Patents Examined by Glenn Zimmerman
  • Patent number: 9657930
    Abstract: A low-cost, efficient, high intensity LED luminaire (HILL) assembly for use indoors or outdoors in wet, damp, or dry environments. In various embodiments, the HILL assembly can be powered by a universal AC or a DC electrical supply and can operate in a temperature range from about ?40° C. to about +85° C. The HILL assembly can include a lens element comprising one or more concavo-convex lenses; an interchangeable LED module comprising a plurality of LEDs positioned in a LED array; and a heatsink housing containing a power supply for the LEDs. The HILL assembly can optionally comprise a circuit board for the LED array that employs thermal via technology, a lens with a frosted lip for attenuating the light source as seen from an angle, and/or a sensor for sensing an environmental parameter of interest. Driver circuitry and the LEDs are preferably mounted directly on a common circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Ephesus Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Nolan, Joseph Casper, Joseph Witkowski, Jonathan Hull
  • Patent number: 9656600
    Abstract: A vehicular side view minor includes a minor seat having an engagement portion. A light-impermeable first annular wall protrudes rearwards from an inner periphery of a through-hole in the engagement portion. A minor is mounted in front of the minor seat and includes a reflective layer. A light-permeable housing is mounted to the engagement portion and has a second annular wall extending through the first annular wall. A front wall of the second annular wall includes an optical lens portion. A circuit board is received in the housing and has a lighting element. The circuit board includes a periphery abutting an abutment portion of the second annular wall. A gluing material is filled in a gluing space behind the circuit board and sealingly covers a rear surface of the circuit board, front sections of two wires, and a portion of the second annular wall to form a sealing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Inventor: Cheng-Chung Chen
  • Patent number: 9651717
    Abstract: An optical lens includes a central optical portion and a mounting portion around the central optical portion. The central optical portion has a bottom and defines a central cavity recessed upwardly from the bottom. The central cavity is provided for receiving a light source therein. The bottom defines at least a frosted portion around the central cavity and at least a microstructure portion around the at least a frosted portion. A roughness of the at least a microstructure portion is larger than a roughness of the at least a frosted portion. The roughness of each of the at least a microstructure and frosted portion is gradually decreased alone a direction toward the central cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Po-Yu Lin
  • Patent number: 9651211
    Abstract: A light for a vehicle. Two or more light guides each project a sheet of light to a common projection lens, but in different directions. Each light guide is selectively actuable by the driver. The projection lens receives the sheets of light, expands them in the horizontal direction, and projects them in the same general direction as received. Thus, the driver can selectively illuminate various regions of the terrain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Valeo North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Brant James Potter, Matthew James Berry, John Steven Orisich
  • Patent number: 9655234
    Abstract: A planar illumination device includes: a light guide plate; a point light source disposed to face a light incident surface of the light guide plate; and a circuit substrate on which the point light source is mounted. The circuit substrate includes: a base film; a first conductive layer and a first coverlay film stacked in sequence on a first surface of the base film, the first conductive layer including a pair of lands to which a pair of electrode terminals of the point light source are electrically connected; and a second conductive layer and a second coverlay film stacked in sequence on a second surface of the base film the second coverlay film including a light absorber. The second coverlay film is exposed between the lands and in front of a light emitting surface of the point light source in a light emitting direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: MINEBEA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Satoshi Sugawara
  • Patent number: 9651225
    Abstract: An LED linear lamp assemblage. The assemblage has two LED linear lamp sections, each LED linear lamp section with an elongated tube with a transparent or translucent cover that connects to the base portion that defines a space inside. A circuit board with a plurality of spaced apart LEDs and electrical connectors are disposed within the space. At first ends of the two LED linear lamp sections are pin(s) for connecting to a power source, and the electrical connectors are located near second ends of each LED linear lamp section. A joiner unit is provided for mechanically connecting and holding the two LED linear lamps sections together at their second ends. When the two LED linear lamp sections are connected at their second ends to establish electrical connection the LED linear lamp assemblage is complete.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: ELB ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventor: Steven Purdy
  • Patent number: 9638392
    Abstract: A lamp optic (100) for a lamp includes a proximal end (104), a distal end (106) and a longitudinal axis (L). The proximal end (104) has a proximal inner side wall (112) linearly extending toward the distal end (106) and intersecting a proximal flat portion (114). The distal end (106) has a distal inner side wall (120) linearly extending toward the proximal end (104) and intersecting a distal flat portion (122). The distal flat portion length (LD) is at least 25 percent of the proximal flat portion length (LP). A lateral side (108) extends from the proximal end (104) to the distal end (106). The lateral side (108) has a first skirt region (124) and a second skirt region (126). The first skirt region (124) and the second skirt region (126) extend linearly and successively from the proximal end (104) to the distal end (106).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence M. Rice, Ronald E. Boyd, Jr., Thomas Tessnow, Howard Eng
