Patents Examined by Glenn D. Zimmerman
  • Patent number: 11378252
    Abstract: The lighting device disclosed in the embodiment includes a substrate, light sources disposed on the substrate at predetermined intervals, a resin layer disposed on the substrate and the light sources, and a phosphor layer disposed on the resin layer. The phosphor layer includes a first region overlapped with some of the N light sources in a direction perpendicular to the substrate and including a flat region, and a second region extending from a side surface of the first region toward the substrate and including a curved surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Ju Lee, Sa Rum Han
  • Patent number: 11378260
    Abstract: A mounting frame and an LED assembly. The mounting frame has a mounting opening which extends from a first surface of the mounting frame toward a second surface of the mounting frame. Centering ribs are provided about a circumference of the mounting opening. The centering ribs are spaced from the first surface. Retention projections are provided about the circumference of the mounting opening. The retention projections are spaced from the centering ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Inventor: Gustavo Bonucci
  • Patent number: 11353204
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a light fixture including a fixture body for supporting a light source. An aperture is formed in the fixture body, sized and proportioned for receiving a sensor for activating at least one light source received in the fixture body. A removable cover is provided for covering the aperture until the sensor is optionally installed. A power supply provides electrical power to the light source. The sensor includes a photocell that detects a predetermined low light level to activate the light source. A motion sensor detects a predetermined motion level to activate the light source. A timer measures a predetermined period of time of no movement at the motion sensor to reduce the light level. A retaining structure retains the sensor in the aperture formed in the fixture body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Inventor: Priyashu Agrawal Singhal
  • Patent number: 11346507
    Abstract: An LED lamp, comprising a base; a lamp envelope coupled to the base; a support module accommodated in the lamp envelope, a first inner cavity being formed between the support module and the lamp envelope, the first inner cavity containing therein a first gas medium; a driver module accommodated in the first inner cavity and coupled to the support module; and an LED inner vessel accommodated in the first inner cavity and coupled to at least one of the support module and the driver module, a sealed second inner cavity being formed within the LED inner vessel, and the second inner cavity containing therein a second gas medium and an LED light source module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Savant Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Xiaojun Ren, Kun Xiao, Yimin Zhu, Zhifeng Bao
  • Patent number: 11338726
    Abstract: An auxiliary spare tire brake light is provided for a vehicle having a spare tire with a rim that has spokes and openings and that is secured on lugs at the back of the vehicle. The auxiliary spare tire brake light includes a support disc having a central portion and a peripheral portion. An array of openings is formed in the central portion of the support disc and the openings are positioned to fit over the lugs at the back of the vehicle for positioning the support on the lugs behind the rim of the spare tire. An annular race extends around the peripheral portion of the support and a plurality of lights in the form of LEDs is disposed in the race. The LEDs are arrayed in a closely spaced substantially continuous array around the support to form a ring of LEDs. A wire and electrical connector electrically connect the plurality of LEDs to the brake circuitry of the vehicle so that the LEDs are illuminated when the vehicle's brake pedal is depressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: OMIX-ADA, INC.
