Patents Examined by Eric T Eide
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Patent number: 11590888Abstract: A lens includes an incident surface through which outgoing light enters the lens, the incident surface being formed at a portion opposed to a light source, and an emission surface through which incident light incident on the incident surface exits from the lens. The incident surface refracts outgoing light in a direction away from an optical axis of outgoing light, along a direction orthogonal to the optical axis. The emission surface refracts incident light in a direction away from a centerline of incident light, along a direction orthogonal to the centerline.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2020Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Satoshi Yokoi, Kenichi Kawaguchi, Yasuo Takada, Tatsuya Nakayama, Kiyotaka Kinoshita, Atsushi Takeuchi
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Patent number: 11592153Abstract: A lighting device (10) for a motor vehicle headlamp, which lighting device comprises the following: at least one first light source (50) for radiating light beams in a first radiation direction (X1), a first deflection device (100) with a deflection surface (110), which is set up to deflect at least a portion of the light beams of the at least one first light source (50) in a second radiation direction (X2), and a second deflection device (200) with a multiplicity of deflection elements which can be controlled and moved independently of one another for deflecting at least a portion of the light beams of the light beams deflected by the first deflection device (100) in a third radiation direction (X3) and for creating a light distribution in front of the lighting device (10), wherein the first deflection device (100) comprises at least one second light source (60), which at least one second light source (60) has a main radiation direction in which light beams of the second light source can be emitted, whereType: GrantFiled: December 12, 2019Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Stefan Mitterlehner, Thomas Mitterlehner
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Patent number: 11576366Abstract: An aircraft and method of deterring avian species from the aircraft include a lighting system including a lighting assembly coupled to the exterior. The lighting assembly includes an ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting element that emits UV light outside of the aircraft.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Melanie L. Kimsey-Lin, James A. Fullerton
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Patent number: 11573004Abstract: A lighting device is provided. The lighting device includes: a lighting unit in which a plurality of light sources are mounted; a lighting cover installed to be spaced apart from the lighting unit; and a reflective sheet arranged on a light source mounting surface of the lighting unit and reflecting reflected light reflected from the lighting cover back toward the lighting cover, wherein wavelength conversion layer for converting a wavelength of the reflected light reflected from the lighting cover is laminated on the reflective sheet.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2020Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: SHERPA SPACE INC.Inventor: Choa Mun Yun
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Patent number: 11567256Abstract: The present disclosure provides a backlight module and a display device. The backlight module includes: a back plate including a bottom wall and a side wall coupled thereto, with the bottom wall and the side wall defining an accommodating space; a light guide plate disposed in the accommodating space and including: a light outgoing surface disposed away from the bottom wall, a bottom surface disposed toward the bottom wall, and a light incident surface coupled between the light outgoing face and the bottom face; a light source disposed in the accommodating space and configured to emit light toward the light incident surface; and a composite film located on a side of the light guide plate away from the bottom wall and including a diffuser sheet and a plurality of prism sheets combined together and sequentially arranged in a direction away from the light guide plate.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignees: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Yaodong Wang, Yangli Zheng, Xiaoping Zhang, Jian Ren, Site Cai, Luo Zhang, Qin Xin, Zhenguo Zhou, Siqi Yin, Fangyi Liu, Boning Wang, Litao Fan, Xiaojuan Gao
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Patent number: 11555593Abstract: Motor vehicle light module (1) comprising at least one microprojector (2) and at least one at least partially translucent projection screen element (3), the at least one microprojector (2) being configured to create a light distribution (4), the light distribution being projectable in the form of a predefinable luminous pattern (5) onto the at least one at least partially translucent projection screen element (3), wherein, when the motor vehicle light module (1) is in a switched-on state, the predefinable luminous pattern (5) is visible on a side (30) of the projection screen element (3) facing away from the microprojector (2) and contains optically displayed information.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Peter Schadenhofer, Alexander Hacker, Josef Gürtl, Bernhard Mandl, Christian Jackl, Anke Müller, Siegmar Hackl
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Patent number: 11549655Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a headlamp lens for a vehicle headlamp, wherein the headlamp lens comprises a precision-molded body made of a transparent material, wherein the body comprises at least one light tunnel and a light-conducting part with at least one optically active light exit surface. The light tunnel comprises at least one light entry surface and merges with a bend in the light-conducting part to depict the sharp bend as a light/dark boundary by means of light coupled or radiated into the light entry surface. The surface of the light tunnel is at least partially convexly curved in the region of the bend.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2022Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: DOCTER OPTICS SEInventors: Manuel Tessmer, Mohsen Mozaffari-Afshar, Siemen Kühl, Wolfram Wintzer
