Patents Examined by Fatima N Farokhrooz
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Patent number: 12044916Abstract: A display device including a display panel; an optical layer behind the display panel; and a frame behind the optical layer. Further, the frame includes a flange supporting a portion of a back surface of the optical layer; a first rib extended from the flange and configured to contact and support a side surface of the optical layer; and a second rib extended from the flange and positioned to be spaced apart from the side surface of the optical layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2023Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Dongsoo Shin, Junho Ko, Yohan Choi
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Patent number: 12030430Abstract: A steering wheel. The steering wheel includes a steering wheel rim and a light-emitting assembly, the steering wheel rim having an inner cavity, and the light-emitting assembly being provided in the inner cavity so as to be used to cause the steering wheel rim to emit light, wherein the light-emitting assembly includes a light source, a first printed circuit board, and a second printed circuit board, wherein the light source is provided on the first printed circuit board, the second printed circuit board being provided with a control assembly for controlling the light source, the second printed circuit board being configured to control the light source by means of an electrical connection with the first printed circuit board, the first printed circuit board being configured to be a flexible circuit board, and the second printed circuit board being configured to be a rigid circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2022Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: Autoliv Development ABInventors: Linlin Xu, Liang Ding, Xiaoshan Lu
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Patent number: 12031069Abstract: Provided is a wavelength conversion member that is less decreased in luminescence intensity with time by irradiation with light of an LED or LD and a light emitting device using the wavelength conversion member. A wavelength conversion member is formed of an inorganic phosphor dispersed in a glass matrix, wherein the glass matrix contains, in % by mole, 30 to 85% SiO2, 4.3 to 20% B2O3, 0 to 25% Al2O3, 0 to 3% Li2O, 0 to 3% Na2O, 0 to 3% K2O, 0 to 3% Li2O+Na2O+K2O, 0 to 35% MgO, 0 to 35% CaO, 0 to 35% SrO, 0 to 35% BaO, 0.1 to 45% MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO, and 0 to 5% ZnO, and the inorganic phosphor is at least one selected from the group consisting of an oxide phosphor, a nitride phosphor, an oxynitride phosphor, a chloride phosphor, an oxychloride phosphor, a halide phosphor, an aluminate phosphor, and a halophosphate phosphor.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2021Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoki Fujita, Takashi Murata
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Patent number: 12035553Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and an interlayer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the interlayer including an emission layer. The first electrode may be doped with a metal oxide having a work function of less than about ?5.05 electron volts (eV), and a layer including a halide of a lanthanide may be between the first electrode and the emission layer. An electronic apparatus including the light-emitting device is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2021Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyeongpil Kim, Jungmin Kang, Kyungsik Kim, Seokgyu Yoon, Jaeyong Lee, Kunwook Cho
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Patent number: 12018832Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed herein include adaptive light source modules that can provide adaptive illumination to a scene. The adaptive light source modules may comprise a housing, an emitter array, and a lens. The emitter array comprises a plurality of emitters. The lens may redirect light emitted from the emitter array through a transparent window of the housing. The housing may further include a prismatic surface that distorts light emitted from the emitter array and/or one or more non-transparent portions that limits light travelling therethrough. The adaptive light source module may optionally comprise a light sensor, and a portion of the lens may be configured to direct light toward the light sensor.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2022Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Angelo M. Alaimo, Blake M. Coughenour, Bryan Dang, Florian R. Fournier, Katherine J. Armstrong
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Patent number: 11993981Abstract: A visibility control device includes one or more light sources to provide input light, a waveguiding substrate, which has a first major surface and a second major surface, and a plurality of light-deflecting grooves implemented on at least one major surface of the substrate. The device is arranged to form guided light by coupling the input light into the substrate, The grooves are arranged to form deflected light by coupling the guided light out of the substrate through the second major surface of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT OyInventors: Teemu Ruotsalainen, Tapio Mäkelä, Asko Sneck
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Patent number: 11997768Abstract: An LED filament comprising a plurality of LED filament units, each of the plurality of LED filament units includes a LED chip with an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface of the LED chip, and a light conversion layer comprising a top layer and a base layer, and the base layer comprises an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface of the base layer, where the top layer with an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface of the top layer is disposed on at least two sides of each of the LED chips, the lower surface of each of the LED chips is close to the upper surface of the base layer, and the upper surface of the top layer is away from each of the LED chips.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: ZHEJIANG SUPER LIGHTING ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTDInventors: Tao Jiang, Wei-Hong Xu, Yukihiro Saito, Hayato Unagiike, Ai-Ming Xiong, Jun-Feng Xu, Yi-Ching Chen
