Patents Examined by Glenn D. Zimmerman
  • Patent number: 10281643
    Abstract: A planar illumination apparatus according to an embodiment includes a light guide plate, a light source, a frame, a first support member, a first adhesive member, a second support member, and a second adhesive member. The light guide plate has a light extraction surface and a light entering side face. The light source is arranged on the light entering side-face side. The frame has a floor face, and houses the light guide plate and the light source. The first support member supports the light guide plate from the floor face side of the frame. The first adhesive member causes the light guide plate and the first support member to adhere to each other. The second support member supports the light source from the floor face side of the frame. The second adhesive member causes the light source and the second support members to adhere to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI INC.
    Inventor: Kazuki Ohto
  • Patent number: 10274173
    Abstract: A modular lighting fixture includes an elongate center support member defining a channel. At least one reflector panel is coupled with the center support member and extends laterally outward therefrom. The lighting fixture further includes at least one light guide having a first edge and an oppositely disposed second edge. The first edge of the light guide is mechanically coupled with the center support member. The light guide may have a curved cross-sectional shape in a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the center support member. At least one light emitting diode (LED) is disposed adjacent the first edge of the light guide, whereby light produced by the LED is directed through the light guide toward the second edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: LSI Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Travis Schubert, John D. Boyer, Travis Wright
  • Patent number: 10274149
    Abstract: A battery-operated pendant beacon light comprises a base housing forming a lens, an upper housing coupled to the base housing, a battery compartment coupled to the upper housing and extending into the base housing, a rotatable switch coupled to a top of the upper housing with a hook assembly coupled to the dimmer switch. A plurality of lights is coupled to the upper housing and shine light into the lower housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: BAREBONES SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Emmett Workman, Henry Howell, Kristin Mecham, Michelle Ann Merrill, David Jared Burton, Erik Robert Workman
  • Patent number: 10268072
    Abstract: A technical field of liquid crystal display, and particularly, to a backlight module including a reflection sheet, a light guide plate and an optical film group disposed from bottom to top, a quantum dot film group disposed between the light guide plate and the optical film group, a light source disposed to correspond to a side portion of the light guide plate. The light source having an excitation light source and a compensation light source, wherein the excitation light source is used to provide excitation light to enable the quantum dot film group to emit excitation red light and excitation green light entering the optical film group. The compensation light source is used to provide compensation blue light to enable the quantum dot film group to emit blue light entering the optical film group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong Fan
  • Patent number: 10267964
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a color filter substrate, a method for producing the same and a display apparatus. The color filter substrate includes a base substrate; a photonic crystal layer located on the base substrate; a plurality of light emitting medium layers corresponding to pixels of different colors located on the photonic crystal layer, wherein the light emitting medium layer is capable of emitting light of corresponding color under excitation of light from a backlight source; a transflective layer located on the light emitting medium layers; wherein the photonic crystal layer is used to reflect the light emitted from the light emitting medium layers to the transflective layer, so that the light is oscillated and interferes between the photonic crystal layer and the transflective layer and finally exits from the transflective layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xiaojin Zhang
  • Patent number: 10261235
    Abstract: A display apparatus which is not subject to light leakage from a cut edge of a quantum dot layer includes a display panel and a backlighting module. The backlight module includes light source, light guide plate, and quantum dot enhancement layer. The quantum dot enhancement layer has functional and invalidation portions. The functional portion converts light from the light guide plate into predetermined wavelengths. The invalidation portion is formed in the non-display region, and is unable to convert light from the light guide plate into predetermined wavelengths. A distance between a side surface of the invalidation portion and a side surface of the main display region is larger than or equal to a predetermined distance. The effect of the predetermined distance is to prevent the light leaking or transmitted from the invalidation portion from entering the display region at normal viewing angles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wen-Chin Lo, Chun-Yun Pan, Sin-Tung Huang, Chien-Yu Wei
