Patents Examined by Gerald J Sufleta, II
  • Patent number: 11519564
    Abstract: This disclosure discloses a light-emitting bulb. The light-emitting bulb includes a cover, an electrical associated with the cover, a board arranged between the cover and the electrical connector, and a first light-emitting device disposed on the board. The first light-emitting device includes a carrier having a first side and a second side, a first electrode part disposed near the first side and extending to the second side, a bended part disposed near to the second side and spaced apart from the first electrode part, and a second electrode part extending from the bended part to the first side. No light-emitting diode unit is arranged on the second electrode part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chiu-Lin Yao, Min-Hsun Hsieh, Been-Yu Liaw, Wei-Chiang Hu, Po-Hung Lai, Chun-Hung Liu, Shih-An Liao, Yu-His Sung, Ming-Chi Hsu
  • Patent number: 11512844
    Abstract: Described herein is an illuminating device with reflector. Said device includes a heat sink insert moulded cylindrical plastic housing, and a circular metal core printed circuit board, MCPCB, mounted on a circular slot provided on a top inner end of the housing, the circular MCPCB having light emitting diodes (LEDs), wherein LEDs mounted in a circular manner near peripheral region of a top surface of the MCPCB and having electronic components mounted in a central region of the top surface of the MCPCB. Further said device includes a cylindrical reflector fixed on the top surface of the MCPCB with its cylindrical wall lying between the LEDs and the electronic components; and a diffuser connecting a top surface of the cylindrical reflector with the top inner end of the housing, wherein lower end of said plastic housing connected with a holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Inventors: Mohit K. Mittal, Manish Pandey, R. K. Sharma
  • Patent number: 11511659
    Abstract: A vehicle assembly includes, among other things, a lighting assembly moveable back and forth between an attached position and a detached position. The lighting assembly spans from a first rail assembly of a vehicle to a second rail assembly of the vehicle when the lighting assembly is in the attached position. A vehicle lighting method includes, when a lighting assembly is in an attached position, engaging a first end portion of the lighting assembly with a first rail assembly of a vehicle, and when the lighting assembly is in the attached position, engaging an opposite, second end portion of the lighting assembly with a second rail assembly of the vehicle. The lighting assembly is configured to illuminate an area adjacent a vehicle when the lighting assembly is in the attached position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Sebastian Rosas Contreras, Alfredo Luna Contreras, Ivan Carretero Jacinto
  • Patent number: 11506375
    Abstract: A lighting module and a lighting device. The lighting module includes: a base, including a bottom plate and a base sidewall disposed on the bottom plate, the base sidewall and the bottom plate enclosing an accommodation groove; a light transmitting component, being partially disposed in the accommodation groove so as to form an accommodating space between the light transmitting component and the bottom plate, the light transmitting component including a light transmitting component sidewall which is oppositely arranged with the base sidewall at an interval; and a sealing component, being partially disposed between the light transmitting component sidewall and the base sidewall, and being in close contact with the light transmitting component sidewall and the base sidewalls respectively so as to seal the accommodating space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: HANGZHOU HPWINNER OPTO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jianming Huang, Kai Chen
  • Patent number: 11506356
    Abstract: A lighting device is described. The lighting device includes at least one first arrangement of light emitting elements and at least one second arrangement of light emitting elements spatially separated from the at least one first arrangement of light emitting elements. The lighting device also includes at least one first magnifying optical element arranged in correspondence with the at least one first arrangement of light emitting elements and at least one second magnifying optical element arranged in correspondence with the at least one second arrangement of light emitting elements. At least one optical projection element is arranged and configured to generate a combined image of a magnified image of the at least one first arrangement of light emitting elements and a magnified image of the at least one second arrangement of light emitting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Benno Spinger, Steffen Zozgornik
  • Patent number: 11500243
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an LED assembly, a light source, and a liquid crystal display device. The LED assembly includes: a substrate; a plurality of blue LED chips which are disposed on the substrate at intervals and have different emission wavelengths; a white light phosphor layer which is disposed on the substrate and covers the plurality of blue LED chips; and a sealing frame which is disposed on the substrate and is configured to encapsulate the plurality of blue LED chips and the white light phosphor layer. The LED assembly encapsulates the blue LED chips having different emission wavelengths together, which can avoid LED mixing from an LED encapsulation source, thereby saving cost. Moreover, problems such as nonuniform images and chromatic aberration are basically avoided when the LED assembly is applied to an LCD module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignees: CHONGQING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fei Pan, Yucheng Li, Shikang Ge, Hening Zhang, Wei Dai, Xufeng Tu, Zhuqing Zhang, Zhi Li, Wei Chen, Meilong Hu, Jinhong Zhang
  • Patent number: 11500246
