Patents Examined by Evan P Dzierzynski
  • Patent number: 11732874
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a light strip, including a circuit board. A plurality of LEDs is arranged on the circuit board and spaced apart from each other in an extension direction of the circuit board, a positive connection end and a plurality of negative connection ends are arranged on the circuit board, and a plurality of LEDs is coupled between each negative connection end and the positive connection end. A plurality of LEDs between the first negative connection end and the positive connection end includes a head-end LED and a tail-end LED. The plurality of LEDs between the first negative connection end and the positive connection end includes a first LED and a second LED arranged at opposite sides of a first position in the extension direction of the circuit board. The present disclosure further provides a backlight module and a display module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Boning Wang, Gang Liu, Jian Ren, Jiantao Liu, Li Tian
  • Patent number: 11732879
    Abstract: A luminaire includes a core made up of a first material and an LED lighting arrangement mounted to the core. The luminaire further includes a housing made up of a second material. The second material is different from the first material. The housing including a recess in which the core is received. The housing further includes a finned part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventor: Jeremy M. Santiago Baerga
  • Patent number: 11735698
    Abstract: A light-emitting device is provided. The light-emitting device includes a plurality of first light-emitting structures provided in a first light-emitting pixel region; a plurality of second light-emitting structures provided in a second light-emitting pixel region adjacent to the first light-emitting pixel region; a barrier wall structure defining a plurality of regions in the first light-emitting pixel region and a single region in the second light-emitting pixel region; a first fluorescent layer provided in the plurality of regions; and a second fluorescent layer provided in the single region. The first fluorescent layer and the second fluorescent layer have different shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jaesung Hyun, Namhyeok Kwak, Gunduk Kim, Dohun Kim, Junho Lee
  • Patent number: 11732875
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of mounting a lighting appliance that can be easily attached to a building material, a mounting structure for a lighting appliance, a lighting appliance, and a method of constructing a building. An electrical cable of a power supply unit disposed at a position that does not overlap a mounting hole on a rear side of a building material is passed through an inner opening of an annular mounting bracket, and a power supply side connector provided at an end portion of the electrical cable is positioned on a front side of the building material. The power supply side connector is connected to a lighting appliance side connector fixed to an upper surface of a fitting adapter provided on a rear surface of a lighting appliance body on a side opposite to a light emitting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Susumu Ninomiya, Tetsutoshi Ishida, Kei Haraguchi
  • Patent number: 11732845
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an adapter and an LED lamp using the adapter, the adapter including a first body with an upper portion detachably connected with the LED lamp, and a lower portion opposite to the upper portion and detachably connected with an external electronic control member, a first electrical connection member fixedly installed on the upper portion, extending out of the upper portion and electrically connected to the LED lamp, a second electrical connection member fixedly installed between the upper and lower portions, with one end electrically connecting with the first electrical connection member and the other end connecting with the external electronic control member; the external electronic control member including a third electrical connection member electrically connected with the first electrical connection member by a conductive post and an elastic connecting member respectively formed thereof, which can connect with different external electronic control members by the adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SNC OPTO ELECTRONIC CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jianyong Xu, Anle Zhao, Zhiyuan Li
  • Patent number: 11725803
    Abstract: The invention provides an arrangement (1) comprising a device (1000), wherein the device (1000) comprises a luminescent material comprising element (100) and a light transmissive element (200), wherein: (a) the device (1000) has a first device axis (A1); (b) the luminescent material comprising element (100) comprises a luminescent material (110) configured to emit luminescent material light (111) upon irradiation with first light (11), wherein the luminescent material comprising element (100) has a first length (L1) and a characteristic first dimension (D1) perpendicular to the first length (L1), wherein D1/L1<1; wherein the luminescent material comprising element (100) is configured at a non-zero first distance (r1) from the first device axis (A1), and wherein the luminescent material comprising element (100) at least partly surrounds the first device axis (A1); (c) the light transmissive element (200) is transmissive for the first light (11), wherein the light transmissive element (200) comprises a eleme
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Hugo Johan Cornelissen, Olexandr Valentynovych Vdovin, Robert Van Asselt, Marcellus Jacobus Johannes Van Der Lubbe, Georges Marie Calon, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet, Ties Van Bommel
  • Patent number: 11719975