  • Patent number: 9632232
    Abstract: The invention discloses a backlight, a backlight module and a display device, belonging to the field of display technology. The backlight includes a plurality of LED lamps, a flexible circuit board for supplying power to the LED lamps and a supporting plate for supporting the flexible circuit board, wherein the flexible circuit board is arranged below the LED lamps, and the supporting plate is arranged below the flexible circuit board and is in a bent shape. In the present invention, by designing the supporting plate to be in a bent shape, it is no longer required to have to employ the existing linear backlight with a single structure, and meanwhile, the contact area between the supporting plate and air is enlarged to improve the heat dissipation effect of the backlight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE VISION-ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Changjia Fu
  • Patent number: 9627596
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a light emitting device including a substrate, a light emitting structure disposed under the substrate, the light emitting structure including a first conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second conductive semiconductor layer, a sub-mount, first and second metal pads disposed on the sub-mount and electrically spaced apart from one another, a one first bump disposed between the first conductive semiconductor layer and the first metal pad and a second bump located between the second conductive semiconductor layer and the second metal pad. A plurality of active areas in which The first semiconductor layer and the active layer are disposed are spaced apart from one another when viewed in plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eun Ju Hong, Jung Hun Oh
  • Patent number: 9627635
    Abstract: A novel light-emitting device that is highly convenient or reliable is provided. The light-emitting device includes a framework, a flexible first light-emitting panel supported by the framework so as to form a first developable surface, and a flexible second light-emitting panel supported by the framework so as to form a second developable surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Daiki Nakamura, Hisao Ikeda
  • Patent number: 9605448
    Abstract: The combination of a candle and a security assembly. The candle has a case, bounding a receptacle for a supply of wax, with a main body and a neck. The neck defines an opening into the receptacle. The case defines a shoulder facing in a first direction. The security assembly is configured to be placed in first and second different states. The security assembly in the first state is configured to be directed through the neck generally in the first direction up to and past the shoulder into a securing position. The security assembly in the first state and securing position is changeable into the second state wherein the security assembly is blocked by the shoulder from being moved generally oppositely to the first direction through the neck to be separated from the case. The security assembly in its second state is configured to accommodate an accessible portion of an embedded wick.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Se-Kure Controls, Inc.
    Inventor: Roger J. Leyden
  • Patent number: 9597999
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling a light distribution of a headlamp, wherein the headlamp has at least one light-emitting element, wherein the at least one light-emitting element is individually drivable in order to generate an individual luminous flux, wherein the light emitted by the at least one light-emitting element has a light distribution, wherein the light distribution is defined by means of a predefined, three-dimensional basic distribution on the basis of parameters, wherein an adapted light distribution is varied on the basis of the basic distribution using selected, changed parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: HELLA KGAA HUECK & CO.
    Inventor: Ingo Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 9593830
    Abstract: A remote follow spot system includes a remote controller that has separately movable parts that are movable in two orthogonal directions, and a display attached to one of said two separately movable parts. The display receives a video feed from a controlled light, that is controlled to move in the same directions as remote controller. The display hence shows the field of view where the light is pointing. In this way, an operator of the follow spot can control the light without physically being near the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Production Resource Group, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher D Conti, Ian Clarke, Dale Polansky, Diane Miller
  • Patent number: 9587805
    Abstract: A luminaire having an electronically adjustable light beam distribution is disclosed. In some embodiments, the disclosed luminaire includes a plurality of solid-state lamps mounted on one or more surfaces of a housing. The lamps can be electronically controlled individually and/or in conjunction with one another, for example, to provide highly adjustable light emissions from the luminaire (e.g., pixelated control over light distribution). In some cases, a given solid-state lamp may include tunable electro-optic componentry to provide it with its own electronically adjustable light beam. One or more heat sinks optionally may be mounted on the housing to assist with heat dissipation for the solid-state lamps. The luminaire can be configured to be mounted or as a free-standing lighting device, in accordance with some embodiments. In some embodiments, the aperture through which the lamps provide illumination is smaller than the distribution area of the solid-state lamps of the luminaire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.