    Abstract: A light source module includes a substrate, a reflective sheet, a plurality of light-emitting elements, an adhesive layer, and a frame. The reflective sheet is disposed on the substrate and has a side wall, a protrusion and a plurality of openings. The protrusion is protruded in a direction away from the substrate and has a mesh structure to define a plurality of dimming areas. The plurality of openings respectively correspond to the plurality of dimming areas. The plurality of light-emitting elements are disposed on the substrate, and the plurality of light-emitting elements are respectively disposed to pass through the plurality of openings. The adhesive layer is disposed between the substrate and the reflective sheet. The frame surrounds the reflective sheet and the plurality of light-emitting elements. The side wall of the reflective sheet is disposed on the frame. A display device of the invention is further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Han-Yuan Liu, Shih-Yen Cheng, Chun-Chien Liao, Chun-Wei Lee, Yung-Lung Liu
  • Patent number: 11493802
    Abstract: A display device including a display panel, and a backlight unit configured to provide light to the display panel are discussed. The backlight unit can include a light emitting section including a plurality of light emitting devices disposed on a substrate, and a light source protection layer disposed on the plurality of light emitting devices, a light conversion sheet having a plurality of light conversion patterns disposed in positions corresponding to the plurality of light emitting devices, respectively, a phosphor film disposed on the light conversion sheet, and at least one reflector including a plurality of holes on the substrate. An air gap is disposed between a top surface of the at least one reflector and a bottom surface of the light conversion sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyuhwan Lee, SangChul Ryu, DongSeok Lee, MyungJoon Park, GwanHoon Park, Suhun Lee
  • Patent number: 11493187
    Abstract: A recessed lighting fixture comprises a generally annular body having a central cavity in the form of a partially spherical socket. There is a lighting support member having a partially spherical exterior portion which is closely fitted within the partially spherical socket of the annular body. The lighting support member is pivotable relative to the annular body, but air flow between the partially spherical socket of the annular body and the partially spherical exterior portion of the lighting support member is substantially restricted. There may be a light source mounted to the lighting support member adjacent a bottom thereof. The light source may be a light-emitting diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Satco Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Georgi Yosifov Georgiev
  • Patent number: 11486554
    Abstract: A downlight apparatus includes a driver, a light source, a light holder, a first switch and a second switch. The driver has a power converter and a controller. The light holder is used for fixing the light source. The holder bottom of the light holder defines a light opening. The light source emits a light from the light opening. The light holder is placed in an installation cavity. The rim structure is connected to the holder bottom. The rim structure has a rim edge concealing the installation cavity. The first switch is provided for users to operate to adjust a setting. The second switch is provided for users to operate to adjust the setting. The first switch is concealed in the installation cavity. The second switch is placed on the rim edge exposed outside the installation cavity. The first switch and the second switch are coupled to the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: XIAMEN ECO LIGHTING CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Huiyong Huang, Zhenyu Tang, Shuxing Gao
  • Patent number: 11484182
    Abstract: A door assembly for an appliance includes a door frame having a top edge and a user interface board positioned at the top edge of the door frame. A console cover is positioned over the user interface board and has a top surface defining a plurality of touch buttons and a front surface defining a front indicator extending at least partially along the vertical direction adjacent the top edge of the door frame. A side-fire light source is mounted on the user interface board for selectively emitting light energy toward the front indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle James Brewer, Jason Allen Rowe, Timothy David Kaiser, Michelle Diana Gross
  • Patent number: 11487156
    Abstract: A backlight module includes: a back plate; an optical film disposed on the back plate; and a support module disposed on the back plate and between the back plate and the optical film, wherein the support module includes a base, and an elasticity coefficient of the base is greater than or equal to 0.4 kgf/mm and smaller than or equal to 0.6 kgf/mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ming-Tien Wang, Chin-Tu Tsai, Chih-Hung Hsu, Chih-Hung Liu, Hsiang-Yu Juan
  • Patent number: 11480328
    Abstract: An LED lamp having a metal PCB bent polyhedrally and a method for manufacturing the LED lamp is provided, where a base constituting the metal PCB has a rectangular or geometric shape and is configured to have a plurality of base stepped grooves formed spaced apart from each other on the underside thereof in such a manner as to be bent upward or downward from the base to form reflection surfaces continuously, so that at the time when both ends of the base come into contact with the plane, the base has a geometric shape in which the base is located in space through the reflection surfaces continuously arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: ECOCAB CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Young Cheon Choi
  • Patent number: 11480313
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp is provided having a heat sink having a first end mounted to a lamp housing and having a free distal end extending into a light chamber adjacent a central optical axis of the lamp. A light emitting diode (LED) is mounted adjacent the distal end of the heat sink to have a central light emitting axis opposite the optical axis of the lamp. A parabolic reflector is positioned rearward of the heat sink, a parabolic reflective surface extending at an upper and lower solid angle relative to the LED, wherein the upper and lower combined solid angle is greater than a half-paraboloid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: NORTH AMERICAN LIGHTING, INC.