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Patent number: 11971569Abstract: There is provided a light emitting device that can be used as a light guide plate and has an excellent antireflection function to extraneous light, and an optical body includes: a base material; a macro concave-convex structure that is formed on one surface of the base material and emits internally propagating light that is injected in an inside of the base material from a side surface of the base material, from another surface of the base material; and a micro concave-convex structure formed periodically to follow each of both surfaces of the base material and a surface of the macro concave-convex structure, and having an average period of concavity and convexity of less than or equal to a wavelength of visible light. The surface of the macro concave-convex structure has an inclined surface, and an arrangement of the micro concave-convex structure is a zigzag arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2017Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: DEXERIALS CORPORATIONInventors: Shunichi Kajiya, Kyoko Sakurai, Katsuhiro Doi, Kazuya Hayashibe, Naoki Hanashima, Naoto Kaneko
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Patent number: 11966070Abstract: A light guide (1) for a lighting device (8) is provided. The light guide (1) comprises an incoupling element (2) configured for receiving light and coupling the received light into the light guide (1). The light guide (1) is configured to convey the received light within the light guide (1). The light guide (1) comprises at least a first group and a second group of conically shaped outcoupling surface structures (3) distributed on, and recessed into or protruding from, a side (4) of the light guide (1). Each conically shaped outcoupling surface structure (3) is configured for coupling of light out of the light guide (1). Further, each conically shaped outcoupling surface structure (3) of the first group is geometrically characterized by a shape in accordance with a first cone or conical frustum (5) and each conically shaped outcoupling surface structure (3) of the second group is geometrically characterized by a shape in accordance with a second cone or conical frustum (6).Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2020Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING, B.V.Inventors: Barry Mos, Michel Cornelis Josephus Marie Vissenberg, Olexandr Valentynovych Vdovin, Johannes Petrus Maria Ansems, Hugo Johan Cornelissen
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Patent number: 11940645Abstract: A front light module includes a reflective display device, a front light guide, and a light emitting unit plate. The front light guide plate includes a micro-structure. The micro-structure has a first angle between a surface thereof close to the light emitting unit and an upper surface of the front light guide plate. The micro-structure has a second angle between a surface thereof away from the light emitting unit and the upper surface of the front light guide plate. The micro-structure has a third angle between the surface thereof close to the light emitting unit and the surface thereof away from the light emitting unit. The first angle is within a range between 30 degrees and 60 degrees, the second angle is within a range between 30 degrees and 59 degrees, and the third angle is greater than 90 degrees.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: DARWIN PRECISIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Chun-Te Wang, Yu-Shan Shen, Yen-Lung Chen
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Patent number: 11940647Abstract: Light control body (6) has first incident surface (7) and first reflection surface (9). First incident surface (7) condenses part of light emitted from light source (1) and emits the light toward incident surface (3) of light guide plate (2). First reflection surface (9) reflects the light that is emitted from light source (1) and does not pass through first incident surface (7), and emits the light toward incident surface (3) of light guide plate (2). First focal position (11) of first incident surface (7) and second focal position (12) of first reflection surface (9) are set at positions that are different from each other and away from the light emission surface of light source (1).Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2023Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Yosuke Araki, Wahei Agemizu, Kazumasa Takata, Masaru Fujita
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Patent number: 11927340Abstract: A reflective device and a light source module are provided. The reflective device is transparent, which includes a light entrance, a light exit, and a reflective wall between the light entrance and the light exit. The light entrance is smaller than the light exit, and the reflective wall includes an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface including a plurality of sawtooth structures arranged continuously, each of the sawtooth structures including a first refractive surface and a second refractive surface which are intersected with each other, two ends of each of the sawtooth structures being respectively extended toward the light entrance and the light exit. The light source module provided by the present disclosure adopts the above-mentioned reflective device, the reflective device being transparent, the inner surface of the reflective device including the plurality of sawtooth structures arranged continuously.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2019Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: OPPLE LIGHTING CO., LTD.Inventor: Chaobo Liu
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Patent number: 11929217Abstract: A light emitting keyboard includes a frame having a translucent frame body, a plurality of key modules each having a keycap, and a backlight module including a light source circuit board, a first light guide plate disposed on top of the light source circuit board, a second light guide plate disposed under the light source circuit board, a plurality of first light-emitting members extending upwardly through the first light guide plate, a plurality of second light-emitting members extending downwardly through the second light guide plate, and a reflector plate disposed under the second light guide plate. Light emitted from the first light-emitting members is transmitted in the first light guide plate and projects upwardly onto the keycaps. Light emitted from the second light-emitting members is transmitted in the second light guide plate is reflected by the reflector plate, and projects onto the frame body.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2023Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Sunrex Technology Corp.Inventors: Hua Huang, Jian-Guo Guo