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Patent number: 11543119Abstract: A portable diffused lighting system is disclosed. The lighting system includes a collapsible containment and a light source. The containment includes a perimeter wall, a first end, and a light diffuser, with the first end including the light diffuser, with the containment being disposable in a collapsed configuration and at least one expanded configuration, and with a maximum expanded configuration for the containment providing a maximum spacing of no more than about 4 inches between the light source and the light diffuser. The light source projects within an interior of the collapsible containment, and diffused light is output from the containment through the light diffuser. The lighting system may include a connector for detachably mounting the lighting system to a computer display panel. The lighting system may also include a boom stand, and the noted connector may also detachably mount the containment to the boom stand.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Inventors: Tark Abed, Michael Thayer Drez
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Patent number: 11536419Abstract: A lighting device with improved luminous performance is provided, which includes a first light path, a second light path and a plurality of first light sources and second light sources. The first light path includes a plurality of first bending portions and second bending portions arranged in staggered arrangement. Each first bending portion and each second ending portion protrude from one side and the other side of a first reference line respectively. The first light sources are distributed over the second bending portions. The second light path is connected to the first light path in parallel, and includes a plurality of third bending portions and fourth bending portions arranged in the staggered arrangement. Each third bending portion and each fourth bending portion protrude from one side and the other side of a second reference line respectively. The second light sources are distributed over the third bending portions.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2022Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Xiamen PVTECH Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fuxing Lu, Zhirong Lin
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Patent number: 11536422Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to lighting elements, for example, suitable for use illuminating a ceiling. The present disclosure relates more particularly to an illuminated acoustic ceiling element including an acoustic substrate having an upper face and a lower face, an air permeable layer disposed under the lower face of the acoustic substrate and spaced from the acoustic substrate, and a light source supported by the acoustic substrate and configured to emit light through the air permeable layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: CertainTeed Canada, Inc.Inventors: Luigi Bartella, Timothy Briggs
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Patent number: 11526066Abstract: An illumination optical system includes a plurality of light sources arranged in an annular shape, and a prism plate that is formed in an annular shape about an optical axis of illumination light from the light sources. The prism plate includes a prism surface, upon which the illumination light falls incident and on which prism a plurality of prisms arranged in an annular shape along a circumferential direction of the prism plate, are formed, a flat section upon which the illumination light falls incident and which is formed in an annular shape along the circumferential direction of the prism plate, and an emission plane that emits the illumination light. The prism surface is formed on an outer peripheral side outward from a radius of the prism plate that is centered on the optical axis, and the flat section is formed on an inner peripheral side inward from the radius.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: FUJITSU FRONTECH LIMITEDInventors: Isao Iwaguchi, Yuki Hasegawa
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Patent number: 11512829Abstract: Reliability of an in-vehicle headlight is improved by changing a light distribution pattern without using any mechanical configuration. The in-vehicle headlight includes a laser light source, a spatial light modulator, a spatial-light-modulator controller, and a projection lens. The laser light source emits a laser light beam. The spatial light modulator modulates a phase distribution of the laser light beam emitted by the laser light source. The spatial-light-modulator controller is provided in a headlight controller, and controls the spatial light modulator. The spatial-light-modulator controller controls the spatial light modulator so as to modulate the phase distribution of the laser light beam, and changes the light distribution pattern projected from the projection lens.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2022Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.Inventor: Kenichi Shimada
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Patent number: 11506359Abstract: A lamp assembly for a vehicle includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) mounted in or on the vehicle and arranged in a linear pattern. An elongated optical member is disposed longitudinally along the linear pattern of LEDs. The elongated optical member is configured to receive light emitted from the LEDs and project a corresponding plurality of lit images. A vehicle lamp assembly includes a plurality of LEDs mounted to a printed-circuit board to form a linear array. A primary light pipe is disposed adjacent to the linear array of LEDs and aligned longitudinally along the linear array of LEDs, such that light emitted from each of the LEDs of the linear array traverses radially through the primary light pipe.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Flex-N-Gate Advanced Product Development, LLCInventor: Todd Nykerk