  • Patent number: 10258119
    Abstract: The current invention is an LED-lighted walking-cane. It is a fixed-height cane, with a string of LED lights coiled along the entire length. The user turns the lights on and off with a switch on the handle. The lights are battery-powered. The battery pack is stored in a cavity within the cane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Inventors: Kathleen Cox, Thomas Cox
  • Patent number: 10251383
    Abstract: A flexible fishing hole light-emitting device for adjustably extending and shining a light into an ice fishing hole. The flexible fishing hole light-emitting device includes a base assembly adapted to be removably attached to an object, wherein the base assembly includes a power unit; and a light-emitting assembly including a flexible elongated support member and a light-emitting member with light-emitting diode in communication with the support member and the power unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Inventor: Matthew Jacob Topel
  • Patent number: 10254462
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a light source module including a circuit board, at least two point light sources, which are electrically connected to the circuit board and are arranged on an upper surface of the circuit board in a longitudinal direction of the circuit board, and a light guide for guiding light, which is introduced from the point light sources, in an upward direction of the circuit board, wherein the light guide includes a first reflective wall, disposed on the upper surface of the circuit board, and a second reflective wall, disposed on the upper surface of the circuit board, such that a space, in which the point light sources are disposed, is defined between the first reflective wall and the second reflective wall. Embodiments also provide a planar light source device including the light source module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Dohan Park, Jaehyeok Kim, Eunseok Kim, Dawoon Jung
  • Patent number: 10247380
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lighting fixture comprising at least three light functions, said lighting fixture being a trifunctional projector. In particular, a vehicle headlight is disclosed, which has in addition to a dipped beam and a main beam a daytime running light and/or a position light as a further light function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM GMBH
    Inventors: Juergen Hager, Oliver Hering
  • Patent number: 10247387
    Abstract: An illumination device system includes: an illumination device including an engaging portion configured to engage with an illumination device support base, a main body portion, a light emitting portion configured to swing around a turning axis in relation to the main body portion, and a cable extending from the main body portion; and a diffuser, and the diffuser swings around the turning axis between an advanced position positioned in front of the light emitting portion and a withdrawn position withdrawn from the front of the light emitting portion, and includes a first locking portion configured to engage with the illumination device support base and holds the diffuser at the advanced position, and a second locking portion configured to engage with the cable and holds the diffuser at the withdrawn position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiki Nishino, Mitsuhiro Haga, Hidehiro Takao
  • Patent number: 10240749
    Abstract: The Invention provides a light source, a luminaire and a surgical illumination unit in which two narrow-band light emitters both emit light in a narrow spectral peak having a full-width-half-maximum equal to or smaller than 40 nanometers. Both of the narrow-band light emitters have a different central emission wavelength within a blue color-range, within a green color range or within a red color-range. At least one of the two narrow-band light emitters comprises a luminescent material for generating the narrow spectral peak. The light source is further configured such that a distance between the narrow spectral peaks of the two narrow-band light emitters prevents overlap of the narrow spectral peaks. Due to the individual narrow spectral peaks, a color contrast within one of the color-ranges is significantly enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Ties Van Bommel, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet
  • Patent number: 10234105
    Abstract: A gimbaled remotely automated pan and tilt luminaire with a multi-gobo rotating-gobo imager between a focusing light source and a highly faceted Fresnel output lens with sharp pointed facets which is articulated to move along the light path closer to or further away from the light source and gobo imager.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Robe Lighting s.r.o.