    Inventor: Paul Christopher Hawks
  • Patent number: 11473761
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a portable lamp worn on the head and method of construction for the portable lamp. The construction method forms a composite structure that improves the comfort, reduces the volume, and better distributes the weight of the components of the lamp. The method of construction allows for a flexible material or set of flexible materials to be used to encapsulate the rigid parts of the headlamp. The flexible and rigid materials can be joined together in a heat press process that results in a single composite structure that has both attributes of the rigid material(s) and the flexible material(s) in different areas of the lamp. The battery can be located at the back or otherwise remote from the light to improve weight distribution and comfort for the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: BioLite Inc.
    Inventors: Anton Olof Ljunggren, Andrew Laska, Jonathan N. Cedar, Melinda Abbruzzi, David Ryan Gist
  • Patent number: 11472571
    Abstract: An aviation integrated optics and lighting unit for securing to a light receptacle of an aircraft. The aviation integrated optics and lighting unit comprises a housing, a light-emitting device, and an optical sensor. The light-emitting device is secured to the housing. The optical sensor is positioned in the housing and is configured to capture optical data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Appareo Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Matt Dondoneau, Kristofer Garberg, Nicholas Butts
  • Patent number: 11471545
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus for bacterial, fungal and viral disinfection is provided comprising: at least one first element that emits light comprising a peak emission wavelength between at least about 411 nm to up to 419 nm; and at least one second element that outputs and/or converts at least a portion of the light emitted by the first element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: LUXVICI LTD
    Inventor: Simon Balme
  • Patent number: 11469060
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention relate to a keyboard key structure, a light guide for the keyboard key structure, and a computer key mechanism. The keyboard key structure can include a substrate; a key switch where the bottom of the key switch is configured to be coupled to the substrate; a keycap including a transparent region; a light guide coupled to the side of the key switch, the light guide comprising: a planar bottom surface and a planar top surface that is wider than and parallel to the bottom surface; a light emitting element coupled to the substrate and configured under the bottom surface of the light guide such that the light emitting element, the light guide, and the transparent region of the key cap are in a collinear arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.
    Inventors: Fu-Kai Hsu, Yung-Lin Chen, Feng-Hao Lin
  • Patent number: 11465772
    Abstract: An exterior aircraft image projector includes at least one light source, providing a light output in operation; an optical system configured for transforming the light output of the at least one light source into a light beam and projecting said light beam onto the ground below the aircraft and the of the aircraft; a photo detector arranged to detect a brightness level (Iambient) of the ground or the exterior and configured to provide a corresponding brightness signal; and a controller, coupled to the photo detector and the at least one light source configured to control an intensity of the light output of the at least one light source as a function of the brightness level (Iambient), as provided by the photo detector via the brightness signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Bjoern Schallenberg, Carsten Pawliczek
  • Patent number: 11466846
    Abstract: An emergency lighting system includes a controller in communication with ambient sensors for identifying the existence and location of a fire, explosion, or other hazardous event. The controller is also in communication with multiple light modules strategically positioned about the property. Upon detecting the existence and location of the event, the controller activates a first set of discretely colored lights to identify the event location and a second set of discretely colored lights that identify one or more recommended escape paths for the occupants. The system further activates a third set of discretely colored lights that identify vulnerable areas proximal the hazardous event and a fourth set of discretely colored lights that identify triage areas for medical treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Inventor: Caleb C. Collins, I