Patents Examined by Evan Dzierzynski
  • Patent number: 10151463
    Abstract: An LED light bulb including a heat sink including a base and series of cooling fins arranged around the base defining external threads, an LED light board including at least one LED light on an upper end of the heat sink, a pressure ring surrounding the LED light board on the upper end of the heat sink, and a translucent cover configured to cover the LED light board. The translucent cover includes a cover body and a series of hooks extending from the cover body. Each hook includes a resilient arm and an elastic arm extending inward from a free distal end of the resilient arm. When the translucent cover is connected to the pressure ring, a lower edge of the cover body is pressed against an upper surface of the pressure ring and the elastic arms are pressed against a lower surface of the pressure ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Gardenia Industrial Limited
    Inventor: Hing Chuen Allan Kwong
  • Patent number: 10152949
    Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of flexible display modules and systems of flexible display modules. Display modules have a plurality of light emitting elements arranged in a predetermined pattern and providing a highly uniform visual effect. Alignment and complementary alignment features enable the alignment of adjacent display modules and the creation of large displays from a plurality of aligned display modules. Features to couple to and retain a support frame are provided. Flexible and durable weather resistance features are provided. Modules and systems have features that permit installation and removal from the front side or the back side of the display. A system of modular support frames works cooperatively with the display modules, adapting to different mounting environments, and thereby providing large modular displays with desirable properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Nanolumens Acquisition, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Cross, Jorge Perez-Bravo
  • Patent number: 10151446
    Abstract: A variety of light-emitting devices are disclosed that are configured to output light provided by a light source. In general, embodiments of the light-emitting devices feature a light source and an extractor element coupled to the light source, where the extractor element includes, at least in part, a total internal reflection (TIR) surface. Luminaires incorporating light-emitting devices of this type are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Quarkstar LLC
    Inventors: Ingo Speier, Hans Peter Stormberg, Robert C. Gardner, Gregory A. Magel, Ferdinand Schinagl, Roland H. Haitz
  • Patent number: 10150574
    Abstract: Landing gear lights having multiple degrees of rotation are described herein. One disclosed example apparatus includes an aircraft landing gear light fixture having a first spherical portion, and a light assembly coupled to the light fixture, where the light assembly includes a second spherical portion adjacent the first spherical portion. The disclosed example apparatus also includes first and second pivots to allow the light assembly to rotate relative to the light fixture about two axes, where the rotation of the light assembly relative to the light fixture occurs by the first and second spherical portions moving relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Frank Nogales, Khiem Nguyen Pham
  • Patent number: 10154562
    Abstract: A workstation assembly comprising an emissive surface assembly including a substantially contiguous emissive surface on which visual content may be presented, the emissive surface assembly including emissive surface sections including first and second substantially flat emissive surface sections wherein one of the first and second flat sections is substantially horizontal and the other of the first and second flat sections is at least somewhat vertical, first and second curved surface sections that are curved about first and second non-parallel axis, the first curved section positioned between and adjacent the first and second flat surface sections, the second curved section adjacent an edge of the first substantially flat emissive surface section, each of the curved and flat surface sections forming a portion of the substantially contiguous emissive surface, a support structure and a driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: STEELCASE INC.
    Inventor: Mark A. Baloga
  • Patent number: 10145527
    Abstract: A laser car lamp includes a light guide element, a phosphor element, a first laser diode, a second laser diode, a lens, and a reflector. The light guide element has first and second surfaces opposite to each other. The phosphor element and the lens are disposed at two opposite ends of the light guide element. The reflector is configured to reflect the first laser beam generated by the first laser diode and reflect the second laser beam generated by the second laser diode to the first surface. The first laser beam is scattered by the phosphor element to form a first scattered light, the second laser beam is excited and scattered by the phosphor element to form a second scattered light. The mixed light beam including the first scattered light beam and the second scattered light beam is emitted from the first surface toward the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Tsung-Xian Lee, Ching-Chia Chou
  • Patent number: 10147569
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a keyboard backlight module are described. In some embodiments, a keyboard backlight module may include: a Light Guide Plate (LGP), a reflector coupled to the LGP, and a light bar at least partially sandwiched between the LGP and the reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Wen-Pin Huang, Erh-Chieh Chang, Chih-Hao Chen
  • Patent number: 10139067
    Abstract: A laser car lamp includes a plurality of laser diodes, at least one light guide element, a phosphor element, and a lens. The light guide element has a laser light incident surface and a laser light exit surface. The phosphor element is located adjacent to the laser light exit surface of the light guide element, and the lens is located adjacent to the laser light incident surface of the light guide element. In addition, the laser diodes are arranged around the laser light incident surface of the light guide element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Tsung-Xian Lee, Ching-Chia Chou, Kuei-Chun Liu
  • Patent number: 10139541
    Abstract: A light guide element and a lamp are provided. The light guide element includes a light-incident surface, a light-emitting surface, an outer surface and an inner surface. The light-incident surface has a first outer peripheral edge and a first inner peripheral edge. The light-emitting surface is opposite to the light-incident surface and has a second outer peripheral edge and a second inner peripheral edge. The outer surface connects the first outer peripheral edge and the second outer peripheral edge. The inner surface connects the first inner peripheral edge and the second inner peripheral edge. A first opening defined by the inner surface adjacent to the first inner peripheral edge is larger than a second opening defined by the inner surface adjacent to the second inner peripheral edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Wei-Chen Lin
  • Patent number: 10139054
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lighting apparatus using LEDs as light sources and a display using the lighting apparatus, particularly, the present invention provides a lighting apparatus including: a plurality of light sources located on a printed circuit board; and a reflecting unit provided on the printed circuit board; and a spaced area provided inside the reflective unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwang Ho Park, Chul Hong Kim, Moo Ryong Park, Byoung Eon Lee
  • Patent number: 10132464