    Inventors: Seung Cheol Ryu, Michael Quilici
  • Patent number: 9587808
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for designing light fixtures for flexible LED circuit boards. The flexible LED circuit boards include an array of LED packages and the surface of the flexible circuit boards is highly reflective. A flexible LED circuit board may be shaped to conform to a rigid preform and the preform may be concave, convex, corrugated, or have any other custom shape. The shape of the preform, as well as the location of the LEDs within the flexible LED circuit may determine the light distribution of the light fixture. Alternatively, the lighting fixture may have multiple rods held in place with side plates and a flexible LED circuit board may be woven between the rods. A set of hole patterns in the side plates determine the location of the rods and the rods will determine the shape of the flexible LED circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Speer, David Hamby, Ken Grossman
  • Patent number: 9551471
    Abstract: The invention provides a lighting system (1) comprising at least 16 lighting units (100) arranged in a grid (2) with in at least one direction center-to-center distances (d) between nearest neighbor lighting units (100) in the range of 4-16 mm, wherein each lighting unit (100) comprises a light source (110) and an optical element (20) configured to control a beam shape of light (101) generated by the light source (110), wherein each lighting unit (100) is conjured to generate said light (101) having a luminous flux of at least 100 lm and wherein the lighting system comprises as one luminous surface a plurality of grids (2), wherein between two nearest neighbor grids (2) an intermediate region (300) without a lighting unit (100) is configured, and with in at least one direction a shortest distance (d3) between nearest neighbor grids (2) of at least 35 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventor: Maurice Alexander Hugo Donners
  • Patent number: 9550449
    Abstract: A housing having an extrusion forming a first channel and a second channel; a lighting system in the first channel adapted to direct light away from the first channel; a mounting system in the second channel adapted to couple the extrusion to a vehicle; a first end cap including a first connector, the first end cap being coupled to a first end of the extrusion; a second end cap including a second connector, the second end cap being coupled to a second end of the extrusion; wherein the first connector and the second connector are electrically coupled to one another, and wherein the first connector and the second connector are electrically coupled to the lighting system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Weekend Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan T Paine, Ronald P Scott, Lyle P Scott, Dennis M Lusardi
  • Patent number: 9541244
    Abstract: A multi-purpose portable light includes an elongated body that has a first end and a second end. The elongated body extends from the first end to the second end. A headlight is mounted on the first end of the elongated body and a floodlight panel is located at a front portion of the elongated body. Further, the second end of the elongated body includes a base member. In addition, the elongated member includes one or more of the following elements: a belt clip, one or more magnets, an aperture to attach a fastener, a bottle opener, and a hook mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Kenneth Berezinski, Nivay Sahaye, Patrick Ryan McDowell, James Richard Christ
  • Patent number: 9534764
    Abstract: An illuminated windshield system includes a trim member with a channel for receiving a windshield, and a windshield mounted in the channel and having an edge. A light source is interposed between the channel of the trim member and the edge of the windshield. The light source is disposed facing the edge of the windshield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: TAYLOR MADE GROUP, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Trajlinek, Philip A. Oakes
  • Patent number: 9534749
    Abstract: A slap wrist device includes a bottom strip having top and bottom surfaces with at least the top surface of thermoplastic material, a middle strip having top and bottom surfaces and of or coated with a thermoplastic material, and a top strip having top and bottom surfaces, at least the bottom surface being of thermoplastic material. A bistable spring is disposed between the bottom and middle strips, and a light emitting and elongated flexible light transmitting element is disposed between the top and middle strips. The bottom and middle strips are sealed together by high frequency (HF) welding along substantially their entire peripheries, and the top and middle strips are sealed together by HF welding along at least the majority of their peripheries. A battery casing, with or without an external safety light, or a fabric bag, may be mounted to an end of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Ming D & Y Inc.
    Inventors: Jianming Dai, Banghui An