    Inventor: Patrick W. Bennett
  • Patent number: 11333320
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for improving the optical properties of an LED using a retroreflector element. A light emitting apparatus includes a substrate, at least one light emitting device attached to the substrate and including an outer primary light emitting surface through which substantially all light is emitted, and a retroreflector assembly attached to the substrate. The retroreflector assembly includes a proximal surface adjacent to the substrate, a distal surface spaced away from the substrate, and a retroreflective portion arranged between proximal surface and the distal surface. A distance from the distal surface to the substrate is less than or equal to a distance from the outer primary light emitting surface to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: American Sterilizer Company
    Inventors: Aaron James Becker, David Jesurun
  • Patent number: 11326745
    Abstract: A LED light tube apparatus installed to a tube bracket includes a LED light source and a light passing tube. A driver includes a driver circuit. A power input electrode that an external power is supplied to the driver for generating a driving current supplied to the LED light source. A first cap and a second being disposed at two opposite ends of the light passing tube. The first cap and the second cap respectively have two pins inserted into corresponding pin sockets for fixing the LED light tube apparatus to the tube bracket. The LED light tube provides an in-house power source to the pin sockets, but the in-house power is not routed to the driver from the pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: XIAMEN LEEDARSON LIGHTING CO. LTD
    Inventors: Linhua Wang, Shuijing Liang, Shou Chen
  • Patent number: 11318882
    Abstract: A lighting device is disclosed. In various embodiments, the lighting device includes an optical system; a plurality of light sources arranged in a matrix, the plurality of light sources including a first plurality of light sources configured to irradiate a first region of the optical system with a first light color, a second plurality of light sources configured to irradiate a second region of the optical system with a second light color; and a processor configured to control interaction of the first plurality of light sources and the second plurality of light sources with a third plurality of light sources and to control mixing of the first light color and the second light color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
    Inventors: Eric Johannessen, Jameson Mauzy
  • Patent number: 11313524
    Abstract: A lighting device, preferably a LED, includes a profiled element adapted to be applied to an external structure and coupled to a transparent or translucent longitudinal portion that allows the passage of a luminous flux generated by an illuminating element, preferably a LED strip, housed within a longitudinal chamber defined inside the profiled element. The profiled element also houses, in facing relationship to the illuminating element, a reflecting element oriented to reflect the luminous flux generated by the illuminating element toward the transparent or translucent longitudinal portion of the profiled element. The longitudinal chamber housing the illuminating element is separate from a second longitudinal chamber defined inside the profiled element and housing the reflecting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Inventor: Nereo Bianchi
  • Patent number: 11316075
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the optoelectronic semiconductor component (1) comprises a semiconductor chip (2) for generating radiation and an inorganic housing (3). The semiconductor chip (2) is accommodated in a hermetically sealed manner in the housing (3). The housing (3) has a preferably ceramic base plate (31), a cover plate (33) and at least one preferably ceramic housing ring (32) and a plurality of electrical through-connections (51). A recess (15), in which the semiconductor chip (2) is located, is formed by the housing ring (32). The base plate (31) has a plurality of electrical connection surfaces (35) on a component underside (11). A plurality of through-connections (51) each extend through the base plate (31), through the cover plate (33) and through the housing ring (32). The base plate (31), the at least one housing ring (32) and the cover plate (33) are firmly connected to one another via continuous, peripheral inorganic sealing frames (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBH
    Inventors: Jörg Erich Sorg, Christoph Koller, Andreas Dobner
  • Patent number: 11306894
    Abstract: An optical element includes a bottom surface, a total reflection surface above the bottom surface, a recess recessed from the bottom surface toward the total reflection surface and first and second light exit surfaces. The optical element has a central axis perpendicular to the bottom surface. The total reflection surface has a peripheral boundary away from the central axis. The first light exit surface is connected to the peripheral boundary of the total reflection surface and extends toward the bottom surface away from the central axis. The second light exit surface is connected to the first light exit surface, extends away from the central axis, and is connected to the bottom surface. Each of the first and second light exit surfaces is consisted of at least one linear sub-refractive surface. Each linear sub-refractive surface is a straight line in any cross section passing through the central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Lextar Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Hsu-Wen Cheng
  • Patent number: 11305696
    Abstract: An external rearview device for a motor vehicle includes a housing, and one or more of at least one light emitting or a receiving device, including one or more of at least one light producing device or at least one camera device arranged within the housing, and at least one at least partially transparent element closing an opening provided by the housing, the at least partially transparent element being provided in form of a first module attached to the housing, and the one or more of the light producing device or the camera device being provided in form of a second module attached to the first module, the first module and the second module being mechanically releaseably coupled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: SMR Patents S.à.r.l.