    Abstract: A light output apparatus includes a light source that emits light shoving different light orientation distributions in a first direction and a second direction and having a high optical intensity area larger in the first direction than in the second direction, a collimator lens that parallelizes the light emitted from the light source, and a Powell lens that spreads the parallelized light from the collimator lens in the first direction, maintains the parallelized direction provided by the collimator lens in the second direction, and outputs the resultant light along a third direction that is perpendicular to the first and second directions and serves as a central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihiko Sakai, Noriyuki Hirano
  • Patent number: 10129966
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a backlight module, a display device and a method for manufacturing the display device. The backlight module includes: a backlight module body and a conductive light-shielding adhesive for bonding the backlight module body and a display panel, the backlight module body is provided with a connecting wire for electrically connecting to the display panel circuit board arranged on the display panel, the display panel circuit board is provided with a ground terminal. According to the present invention, static electricity on the display panel may flow to the ground terminal through the conductive light-shielding adhesive, the backlight module body and the display panel circuit board, by providing the conductive light-shielding adhesive and the connecting wire on the backlight module, such that the effects of increasing the static electricity protection capability to the backlight module and the life of the display panel are achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiaqiang Wang, Rui Liu, Quanzhong Wang
  • Patent number: 10126487
    Abstract: A display device having an exterior surface and including a back cover, a frame, a display panel and a backlight module is provided. The frame is assembled to the back cover and has a first supporting portion and a second supporting portion. The display panel is disposed in the frame, wherein the first supporting portion supports the display panel. The backlight module is disposed in the frame and located between the back cover and the display panel, wherein the second supporting portion supports the backlight module. The frame has a side surface, and the side surface is a portion of the exterior surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Young Lighting Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Sung-Chun Hsu, Jeng-Bin Hsu
  • Patent number: 10125941
    Abstract: A lamp for a vehicle that includes: a light source unit that includes a first light source and a second light source; a reflection unit that includes a reflector configured to reflect light incident from one of the first light source or the second light source; a lens including: a first region to which light from the first light source is directed, a second region to which light from the second light source is directed, and a third region (i) that is different from the first region and the second region and (ii) to which light reflected by the reflector is directed; and a processor that is configured to control at least one of the first light source or the second light source to change a size or a center position of at least one of the first region, the second region, or the third region is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sangshin Park, Taeyoung Na
  • Patent number: 10125965
    Abstract: A recessed light apparatus for being installed at a ceiling includes a light source unit, a heat sink for dissipating heat generated from the light source unit, and a thermal insulating member coupled between the heat sink and the light source unit to define an upper space above the heat insulating member and a bottom space below the thermal insulating member. In case of fire, the heat insulating member prevents flame or fire spreading from the bottom space to the upper space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Inventor: Liangju Wu
  • Patent number: 10125929
    Abstract: A light guide bar adapted to be interleaved between two connectors which are disposed on a main board. Each of the connectors has a connector lateral wall. At least one connector includes a positioning protrusion. The light guide bar includes a body. The body includes two opposite light guide bar lateral walls and at least one positioning recess. Each positioning recess is formed on one of the light guide bar lateral walls. The at least one positioning recess is adapted to be positioned on the positioning protrusion of the at least one connector. A connector assembly having the light guide bar and the two connectors is further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Lai, Yung-Shun Kao
  • Patent number: 10126594
    Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a plurality of light source groups, wherein each light source group has: a plurality of first light sources configured to emit light of a first color; a plurality of second light sources configured to emit light of a second color; and a plurality of third light sources configured to emit light of a third color, and a distance between the plurality of second light sources of the same light source group and a distance between the plurality of third light sources of the same light source group are each shorter than a minimum value of a distance between the plurality of first light sources of the same light source group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Matsuura
  • Patent number: 10125950
    Abstract: An optical module including a reflecting component, a plurality of first light sources and a wavelength conversion body is provided. The reflecting component has a main axis and a focal point located on the main axis. The first light sources are located at one side of the reflecting component and each of the first light sources emits a first light parallel to the main axis towards the reflecting component. The wavelength conversion body is disposed on the focal point, wherein the first lights are reflected to the focal point via the reflecting component and a part of the first lights are converted to a second light via the wavelength conversion body. The second light and another part of the first lights are projected to the reflecting component and form a light beam parallel to the main axis via reflection by the reflecting component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: PlayNitride Inc.
    Inventors: Kuan-Yung Liao, Yun-Li Li, Gwo-Jiun Sheu, Sheng-Yuan Sun, Po-Jen Su, Jun-Yu Lin
  • Patent number: 10119669
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a vehicle lamp including: a main bracket pivotably supported to a lamp body; and a sub-bracket pivotably supported to the main bracket. A first optical unit is supported directly to the main bracket, and three second optical units are supported to the main bracket via the sub-bracket. An optical axis adjustment for the first optical unit and the three second optical units is collectively performed by pivoting of the main bracket, and an optical axis deviation between the first optical unit and the three second optical units is corrected by pivoting of the sub-bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hajime Arai
  • Patent number: 10118540
    Abstract: A signaling and/or lighting device for a motor vehicle, notably a stop light for a rear window of a motor vehicle, including a printed circuit received by a support. The printed circuit includes at least one light source an emitting face of which is oriented toward an optical lens of the device, the emitting face being generally perpendicular to the optical axis of the lens. The printed circuit support makes it possible to receive the latter at a plurality of predetermined distances relative to the optical lens, thereby assuring the focusing of the light emitted by different types of light sources that can be used in the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Valeo Vision Belgique
    Inventors: Florestan Debert, Dirkie Sacchet, Alexandre Franc