Patents Examined by Eric T Eide
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Patent number: 12379541Abstract: A closure for an apparatus comprises: a plurality of light sources; a lightguide to distribute light from the plurality of light sources, the lightguide having a first primary surface opposite a second primary surface, wherein the first primary surface has a first surface treatment, and wherein light emitted from the lightguide indicates a status of the apparatus; and a frame supporting the plurality of light sources and the lightguide for selective movement of the closure vertically or horizontally relative to the apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2024Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: Illumina, Inc.Inventors: Michael Wright, Erik Allegoren, Erik Williamson
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Patent number: 12372224Abstract: A magnetic conductive track and a lighting fixture are disclosed by the present disclosure. The magnetic conductive track includes a mounting main body and conductive substrates, each conductive substrate includes a magnetic attraction layer, an insulating layer, and a conductive layer, the magnetic attraction layer faces a mounting side of the mounting main body, the conductive layer faces a connecting side of the mounting main body and is exposed outside, and the magnetic attraction layer is used for attracting and connecting the lighting device.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2023Date of Patent: July 29, 2025Assignees: OPPLE LIGHTING CO., LTD., SUZHOU OPPLE LIGHTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Tao Yang, Jianmin Xie
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Patent number: 12366341Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes at least a light source, a primary reflector, and an inner lens. A method of forming the vehicle lamp includes dividing a facet area of the primary reflector into a plurality of smaller facets and analyzing light intensity performance for each smaller facet. The method further includes comparing the light intensity performance for each smaller facet to a predetermined standard, and identifying smaller facets that do not meet the predetermined standard. The method further includes adjusting a position of the light source associated with each smaller facet that does not meet the predetermined standard or re-shaping an outer surface of the primary reflector in an area associated with each smaller facet that does not meet the predetermined standard.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2023Date of Patent: July 22, 2025Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventor: Linsheng Chen
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Patent number: 12366339Abstract: A vehicle light device includes an optical lens and a light-emitting unit. The optical lens includes first light exit and entry lens portions, second light entry and exit lens portions connected respectively to upper and lower portions of the first light exit lens portion. The first and second light exit lens portions have respectively first and second light exit surfaces facing forwardly. The light-emitting unit includes first and second light emitting modules configured to emit first and second light rays, which travel toward the first and second light exit lens portions upon entering the first and second light entry lens portions, and which exit outwardly of the first and second light exit surfaces, respectively, toward the first and second light entry lens portions.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2024Date of Patent: July 22, 2025Assignee: T.Y.C. BROTHER INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventor: Ming-Chih Shih
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Patent number: 12352404Abstract: A lighting device disclosed in an embodiment of the invention includes a substrate; a reflective member disposed on the substrate; a plurality of light emitting devices disposed on the substrate; a resin layer disposed on the reflective member; and an optical pattern portion having a plurality of concave portions concavely formed on an upper surface of the resin layer, wherein the plurality of light emitting devices is spaced apart in a first direction in which light is emitted, wherein the optical pattern portion includes a pattern portion in which a width of the concave portions is reduced from a position overlapping a center of each of the plurality of light emitting devices in the first direction, wherein the optical pattern portion includes a pattern portion in which a width of the concave portions is reduced from the center of the optical pattern portion toward both sides of a second direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2024Date of Patent: July 8, 2025Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventors: Eay Jin Lim, Gyeong Il Jin
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Patent number: 12350961Abstract: A device for displaying images having variable colors comprises a substrate; a light-transmissive coloring layer painted or laminated on the substrate, the coloring layer comprising colorants of different colors and having a rear side in contact with the substrate and a varnished front side; a display layer comprising a silvering material directly plated on the varnished front side of the coloring layer, the display layer comprising a display pattern forming a visible displayed image, the silvering material comprising a metal, a metalloid, or an oxide thereof to form a one-way-mirror; an illuminator configured and positioned to illuminate the coloring layer from the rear side of the coloring layer. When the coloring layer is unilluminated by the illuminator, the unilluminated coloring layer is hidden behind the one-way-mirror. When the coloring layer is illuminated by the illuminator, the illuminated coloring layer visibly colorizes the displayed image through the one-way-mirror.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2024Date of Patent: July 8, 2025Inventors: Jianqiao Yang, Chulong Yang
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Patent number: 12352419Abstract: An illumination device includes two illumination sections. The first illumination section includes a plurality of illumination elements that are each configured to emit light in a light spectrum, wherein the light spectrum is variable. The second illumination section includes one or several illumination elements that are each configured to emit light in a fixed light spectrum, wherein the fixed light spectrum is white.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2023Date of Patent: July 8, 2025Assignee: GLP German Light Products GmbHInventor: Udo Kuenzler