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Patent number: 11504594Abstract: An illuminated hockey puck assembly includes a housing having an outer surface including a top side, a bottom side, and a perimeter edge extending between the top and bottom sides. The illuminated hockey puck assembly has a weight, a shape, and a size comparable to a hockey puck. A lighting system is mounted within the interior and is encapsulated by the outer surface such that the lighting system is immobilized in the housing. The housing is translucent such that the housing is illuminated by the lighting system when the lighting system emits lights.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Inventors: Stephen Czech, Matthew Czech
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Patent number: 11493682Abstract: Disclosed are a display device and a backlight module. The display device includes a backlight module, a liquid crystal display panel, and a chip-on-flex. The backlight module may include a frame body, and an edge-type light source, a light guide plate, a reflector strip, a light absorber strip, and an optical film disposed in the frame body. The light absorber strip and the diffuser sheet are not bonded, and the reflector strip and the diffuser sheet of the optical film are bonded.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignees: Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Xiujun Cai, Cuie Wang, Wenli Lan, Sa Li, Dong Wang, Dawei Wang
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Patent number: 11487158Abstract: A backlight unit includes a printed circuit board; a light source disposed on the printed circuit board and configured to emit light towards an upper side of the backlight unit; a reflective lens disposed on an upper side of the light source; and a reflective tape attached to the printed circuit board so as to surround the light source. At least a part of the reflective tape has a color different from a color of the light emitted by the light source.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyungsuk Kim, Jongbin Kim, Youngmin Lee, Dukjin Jeon, Byoungjin Cho, Sukju Choi
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Patent number: 11480312Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting device having an optical part. The optical part comprises at least a first portion comprising a first light input face for receiving first light rays from a first light source and transmitting the first light rays directly toward a light output face so that the light exits the optical part. The optical part further comprises a second light input face for receiving second light rays light from a second light source and transmitting the second light rays toward said light output face so that they are reflected at least one time by total internal reflection on a first zone of said light output face before exiting the optical part through a second zone of said light output face.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Valeo VisionInventors: Blais Jars, Yves Gromfeld
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Patent number: 11473749Abstract: A high-definition vehicular headlamp has a light module configured to produce a matrix of light-emitting points each of which has a coordinate pair. The headlamp generates a light image in front of the vehicle, and the light image is divided into a matrix of pixels that correspond respectively to the light-emitting points of the light module. A specified partial image content is generated in a partial region of the light image. The partial image content acts upon a set of coordinate pairs of light-emitting points, including coordinate pairs having defective light-emitting points that could cause pixel errors. A displacement vector is formed by comparing coordinate pairs of defective light-emitting points with the set of coordinate pairs of the light-emitting points on which the partial image content acts, and the partial image content is reproduced in the partial region of the light image that has been displaced by the displacement vector.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2022Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche AGInventors: Benjamin Hummel, Dominik Walter, Maximilian Bossler, Peter Heimpel, Robert Haehle, Johannes Grabowski
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Patent number: 11460164Abstract: A vehicle signal light structure includes a light guide, two light source modules, and a collimator. The light guide includes an elongated light output surface, a light incident surface being disposed at both sides of the light output surface, and a light guide surface being disposed below the light output surface. The light guide surface is tilted upward from the light incident surface to the center of the light guide. The light guide surface includes a plurality of V-shaped microstructures defining a light guide structure. The light source modules are disposed at the light incident surface of the light guide. The collimator has a light incident surface disposed at the light output surface of the light guide. A light passing through the light incident surface of the light guide is reflected by the light guide surface and directs to the light output surface, then, is collimated by the collimator.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2021Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: TAN DE TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Jyun Sian Yu, Chung Chiang Pan, Chao Pai Lee
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Patent number: 11454384Abstract: The lighting lamp with an enhanced heat dissipation function of the present invention includes a main body, an LED module, a cylindrical fastening boss, a connection portion, a lens holder and a ring-shaped fixing cap.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2018Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: INNOCOMPANY CO., LTDInventor: Ho Jeong Choi