    Abstract: A light-emitting module includes a light-guiding plate having an upper surface with a first hole and having a rectangular shape in a top view, and a light-emitting element opposite to the first hole and disposed opposite to the upper surface. The first hole includes a first portion and a second portion between the first portion and the upper surface. The first portion is provided with a first opening at a boundary between the first portion and the second portion and a first lateral surface inclined with respect to the upper surface. A shape of the first opening in the top view is defined by a first axis parallel to a short side of the rectangular shape of the light-guiding plate and a second axis parallel to a long side of the rectangular shape and shorter than the first axis in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei Yamashita, Toshinobu Katsumata
  • Patent number: 11720000
    Abstract: A 360-degree camera device having atmosphere lamp includes a supporting platform, a supporting spindle, a supporting base, and a rotating shooting bracket. The supporting platform includes a first supporting element, a tempered glass, a first light source, and a reflecting mirror. The first supporting element is configured to support the tempered glass. The tempered glass is a single-sided perspective glass including a light-transmitting surface and a reflecting surface. An interval area is disposed between the tempered glass and the reflecting mirror. The reflecting mirror and the reflecting surface are oppositely disposed. The first light source is disposed in the interval area. The first light source is in a shape of graphics and/or characters. The first light source includes a plurality of point-shaped light-emitting parts. The first light source is substantially disposed in an annular shape and disposed along edge contour of the tempered glass or the reflective mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: MARVEL TECHNOLOGY (CHINA) CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Hai Huang, Qing Chi
  • Patent number: 11719413
    Abstract: Disclosed are lighting arrangements that provide, when in operation, more uniform angular light distribution emissions into an environment. The lighting arrangements use LED light sources, a light scattering optical element and partial reflectance from a light transmissive sheet or reflective layer to produce direct and indirect illumination with improved angular light distribution and uniformity onto targeted illumination surfaces such as ceilings, walls, and floors. The present disclosure provides a solution to problems of non-uniform angular distribution of light causing visual discomfort and spatial discontinuity in output. Energy savings are achieved with high optical efficiency utilizing compact, durable, robust, and aesthetically appealing optical composites and lighting arrangements capable of providing an assortment of configurable angular light distributions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Fusion Optix, Inc.
    Inventors: Terence Yeo, John Montminy, Michael Demas, Lee Mantha, Timothy Kelly
  • Patent number: 11714344
    Abstract: A wavelength conversion module includes a ceramic substrate, a wavelength conversion layer, and a plurality of colloidal bosses. The ceramic substrate has a first surface. The wavelength conversion layer is disposed on the first surface of the ceramic substrate. The colloidal bosses are separately from each other disposed on the ceramic substrate and at least located on the first surface. The colloidal bosses and the wavelength conversion layer are separated from each other, and a heat resistant temperature of the colloidal bosses is higher than 500 degrees. The above wavelength conversion module has favorable heat dissipation effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Lun Tsai, Pi-Tsung Hsu, Chi-Tang Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11709414
    Abstract: A wavelength conversion module and a projector including the wavelength conversion module are provided. The wavelength conversion module includes a substrate and a wavelength conversion layer. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The substrate includes a plurality of turbulent portions, and the turbulent portions are recessed in at least one of the first surface and the second surface. The wavelength conversion layer is disposed on the first surface of the substrate, and a distribution area of the turbulent portions accounts for more than 60% of an exposure area of the substrate. The wavelength conversion module and the projector provided by the disclosure exhibit favorable heat dissipation efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventor: Wei-Hua Kao
  • Patent number: 11708949
    Abstract: A strip lamp includes a housing, a mask, a light source module and two end covers. The two end covers are arranged at both ends of the housing and form an accommodating chamber with the housing. The accommodating chamber extends along the length direction of the housing, and the light source module is accommodated in the accommodating chamber; the mask includes a light exiting part, a connection part formed by bending towards each other and extending from both sides of the light exiting part, and a pressing part formed at the end of the joint part. The first depression is formed between the joint part and the pressing part, two sides of the housing are extends towards each other to form a buckle part; the light source module includes a circuit board and a light emitting body arranged on the outer surface of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Liuhua Xiao, Chaoguang Li, Xianglan Li
  • Patent number: 11709359
    Abstract: A HUD system and light source apparatus can be manufactured with miniaturization at low cost. A head-up display apparatus includes: an image display apparatus generating image light to be projected; an optical system performing predetermined correction to the image light emitted from the image display apparatus; and a concave mirror reflecting the image light corrected by the optical system to project it onto a windshield or combiner. The image display apparatus includes: a solid light source; a collimating optical system converting, into parallel light, the light from the solid light source; a lighting optical system configured by an optical member that polarizes a direction of a light beam generated by the collimating optical system and simultaneously expands a width of the light beam; and a display apparatus, the image display apparatus being configured to be arranged across and opposite the optical system on an optical axis of the concave mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshinori Sugiyama, Koji Hirata, Yasuhiko Kunii, Masahiko Yatsu