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Patent number: 12338968Abstract: A tail light assembly for a vehicle includes a stop/turn lighting element that includes an output lens having a first region and a second region having an elongated shape. The stop/turn lighting element also includes a first illuminator portion configured to direct light from a first light source out of the first region of the output lens. The stop/turn lighting element also includes a second illuminator portion including an input element disposed along the second region of the output lens and a light pipe having an elongated shape extending parallel to and spaced apart from the input element. The second illuminator portion is configured to direct light from a second light source out of the second region of the output lens.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2023Date of Patent: June 24, 2025Assignee: Autosystems, a division of Magna Exteriors Inc.Inventors: Jeremy R. Sasena, Yasen I. Yakimov
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Patent number: 12332471Abstract: A curved backlight module includes a frame unit, a light source, and a diffuser plate. The frame unit includes a back frame, a curvature fixing member combined with the back frame, and at least one first positioning structure. The at least one first positioning structure is disposed on anyone of the back frame or the curvature fixing member. The curvature fixing member presses the diffuser plate so that at least a portion of the diffuser plate has the same curvature with the curvature fixing member. The diffuser plate has at least one second positioning structure, the at least one first positioning structure of the frame unit is combined with the at least one second positioning structure of the diffuser plate to limit the diffuser plate and simplify the structure of the positioning elements. The curvature fixing member stably maintains the curvature of the diffuser plate, thereby improving the overall structural stability and optical quality.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2023Date of Patent: June 17, 2025Assignee: Radiant Opto-Electronics CorporationInventors: Hui-Hua Hung, Ying-Ting Chen, Sung-Fu Wu, Yi-Jen Chiu
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Patent number: 12331912Abstract: The disclosure provides a lighting device that provides light via one or more non-incandescent lamps that can be moved and arranged while operating. The lighting device includes a non-opaque shroud, or casing, that sits upon a base to create a volume within which the non-incandescent lamps rest and can be moved while still providing light. The non-incandescent lamp can use one or more light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The non-incandescent lamps can provide illumination with minimal heat and low power consumption that contributes to user interaction and can be battery powered. In addition to a non-incandescent lamp, a lighting device having at least one of the non-incandescent lamps is disclosed. Additionally, a lighting system having at least one of the lighting devices and a lighting control application is provided herein.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2023Date of Patent: June 17, 2025Assignee: Latin-Negocio, LLCInventors: Brewster Waddell, Robert Landers
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Patent number: 12320488Abstract: A light guiding device includes a first light guide having an end surface, a corner section and a downstream section. The corner section of the first light guide has a corner and is closer to the end surface of the first light guide than the downstream section. Light incident surfaces of the first light guide include the end surface, and an inner side surface of the corner section located on the inner side of the corner. A light exit surface of the first light guide includes an outer side surface of the first light guide located on the outer side of the corner. The light incident surfaces of the first light guide may additionally include the inner side surface of the corner section. It is found that the corner section can be lit on when the corner section is observed along the direction tangent to the corner section.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2022Date of Patent: June 3, 2025Assignee: VALEO VISIONInventors: Xingang Shi, Yanna Chen, Zebin Ni
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Patent number: 12297970Abstract: A vehicle lamp is configured to mount directly to a vehicle component. The vehicle lamp includes a substrate, a lens, a compliant skirt made of silicone extending from a front perimeter of the lens and extending to the substrate, the compliant skirt configured to gaplessly fit within a vehicle aperture in the vehicle component and to attach to the vehicle component with the substrate, a reinforcing structure configured to provide strength to the vehicle lamp, the reinforcing structure connecting the lens to the substrate, and an adjustment mechanism extending through the reinforcing structure and the substrate and configured to move the lens about one or both of a vertical axis and a horizontal axis.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2024Date of Patent: May 13, 2025Assignee: MagWerks Vision Inc.Inventors: Michael F. Pickholz, Steven Francis Tregilgas
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Patent number: 12297974Abstract: A lighting assembly and method generate a three-dimensional lighting effect with parallax, depth and brightness variability or twinkling among different viewing angles using an LED substrate and different optic component layers including one or more obscuration patterns and a reflection chamber for unobscured light from LEDs components not obscured by the one or more obscuration patterns. The LED substrate can employ mini or micro scale package LEDs or their unpackaged LED dies for slim profile lighting assembly. The LED substrate and different optic component layers can be curved, employ direct illumination and occultation imaging.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2023Date of Patent: May 13, 2025Assignee: Magna Exteriors Inc.Inventors: Rafat Mohmoud Mohammad, Frank Hallitschke, Helgert Elezi, Jacob Williams