    Inventors: Steve Horne, Andrew Lettis, Graham Rehill, Andreas Herrmann
  • Patent number: 11287107
    Abstract: An optical wavelength conversion device includes an optical wavelength conversion member configured to convert the wavelength of incident light; a heat dissipation member which is more excellent in heat dissipation than the optical wavelength conversion member; and a joint portion which joins the optical wavelength conversion member and the heat dissipation member together. The optical wavelength conversion member includes a plate-shaped ceramic fluorescent body and a reflecting film disposed on a heat dissipation member-side surface of the ceramic fluorescent body. The joint portion has a thermal conductivity of 120 W/mK or more. The joint portion has a melting point of 240° C. or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shohei Takaku, Yosuke Yatsuya, Yusuke Katsu, Tomoo Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11280456
    Abstract: Self-contained devices, systems and methods for housing holiday lights in the form of icicles, and the like, in self-contained boxes that can easily be mounted and removed around house windows and eaves. The lights can be retractable and extendable downward from the boxes, and the lights can be remotely controlled by smart phones and the like. The boxes can have displays for holiday messages as well as speakers for playing music and messages. Another embodiment can include a drop down version where the lights drop down from a housing. Another version can include a fold out version where a support frame having upwardly protruding lights is rotated so that the lights extend below the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas A. Ruggiero
  • Patent number: 11279871
    Abstract: A ceramic composite according to the present disclosure has a phosphor phase containing an activator and a phosphor and a matrix phase containing MgO as a light transmissive ceramic material. The ceramic composite is made of an inorganic material, and the content of the phosphor phase is so set that the volume ratio of the phosphor phase to the entire phase including the matrix phase and the phosphor phase is lower than or equal to 20 vol %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Kito, Osamu Arakawa
  • Patent number: 11262046
    Abstract: A phosphor element includes: a phosphor part having an incident face for excitation light, an opposing face opposing the incident face, and a side face, the phosphor part converting at least a part of the excitation light incident onto the incident face into a fluorescence and emitting the fluorescence from the incident face; an integral low refractive index layer on the side face and opposing face of the phosphor part and having a refractive index lower than that of the phosphor part; and an integral reflection film covering a surface of the low refractive index layer. The area of the incident face of the phosphor part is larger than the area of the opposing face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Jungo Kondo, Naotake Okada, Yuichi Iwata, Keiichiro Asai, Yudai Uno
  • Patent number: 11255506
    Abstract: A headlight module with a minimum of one LED for generating a low beam and with a minimum of one LED for generating a high beam. An optical element is provided into which light from the minimum of one LED for generating the high beam can be emitted. The optical element is arranged as a cover for a portion of the light that can be generated by the LED for generating a low beam. The optical element features a decoupling surface that at least partially includes a surface structure with a composition such that, in the area of the surface structure, light is emitted that can be decoupled from the optical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: David Brunne, Dmitry Fedosik
  • Patent number: 11233112
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel includes a display area in which an image is displayed and a first non-display area in which a pad portion is located. The display panel includes a first bending portion in the display area, the first bending portion being bent at a first curvature radius, and a second bending portion in the first non-display area, the second bending portion being bent at a second curvature radius that is smaller than the first curvature radius.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoon Sun Choi, Sang Jo Lee, Yong Jae Park, Mi Jin Yoon
  • Patent number: 11226084
    Abstract: A stage light with an additional visual effect includes a main light source and a lampshade, the main light source being located at a bottom of the lampshade. The stage light further includes at least one effect light source and at least one light-transmitting plate located at a light outlet of the lampshade. The effect light source and the main light source are controlled independently of each other. The light-transmitting plate has a first surface and a second surface, and a first side and a second side connecting to the first surface and the second surface, respectively. At least part of the light emitted by the effect light source enters from the first side and exits from the second side. The light emitting by the effect light source exits from the second side, so that the second side is illuminated, which decorates the stage light itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Inventor: Weikai Jiang
  • Patent number: 11215347
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a driver, a bottom cover, a light source module, a lens module, a light passing cover and a base plate. The bottom cover has a first central opening a driver container for storing the driver. The light source module has multiple LED modules and a second central opening. The lens module has a third central opening and multiple diffusion lenses respectively placed above the multiple LED modules. The lens module is fixed to the bottom cover to make the light source module, the driver, the lens module and the bottom cover as a portable module. The first central opening, the second central opening and the third central opening together form a main central opening. The base plate may be fixed to an installation platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: XIAMEN LEEDARSON LIGHTING CO., LTD
    Inventors: Shijian Xie, Zhengkun Liu, Dingwei Liang, Wenpei Li, Shaowei Huang