  • Patent number: 11703191
    Abstract: An LED lamp that can take the place of incandescent lamps. An elevated light source is positioned above a screw-type base. A first plurality of LEDs is connected in a series on one side of a flat substrate and a second plurality of LEDs, equal in number to the first, is connected in series on an opposite side of the substrate. Each LED of the first and second plurality of LEDs is mounted proximate a heat sink and a drive circuit is provided for the LEDs, with the drive circuit being located proximate and electrically connected to the screw base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: FEIT ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Raymond G. Janik, Carlo Scianna
  • Patent number: 11703716
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel and a backlight module. The backlight module includes: a back plate, a micro light emitting diode light board, and a diffusing plate bracket. The micro light emitting diode light board includes a plurality of through holes, the diffusing plate bracket is arranged in the through holes and fixed on the back plate via the through holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Hisense Visual Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fulin Li, Nannan Zhang, Mingsheng Qiao, Xiaowei Liu, Xiao Li, Jinlong Li, Weidong Liu, Yushuai Zhai
  • Patent number: 11691757
    Abstract: An aircraft exterior lighting multi-LED array for variable beam profile enables illumination of landing and taxi lights from a common fixture. An optic enables direction of luminance emitted from at least one central emitter (or cluster of emitters) along steradians illuminated when landing while directing luminance emitted from at least one peripheral emitter (or cluster of emitters) along steradians illuminated when taxiing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Inventor: Nathan Howard Calvin
  • Patent number: 11692675
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a lighting device. The lighting device (100) comprises a first elongated light-emitting diode, LED, filament (110) and a second elongated LED filament (120). The lighting device further comprises an at least partially light-transmissive envelope (130), which at least partially envelops at least the first LED filament and the second LED filament, and a base (140) on which the at least partly light-transmissive envelope is mounted. The first LED filament is configured to emit light with a different color temperature than the second LED filament. Further, the second LED filament is at least partially curved such that it defines at least part of a contour of a volume (421). The first LED filament is arranged at least partially within the volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Ties Van Bommel, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet
  • Patent number: 11692696
    Abstract: There is presented a lighting device comprising: several light-emitting filaments (15, 15?) with solid-state light sources and a circuit board (10) with first and second electrically conductive tracks (13, 14) following first and second paths, respectively. Each light-emitting filament (15, 15?) comprises a first electrical contact (19, 19?) electrically connected to the first track (13) at a first point on the first path, and a second electrical contact (20, 20?) electrically connected to the second track (14) at a second point on the second path. The first and second points associated with each light-emitting filament (15, 15?) are arranged on an axis (A) which is non-perpendicular to a tangent (T1) to the first path at the first point and to a tangent (T2) to the second path at the second point. The lighting device may be adapted to emit light from what appears to be a surface according to an observer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Ties Van Bommel, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet, Robert Jacob Pet
  • Patent number: 11686996
    Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a light source, a first heat radiation unit configured to radiate heat from the light source, a wavelength conversion element configured to convert the light from the light source into light with a different wavelength, and a second heat radiation unit configured to radiate heat from the wavelength conversion element. The light source and the wavelength conversion element are disposed opposite to each other. A flowing direction of first cooling air flowing through the first heat radiation unit and a flowing direction of second cooling air flowing through the second heat radiation unit are same direction to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Makoto Nomoto
  • Patent number: 11686440
    Abstract: A modular lighting fixture includes a modular housing portion and one or more separate modular lighting components arranged adjacent to the modular housing portion. The separate modular lighting component(s) can include a lighting assembly having a plurality of LED devices and a plurality of optics. Each optic is secured relative to one of the plurality of LED devices. The lighting fixture also includes at least one securement assembly that secures the modular housing portion and the modular lighting component(s) together. More specifically, the securement assembly may include at least one end plate that secures the modular housing portion and the separate modular lighting component(s) together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Hubbell Limited
    Inventors: John MacPherson, Michael Truswell, Paolo Attanasio Camillo