    Inventor: Pavel Jurik
  • Patent number: 10215372
    Abstract: Disclosed is a catenary equipment including a pillar unit which comprises a first pillar member and a second pillar member to be arranged at regular intervals; a horizontal wire which is horizontally arranged in between the first pillar member and the second pillar member; a horizontal-wire holder unit which comprises a first horizontal wire holder installed on the first pillar member, and a second horizontal wire holder installed on the second pillar member; a horizontal-vibration absorbing member which is arranged in between the horizontal wire and the first horizontal wire holder; a holding wire which holds the horizontal wire; a ceiling holder which is installed at a ceiling of the building; a connection bracket which connects a second end of the holding wire and the horizontal wire; and an earthquake-proof lighting equipment assembly which is installed on the horizontal wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: SEHONG Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong Chan Kim, Won Mo Kang
  • Patent number: 9400092
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a multifunctional easy-to-install LED lamp, including a lamp shade, a lamp body and a base. The lamp body includes a base plate, and an upper surface of the base plate is configured with a positioning bump and a locking bump. The base includes a bottom plate, and a lower surface of the bottom plate extends downwards to form a surrounding wall, which is constituted by a left wall, a front wall, a right wall and a back wall. A lower edge of the front wall extends towards the back wall to form a front hanging plate, a lower edge of the back wall extends towards the front wall to form a back hanging plate, the front hanging plate has a front gap for holding the locking bump, and the back hanging plate has a back gap for holding the locking bump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Inventor: Debiao Wen
  • Patent number: 8274222
    Abstract: A plasma display panel has a front plate and a rear plate disposed so as to face the front plate. The front plate includes display electrodes, a dielectric layer formed to coat the display electrodes, and a protective layer formed to coat the dielectric layer. The protective layer includes a base layer formed on the dielectric layer, and a plurality of particles dispersed in the base layer. The base layer has nanocrystalline particles made of magnesium oxide and having an average particle diameter in the range of at least 10 nm to at most 100 nm. The particles are aggregated particles in which a plurality of metal oxide crystal particles are aggregated. The aggregated particles have an average particle diameter at least twice to at most four times as large as a film thickness of the base layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinao Ooe, Koyo Sakamoto, Sadahiro Goto, Yoshiyuki Hisatomi, Kengo Kigami, Kaname Mizokami, Takeshi Kokura
  • Patent number: 8221178
    Abstract: An organic electro-luminescence display device includes a thin film transistor on a first substrate, where the thin film transistor has a drain region and a common electrode connected to the drain region. An organic electro-luminescence diode resides on a second substrate, where the organic electro-luminescence diode includes a spacer covered with a diode electrode. First and second sealant materials reside at a periphery of the first and second substrates, where the first sealant material surrounds the thin film transistor and the organic electro-luminescence diode, and the second sealant material surrounds an outer perimeter of the first sealant material. The first and second substrates are bonded together, such that the common electrode of the thin film transistor contacts the diode electrode of the organic electro-luminescence diode. The bonding process is carried out by sequentially sealing the first sealant material and the second sealant material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: LG Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong Hyun Kim, Choong Keun Yoo, Kang Ju Lee
  • Patent number: 8169143
    Abstract: A plasma display panel (200) of the present invention includes a first panel (1) and a second panel (8). A discharge space (14) is formed between the first panel (1) and the second panel (8). In the plasma display panel (200), an electron emitting material (20) is disposed to face the discharge space (14). The electron emitting material (20) contains Sn, an alkali metal, O (oxygen), and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ca, Sr, and Ba.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yayoi Okui, Osamu Inoue, Kojiro Okuyama, Seigo Shiraishi
  • Patent number: 7088038
    Abstract: A phosphor having the formula Na2(Ln1-y-zCeyTbz)2B2O7, wherein Ln is selected from the group consisting of La, Y, Gd, Lu, Sc and combinations thereof and wherein y=0.01-0.3 and z=0.0-0.3. The phosphor is suitable for use in a white-light emitting device including a UV/blue semiconductor light source having a peak emission from about 250 to about 550 nm and a phosphor blend including a blue emitting phosphor, a red emitting phosphor and a green emitting phosphor having the above described formula.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: GELcore LLC
    Inventors: Alok Mani Srivastava, Anant Achyut Setlur, Holly Ann Comanzo
  • Patent number: 6917158
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode is described in which the anode comprises midfrequency magnetron sputtered aluminum-doped zinc oxide to increase the device stability and to decrease the material cost. Due the novel deposition technique, ZnO:Al film with ITO-like electrical conductivity can be deposited and improved device performance, especially the long-term stability can be obtained which are attributed to the modification of the ZnO:Al conductivity and surface chemistry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: City University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Shuit-Tong Lee, Xin Jiang, Chun-Sing Lee, Fu-Lung Wong