Patents Examined by Erin Kryukova
  • Patent number: 10028543
    Abstract: A safety light helmet is a helmet with a light affixed to the top center of the helmet for 360-degree visibility by other riders and vehicles when passing a rider wearing the helmet. The safety light detaches immediately during a collision without causing injury to the rider. The safety light helmet has a plurality of light bulbs operative for displaying a plurality of light patterns. The light is rechargeable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Inventor: Darryl William Munns
  • Patent number: 10024515
    Abstract: A lighting device may be provided that comprises: a cover; a member comprising a first placement portion, a second placement portion and a guide disposed between the first placement portion and the second placement portion; a light source module disposed on the first placement portion; a heat sink comprising a first receiver and a second receiver, the first receiver being defined by a flat surface and a plurality of heat radiating fins extending from an edge portion of the flat surface; and a circuitry disposed in the second receiver; wherein the second placement portion is disposed in the first receiver, wherein a first portion of the guide is couple to the cover and a second portion of the guide is couple to the heat radiating fins of the heat sink, and wherein the guide is spaced apart from the flat surface, the guide contacts the heat radiating fins, and the guide is disposed on the heat radiating fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byeong Guk Min, Jae O Kwak, In Soo Park, Seung Kyun Hong
  • Patent number: 10023325
    Abstract: A method of making a light guide for an aircraft passenger cabin is provided. The method includes determining, for each of a plurality of points on an interior surface of the cabin, a corresponding fixture angle from a light fixture receptacle, a distance, and an angle of incidence at the point. The method also includes calculating an incident light intensity for each of the plurality of points, assuming a light source that emits light of uniform intensity at each fixture angle. Additionally, the method includes calculating a relative ray strength from each fixture angle needed to produce a desired incident light intensity at each corresponding point, and disposing a plurality of light extraction features on a unit length of the light guide such that at least one of a number and a size of the light extraction features are determined based on the relative ray strength for that fixture angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventor: Mark Edward Eakins
  • Patent number: 10017104
    Abstract: A headlight system for an off-road vehicle includes a first headlight assembly configured to be disposed proximate to a first lateral side of the off-road vehicle and a second headlight assembly configured to be disposed proximate to a second lateral side of the off-road vehicle. Each of the first and second headlight assemblies includes a frame, a first headlight oriented along a first axis, a second headlight configured to direct light along a second axis that is oriented at a first angle relative to the first axis, and a third headlight configured to direct light along a third axis that is oriented at a second angle relative to the first axis. The first and second headlight assemblies are configured to illuminate more than a 180 degree arc about a forward end of the off-road vehicle while mounted to the off-road vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Dwayne St. George Jackson, Jonathan Eziquiel-Shriro
  • Patent number: 10008637
    Abstract: Light emitter devices and methods with reduced dimensions and improved light output are provided. In one embodiment, a light emitter device includes a submount having an area of approximately 6 square millimeters (mm2) or less. The device can further include a light emitting chip on the submount and a lens disposed over the light emitting chip and positioned on the submount. The device can be operable for emitting light at approximately 100 lumens or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Britt, David T. Emerson, Raymond Rosado, Justin Lydon
  • Patent number: 9849984
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a plurality of LEDs arranged in a row on an elongated wiring board; and a lens covering all the LEDs and controlling distribution of light emitted from each LED. An optical axis of the light emitted from each LED is orthogonal to the wiring board. The lens has a light emitting surface that controls distribution of the light emitted from each LED. When the light emitting surface is divided into at least three regions, the lens performs light distribution such that light radiated from a region is distributed in a direction tilted with respect to the optical axis of the light emitted from the LED. Thus, asymmetric distribution of light is achieved when the optical axis of the light from the LED is the axis of symmetry, and further, the luminous flux in the direction tilted with respect to the optical axis is increased most.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Ohta, Tadashi Murakami
  • Patent number: 9817160
    Abstract: To obtain a white reflective film that is hard to warp and can ameliorate unevenness in the luminance even when used in such a manner as to be superimposed on a chassis having convex and concave portions for placing circuits and the like or used with an LED, and can prevent uneven close contact with a light guide plate and damage of the light guide plate, the white reflective film for edge-lit backlight is made to meets the requirements (i) to (iii): (i) the stiffness is 2 to 10 mN·m; (ii) convex portions are formed on at least one surface (A) and the maximum height of the convex portion is 15 to 60 ?m; and (iii) the cushion rate at the side of a surface (B) opposite to the surface (A) is 12% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Sakaguchi, Yuji Kawata, Osamu Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9797565