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Patent number: 12264817Abstract: A manufacturing method of an optical device includes: providing a lower transparent substrate; wherein the lower transparent substrate includes an upper surface; providing a quantum dot film element and a glue-material enclosure wall disposed on the upper surface; wherein the glue-material enclosure wall surrounds the quantum dot film element; providing an upper transparent substrate covering the quantum dot film element and the glue-material enclosure wall, such that the quantum dot film element and the glue-material enclosure wall are sandwiched between the lower transparent substrate and the upper transparent substrate; and cutting the lower transparent substrate and the upper transparent substrate to form a lower protective film and an upper protective film corresponding to the quantum dot film element, so as to obtain the optical device including the lower protective film, the upper protective film, the quantum dot film element, and the glue-material enclosure wall.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2024Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: QDLUX INC.Inventors: Jung-Hua Chang, Ching-Liang Yi, Chen-Yang Huang
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Patent number: 12259125Abstract: A display device and a motor vehicle having such a display device is disclosed. The display device has a display panel and a backlight for the display panel. The backlight has a reflector having a plurality of reflectively embodied cavities, and a plurality of light sources in each case arranged in the cavities. Moreover, the backlight has support elements, which are transparent to light emitted by the light sources and protrude at least partially into a gap between the cavities and an optical component arranged below the display panel.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2023Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbHInventors: Manrico Joseph, Ralph Neupert
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Patent number: 12249678Abstract: A light-emitting module includes: a first light source unit including: a first light source, and a first lens on which light emitted from the first light source is incident; a driver configured to rotate the first lens; and a controller configured to, conjunctively with the driver, control an output of the first light source. A central axis of light emitted from the first lens is oblique to a rotation axis of the first lens. The controller is configured to control the output of the first light source according to a position along a trajectory of the central axis of the light emitted from the first lens.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2023Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventor: Norimasa Yoshida
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Patent number: 12241610Abstract: A lighting device is provided for a motor vehicle. The lighting device contains a printed circuit board populated with light-emitting diodes and a reflector element. The reflector element is on the same side of the printed circuit board as the light-emitting diodes. The reflector element is subdivided into numerous segments. Each light-emitting diode is dedicated to a segment, such that the light from the light-emitting diodes can be reflected away from the printed circuit board by the reflector element in a beam direction (S). An optical element for the lighting device is placed downstream of the reflector element in the beam direction (S). The optical element has different optical properties above the reflective surface of the reflector element.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2023Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaAInventors: Marc Kaup, Martin Mügge, Thomas Rettweiler
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Patent number: 12234958Abstract: The invention relates to an optical module of a motor vehicle lighting system, including at least one light source, a primary optical element comprising at least one primary optical member connected to an exit optical member, the primary optical member including a light entry face and a junction face connecting the primary optical member to the exit optical member, the primary optical element being a one-piece component, and an optical projection system designed to project, onto the ground, using light emitted by the light source and collected by the primary optical member, an image of the junction face, the primary optical member being arranged so that the image of its junction face that is projected onto the ground by the optical projection system is entirely bounded by substantially sharp edges.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2022Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: Valeo VisionInventors: Marine Courcier, Aleksandra Cvetkovic, Eric Moisy, Stefan Namyslo, Pierre Albou
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Patent number: 12222602Abstract: An optical film according to various embodiments of the present invention may include a first sheet comprising a first base portion, a first pattern layer including a plurality of prisms and formed on a surface of the first base portion, and a second pattern layer including a plurality of pyramids and formed as intaglio on the other surface of the first base portion; and a second sheet including a second base portion; a third pattern layer including a plurality of protrusions with an adhesive property and formed as a matte pattern on a surface of the second base portion, and a fourth pattern layer including a plurality of pyramids and formed as intaglio on the other surface of the second base portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2024Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: LMS Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyeonuk Park, Byeonghun Lee, DongKyu Lee
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Patent number: 12222089Abstract: A light emitting module is provided to comprise: a light source unit including at least one light-emitting element; a lens unit arranged on the light source unit and including a first fastening hole; a substrate having an upper and lower surfaces and including a second fastening hole, the light source unit arranged on the upper surface; and a fastening unit arranged inside of the first fastening hole and the second fastening hole, wherein the first fastening hole and the second fastening hole are arranged to correspond to each other. The substrate has a height in a vertical direction from the upper surface to the lower surface, and a height of a region of the substrate where the fastening portion is disposed and a height of a region of the substrate where the fastening portion is not disposed are same as the height of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2023Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Woo Seok Kim, Do Kwang Lee