective member, the problem of complicated fabrication of the array bump layer having a plurality of sloping angles according to the prior art can be avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Giantplus Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kai-Ju Chou, Che-Yao Wu, Chun-Jung Lai, Ku-Huang Lai
  • Patent number: 9876149
    Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device package may include: a light emitting diode (LED) chip having a first surface on which a first electrode and a second electrode are provided, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a plurality of side surfaces, a lateral wavelength conversion layer disposed on a side surface of the plurality of side surfaces of the LED chip, the lateral wavelength conversion layer comprising a wavelength conversion material, and a reflective layer covering the second surface of the LED chip, the reflective layer being configured to reflect light emitted by the LED chip back towards the LED chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Jun Bang, Young Kyung Kim
  • Patent number: 9874327
    Abstract: A landscape light including a laser light source producing a laser light and including a lens configured to disperse the laser light, a background light assembly which includes a second light source producing a background light and a background light movement assembly configured to produce a movement of the background light generated by the second light source such that the background light moves across a surface onto which the background light is projected, and the at least one laser light source and the background light assembly being configured such that the dispersed laser light is projected substantially within the moving background light produced by the background light assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Telebrands Corp.
    Inventor: Lou Lentine
  • Patent number: 9875886
    Abstract: A double-ended ceramic metal halide lamp includes a luminous tube; at least two illuminators serially connected with each other deposed inside the luminous tube; and at least one ring-shaped retainers arranged between two illuminators to support the illuminators located along a central line of the luminous tube. A manufacturing method for a ceramic metal halide lamp includes following steps: (1) Arrange at least two serially connected illuminators inside an interior of a luminous tube; (2) Seal two ends of the luminous tube by a press sealing technique; and (3) Extract out the gas inside the luminous tube to form an eyelet at a central portion of the luminous tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Inventor: Robert Su
  • Patent number: 9874333
    Abstract: A modular fixture that is well-suited for use with solid state light sources, such as LEDs, to provide a surface ambient light (SAL). The fixture comprises two structural components: a housing subassembly and a lighting subassembly. These two subassemblies may be removably attached to operate as a singular fixture. Many different lighting subassemblies may be compatible with a single housing subassembly and vice versa. The housing subassembly comprises a frame that is mountable to an external structure. The lighting subassembly comprises the light sources and optical elements that tailor the light to achieve a particular profile. Electronics necessary to power and control the light sources may be disposed in the lighting subassembly. Various mount mechanisms may be used to attach the fixture to a surface such as a ceiling or a wall. Multiple fixtures can be connected serially to provide an extended linear fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: CREE, INC.
    Inventors: James Michael Lay, Jennifer Denise West
  • Patent number: 9869459
    Abstract: A landscape light including a first laser light source having a first lens and producing a first laser light having a first color, the first lens configured to disperse the first laser light, a second laser light source having a second lens and producing a second laser light having a second color, the second lens configured to disperse the second laser light, and a spotlight producing a background light such that the dispersed first and second laser lights are projected substantially within the background light produced by the spotlight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Telebrands Corp.
    Inventor: Lou Lentine
  • Patent number: 9863762
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention includes forming field generating electrodes on at least one of a lower display substrate and an upper display substrate, forming alignment layers on the lower display substrate and the upper display substrate, forming a liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules between the lower display substrate and the upper display substrate, electric-field exposing the liquid crystal layer to pretilt the liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer, and measuring pretilt angles of the liquid crystal molecules after the electric-field exposing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yong-Woon Lim
  • Patent number: 9864248
    Abstract: An aim of the present invention is to reduce manufacturing costs and lower the electrical resistance of composite metal electrodes while lowering the contact resistance of the composite metal electrodes with respect to an organic semiconductor film. A TFT (semiconductor device) of the present invention includes an organic semiconductor film formed from an organic semiconductor material, and a source electrode and a drain electrode that are composite metal electrodes that contact the organic semiconductor film. The source electrode and the drain electrode are configured such that a low-resistance metal material that makes ohmic contact with the organic semiconductor film, the contact resistance thereof being lower than that of a base metal material formed of a metal material, is mixed with the base metal material, and the low-resistance metal material is disposed so as to be exposed at least at a contact surface with the organic semiconductor film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yasumori Fukushima
  • Patent number: 9855888
    Abstract: A vehicle applique is provided that includes a decorative layer and an over-mold positioned over the decorative layer. The over-mold is substantially transparent. A semiconductor layer is positioned on an opposite side of the decorative layer from the over-mold. The semiconductor layer is configured to emit light through the decorative layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Kenneth Dellock, Stuart C. Salter, Aaron Bradley Johnson, Talat Karmo, Michael Musleh
  • Patent number: 9859352
    Abstract: Disclosed is a transparent organic light-emitting display (OLED) device having improved resolution by changing the layout of sub-pixel regions in a light-emitting area. The device comprises: a substrate having a plurality of pixels, each pixel including: a light emitting area including a first sub-pixel region, a second sub-pixel region, and a third sub-pixel region; and a transmissive area through which external light passes, wherein the transmissive area is surrounded by edges of the first, second and third sub-pixel regions of the pixel; and an organic light-emitting element on thin film transistors in each of the sub-pixel regions, wherein the first sub-pixel region is arranged on a first line of the pixel extending in a first direction, the second sub-pixel region is arranged on a second line parallel to the first direction, and the third sub-pixel region is arranged on a third line extending in a second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: JongSung Kim, Jiho Ryu
  • Patent number: 9857626
    Abstract: A substrate of liquid crystal panels includes a glass substrate, and a wire grid layer including a dielectric layer arranged on one side of the glass substrate, and a metal layer on the dielectric layer. The metal layer includes a number of first metal bars and a number of second metal bars. The second metal bars are configured to divide the metal layer into a first area, a second area, and a third area cyclically arranged. The first metal bars are arranged within the first area, the second area, and the third area in sequence, and the first metal bars are parallel to and are spaced apart from each other. The first metal bars within the different areas respectively include a first period, a second period, and a third period different from each other. In addition, the present disclosure also relates to a liquid crystal panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Guowei Zha
  • Patent number: 9859349
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an organic electroluminescent display substrate and a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device. The organic electroluminescent display substrate includes a base substrate and a plurality of pixel units formed on the base substrate, the pixel unit including a light-emitting region and a non-light-emitting region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yansong Li, Na Li, Li Sun