    Abstract: A light engine for a lighting fixture includes a bracket, with multiple mounting surfaces configured at different angles to form a substantially concave region, and a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) modules mounted to the multiple mounting surfaces to project an axis of a light beam from each of the plurality of LED modules along substantially a same illuminating plane. The light engine includes a first set of lenses with a first type of optical surface for focusing a first portion of the plurality of LED modules and a second set of lenses with a second type of optical surface, different than the first type, for focusing a second portion of the plurality of LED modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Thomas & Betts International LLC
    Inventor: Radu C. Rapeanu
  • Patent number: 9781964
    Abstract: An article of illuminated headwear having a top portion, a left side, and a right side, the article of headwear including a controllable power source, a lamp disposed on the top portion of the article of headwear, the lamp in electrical communication with the power source, a first lens configured to cast white light in a 360 degree pattern around the lamp, a second lens disposed on the right side of the headwear, the second lens configured to cast light of a first color to the right side of the headwear, and a third lens disposed on the left side of the headwear, the third lens configured to cast light of a second color to the left side of the headwear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Inventor: Scott Davis
  • Patent number: 9752744
    Abstract: The invention relates to a LED vehicle headlight. Each light unit has a LED board with a luminous surface and an optical device associated with a reflector and/or a lens. A reflector holder carries the optical devices of the light units and is formed in one piece with the latter. A board holder is fastened detachably to the reflector holder. The board holder has a receptacle for each light unit, and the LED board has contact surfaces that come into contact with corresponding contact surfaces on the reflector holder to position the LED board with respect to the assigned optical device when the board holder is fixed on the reflector holder. Each light unit has elastic pressurizing means that act on the LED board in order to press its contact surfaces against the contact surfaces of the reflector holder when the board holder is fixed on the reflector holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: HDO Druckguss-und Oberflaechentechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Karl-Josef Muller, Michael Franzke, David Duhme, Werner Kosters
  • Patent number: 9726343
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a body, a light source unit disposed on the body to generate light, and a lens disposed on the body to refract light generated from the light source unit. The lens includes a light introduction portion having a light introduction surface for introduction of light and a light emission portion having a light emission surface for passage of light having passed through the light introduction portion, and the light introduction surface of the light introduction portion and the light emission surface of the light emission portion are configured to satisfy cos a1?cos ?1/cos a2?cos ?2<0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eun Hwa Kim, Ki Hyun Kim, Sung Ku Kang
  • Patent number: 9696002
    Abstract: A tail light device for a vehicle is provided in which a stop lamp, blinkers and a tail lamp are arranged in a common housing. The device allows for reducing component parts and making the device smaller. There are provided a stop lamp reflector for reflecting light through an inner surface thereof from a light source for a stop lamp, and a blinker reflector for reflecting light through an inner surface thereof from a light source for a blinker. The stop lamp reflector and the blinker reflector are attached to the housing in such a way as to be spaced apart from each other. Tail lamp reflection surfaces for reflecting light from the light source for the tail lamp, are formed on outer surfaces of the stop lamp reflector and the blinker reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hayato Ohashi, Ryuhei Soeta, Eikichi Momma
  • Patent number: 9695990
    Abstract: An arrangement for light emission has at least one LED light-emitting means (110) in an elongate arrangement, a support element (120), which supports the LED light-emitting means (110) and a light emission element (130) which can be connected to the support element (120). The light emission element (130) is designed to modify the light emission characteristic of the LED light-emitting means (110) to give the light emission characteristic of at least one fluorescent tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbH
    Inventors: Patrick Gassner, Michael Spiegel
  • Patent number: 9690041
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) backlight unit includes first and second curved bottom floor reflectors exhibiting mirror image symmetry along a center line extending in a latitudinal direction, first and second sides disposed along a longitudinal direction, the first and second bottom floor reflectors disposed therebetween, first and second back reflectors disposed on distal ends of the first and second bottom floor reflectors, respectively, away from the center line, and LEDs disposed in or adjacent to the first and second back reflectors. A curvature of the first and second bottom floor reflectors respectively reach a maximum near the center line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: David G Pelka, Simon Magarill
  • Patent number: 9677738
    Abstract: An optical device for transforming an input light distribution from an LED light source to provide an omni-directional output light distribution for solid-state lighting is disclosed. The optical device has a conical form, comprising first and second coaxial cones of different refractive index, defined by coaxial inner and outer cone surfaces, which converge from a cone base to a rounded tip at the apex. Preferably, each of the inner and outer cone surfaces comprises a plurality of conical facets defining a grating structure. The inner cone, i.e. air cavity, is directly coupled to an LED emitter area. Cone angles and spacings of conical facets, defining inner and outer gratings, are tailored to reshape a predetermined input light distribution. Apertures assist in heat dissipation. A lightweight, compact device with high transmission efficiency can be manufactured at low cost by one-step injection molding from an optical-grade polymer, such as PMMA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: 1947796 Ontario Inc.