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Patent number: 11906771Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relates to a light-diffusing element. The light diffusing element includes a glass core having a first refractive index. The light diffusing element also includes a cladding surrounding the glass core. The cladding includes an inner cladding surface and an outer cladding surface. The inner cladding surface and the outer cladding surface define a cladding thickness of from 5 ?m to 30 ?m. The cladding has a second refractive index that is less than the first refractive index of the glass core. The light diffusing element also includes a coating surrounding the cladding. The coating has an inner coating surface and an outer coating surface. The inner coating surface contacts the outer cladding surface. The outer coating surface defines an outermost surface of the light-diffusing element, and the coating includes first scattering centers.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2019Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Kevin Wallace Bennett, Stephan Lvovich Logunov
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Patent number: 11899235Abstract: Aspects of embodiments pertain to a display illumination optics for illuminating an image display device of an image generation apparatus, the display illumination optics comprising: a source illumination distributor that includes an illumination waveguide having a front surface and a back surface opposite the front surface and configured to internally direct light along a main direction, wherein the illumination waveguide is configured to distribute the luminance of input illumination light along the main direction of the display illumination optics to obtain, along the main direction, output illumination light of desired luminance.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2019Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD.Inventors: Yosef Arazi, Amitay Rudnick, Assaf Levy-Beeri, Olga Resnik, Dror Oskar
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Patent number: 11898737Abstract: A light fixture may include a caged frame that includes spokes enclosing a globe. The frame may be configured to enable removal of one or more of the spokes to create clearance for replacement of a broken globe. The frame may include one or more frame bases. Each frame base may include inner and outer supports that retain ends of spokes therebetween when the fixture is assembled. The outer support may be configured to retain some spoke ends in a manner that may require a tool to remove them from the outer support. The inner support may be configured to enable one or more spoke ends to be removed from the inner support without a tool. The frame bases may be loosened to remove one or more removable spokes to create a temporarily larger clearance in the frame for globe replacement.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2023Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: W Schonbek LLCInventors: Roslyn Yando, Chad Recore
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Patent number: 11880016Abstract: A light emitting device includes multiple light source parts each including at least one first light source part and at least one second light source part, each including a light emitting element and a light-guiding member to guide light of the light emitting element. Each light-guiding member has a taper shape narrowing toward the light emitting element. Light from each light source part satisfies condition of ????tan?1×2 tan ?. (? is an angle of a straight line connecting a position on the light-irradiation surface having an illuminance of at least one-half of that at center position and the center of the light emitting surface of the first light source part, and ? is an angle of a straight line connecting a center of a light-irradiation region on a light-irradiation surface and a center of the light emitting surface of the second light source part.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshinori Shinohara, Kosuke Gomi
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Patent number: 11874431Abstract: A diffuser generates scattered light and satisfies MFP=1/(?×A2×Qs×N)=?Zd, 0.4???5 where N denotes a number of nanoparticles included in a unit volume of a light guiding and diffusing portion, A denotes an average particle radius of the nanoparticles, Qs denotes a scattering efficiency determined by a combination of the nanoparticles and a medium of the light guiding and diffusing portion, MFP denotes a mean free path for light of a design wavelength set in a range of 450 nm to 650 nm, Zd denotes a length of the light guiding and diffusing portion in a light guiding direction of incident light, and a denotes a coefficient.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2020Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke Fujii, Satoru Okagaki
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Patent number: 11859797Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a novel lamp holder structure. A lamp holder shell of the novel lamp holder structure comprises a shell main body and a lamp holder top cover arranged at the upper end of the shell main body, a bulb installation hole is formed in the shell main body, a main body installation part located above the bulb installation hole is arranged at the upper end of the shell main body, a wire placing groove is formed in the middle of the main body installation part, a top cover wire pressing part is arranged in the middle of the lamp holder top cover. By means of the structural design, the present disclosure has the advantages of being novel in design, simple in structure and convenient and fast to wire.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Inventor: Xinjiang Zou
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Patent number: 11852854Abstract: An embodiment of a display device includes a substrate, a first light-emitting element, and a light control layer. The substrate includes a display area and a peripheral area adjacent to the display area, and the display area includes a light-emitting area and a light-blocking area. The first light-emitting element is disposed in the light-emitting area on the substrate and emits a first light having a first wavelength range. The light control layer is disposed on the first light-emitting element, and defines an opening exposing a portion of the light-emitting area. The light control layer includes a photochromic material such that in operation a second light having a second wavelength range different from the first wavelength range applied to the light control layer discolors the light control layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Youngchan Kim, Jaeho You, Jeongwoo Park, Hyun Jin Cho