    Inventors: Jie Sun, Christopher Hart, Stephen Naor
  • Patent number: 9664835
    Abstract: A luminous multiple glazing unit of a door of furniture notably refrigerated includes a first sheet of mineral glass or organic glass, a second sheet separated from the first sheet by peripheral spacer, a peripheral light source with a source support, a light extraction device for extracting the guided light to form at least one luminous zone, the source support being in a housing surrounded by material, forming a framing, including an assembly element, covered by a cap, the cap and the diode support being removable from the glazing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Christophe Kleo, Bastien Grandgirard, Alexandre Richard, Adèle Verrat-Debailleul, Pascal Bäuerle
  • Patent number: 9647473
    Abstract: Provided herein is an improved apparatus and system for providing a flashlight and charging base system. The flashlight of may include a light source, a power source having a charge level, a housing defining a major axis along which the housing extends, an adjustable ring disposed about the housing, where the adjustable ring is configured to be rotated between at least two positions, where each of the at least two positions define a different mode of operation, and a switch located proximate the barrel, where the switch is configured to turn the flashlight on and off. The adjustable ring may include a magnet, where the housing includes a Hall effect sensor, where the at least two positions of the adjustable ring are recognized by the position of the magnet relative to the Hall effect sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignees: Zweibruder Optoelectronics GmbH & Co. KG, LED LENSER Corp. Ltd.
    Inventors: Stefan Feustel, Andre Kunzendorf
  • Patent number: 9638379
    Abstract: A lighting device provides a storage tray or cavity. The lighting device includes a head section pivotally connected to a base section via a connection assembly. The head section includes a light source, and the base section includes a storage cavity with a magnetic floor. The connection assembly allows the head section to be variably positioned relative to the base section by pivoting simultaneously about mutually orthogonal axes, one of which is fixed relative to the base section, and the other of which is movable relative to the base section. The lighting device may optionally include removable tools, such as a telescopic pick-up tool, and/or various means for attaching the lighting device to a support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: SHANGHAI EASY—USE TOOLS ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shiyu Sun
  • Patent number: 9638395
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises: an artificial visible light source (8); a layer of photochromic material (2) overlying the artificial light source (8); a layer of opaque material (4) overlying the layer of photochromic material; and one or more apertures (6) through the layer of opaque material (4). The apparatus and a method providing the apparatus are used in different ambient lighting conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventor: Hingwing Pun
  • Patent number: 9625125
    Abstract: A luminaire can comprise a housing that comprises a flat surface or platform. The platform can comprise one or more apertures. One or more light modules can be disposed in the aperture or apertures, so that each light module is set into the platform, for example. Each light module can be rotated within its aperture. Each light module can emit a pattern of illumination that is biased relative to its axis of light module rotation, for example. Accordingly, the illumination emitted by each light module can be aimed in various directions by rotating the light module. Adjusting the rotational orientation of each light module can thus control where the luminaire directs the illumination pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Bryant, James Richard Christ, Christopher Gerard Ladewig, Travis Liam Johnson