Patents Examined by Hargobind S. Sawhney
  • Patent number: 9618173
    Abstract: A light device is provided, including: at least one source arranged to emit a light beam; an optical system arranged to send each light beam from a central zone in several possible directions contained in a light cone, the vertex of which is located in the central zone, such that each light beam propagates in its light cone; and a reflector system arranged to receive each light beam propagating in its light cone and to reflect each received light beam in a space and outside its light cone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: ARTEFFECT
    Inventors: Aurélien Linz, Simon Blatrix
  • Patent number: 9618671
    Abstract: LED lighting devices are provided that include two optical waveguides and at least one LED in an intermediate region between end faces of the optical waveguides so that radiation from the LED is coupled into the optical waveguides through the end faces. A de-coupler is on outer circumferential surface regions of each of the two separate optical waveguides. The de-coupler reflects the radiation guided in the optical waveguides so that the radiation passes through the optical waveguides and is coupled out of the optical waveguides laterally. The intermediate region has a length that is selected so that a brightness difference, measured perpendicular to an axis of the optical waveguides in the center of the intermediate region, at a distance of 10 mm perpendicular to the axis of the optical waveguides is at most 25% based on a maximum value of brightness along the axis of the optical waveguides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: SCHOTT AG
    Inventors: Ekkehard Gaydoul, Armin Plichta, Juergen Meinl, Bjoern Bleisinger, Martin Cramer, Thomas Reichert, Marc Timon Sprzagala, Sandra Mattheis
  • Patent number: 9612368
    Abstract: A light modifier that can be used in image capture is described. The light modifier has a planar body having a first surface and a second surface. An aperture is disposed in the planar body. The aperture extends through the first and second surfaces. Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon a review of the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments and the accompanying drawings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Inventor: Jerry Ghionis
  • Patent number: 9606399
    Abstract: The exemplary embodiments of the present invention have a first refractive surface whose distance from a central axis gradually increasing as being distanced from a rear surface, and light from a light source can be effectively emitted from a first refractive surface to a lateral direction or an upper lateral direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Hyuck Lee, Eun Sung Seo, Ki Cheol Kim, Hyun Ho Choi, Gi Seok Lee
  • Patent number: 9605867
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a lighting and ventilating system including a main housing. The main housing can include an inlet through which air can be received within the main housing and an outlet through which the air can exit the main housing. A fan wheel can be supported in the main housing and it can be operable to generate a flow of air. A grille can be coupled to the main housing and the grille can comprise a plurality of apertures and a second set of illumination devices. The system further can include a lamp housing coupled to the grille, the lamp housing can include a first set of illumination devices. Also, a plate can be coupled to the grille so that the plate is adjacent to the second set of illumination devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Broan-NuTone LLC
    Inventors: Mirko Zakula, Corey Scott Jacak, Kiyoshi Hoshino
  • Patent number: 9599322
    Abstract: A method of forming a light bulb core, and a light bulb or lamp incorporating the core. The method includes forming a heat sink having at least six working facets located equally on opposite sides of a central plane, and then mounting a light source on each of the working facets. The light sources are mounted on circuit boards, each circuit board corresponding to a respective one of the working facets. The boards are then applied to respective working facets. The bulb is composed of a screw base, an external heat sink mounted in the screw base, and the light bulb core mounted in and extending from the external heat sink. The light source comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: PolyBrite International, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond G. Janik, Carlo Scianna, Ted Lowl Thompson
  • Patent number: 9596776
    Abstract: In order to provide the electrical apparatus capable of improving the handleability, the electrical apparatus of the present invention includes the fan main body portion converting electrical power into wind to output the converted wind from a front face side to an outside of the fan main body portion, the pair of side frames supporting the fan main body portion, the pair of bottom frames extending from lower ends of the side frames to a rear side, the connecting frame connecting the pair of bottom frames, and the battery retaining portion having a rechargeable battery for supplying electrical power to the fan main body portion detachably attached thereto, where the battery retaining portion is provided in the connecting frame and disposed with a space from an air inlet port at a rear face of the tan main body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: HITACHI KOKI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeru Takahashi, Masanori Watanabe, Takafumi Itoh, Jyunichi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9574754
    Abstract: A modular illumination lamp comprises a base, wherein the lamp further comprises: a first frame integrally formed with the base; a second frame connected to the first frame or the base; at least one illumination module mounted on the first and second frames. By the specific design of the modular illumination lamp, the amount of the illumination modules can be increased or decreased as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS LLC
    Inventors: Jian Wang, Cuijuan Zhou, Yong Zhao
  • Patent number: 9568163
    Abstract: A light flux controlling member (100) of the present invention has: an incident part (110) that receives light emitted from a light emitting element (210); a total reflection surface (120) that reflects a part of light incident from the incident part (110) toward a front side; a first emission part (130) that emits incident light received directly from the incident part (110) and light reflected at the total reflection surface (120) toward the outside; and a second emission part (160) that is protruded to the outside from the total reflection surface (120) and emits another part of light incident from the emission part (110) toward the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: ENPLAS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroshi Takatori
  • Patent number: 9562671
    Abstract: A lighting device (100) includes a housing (104) enclosing a housing interior (108), a light source (132), a light converter (136), and a color tuning device. The light source is configured for emitting a primary light beam of a primary wavelength (140) through the housing interior. The light converter includes a luminescent material (144) facing the housing interior and configured for emitting secondary light (156, 158) of one or more wavelengths different from the primary wavelength, in response to excitation by the primary light beam. The housing includes a light exit (124) for outputting a combination of primary light and secondary light. The color tuning device is configured for adjusting a position of the primary light beam relative to the luminescent material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Research Triangle Institute
    Inventor: James Lynn Davis
  • Patent number: 9557465
    Abstract: A light guide plate includes: an annular part formed in an annular shape along an element array of multiple light emitting elements; and an annular inner part formed on an annular inside of the annular part continuously with the annular part. The annular part includes: an element array-facing part which is a part facing the element array and which has an incident surface to allow light emitted from the light emitting elements to enter; and a first reflecting part which is a part located closer to the annular inner part than the element array-facing part, and which has a reflecting surface for reflecting the light entering from the incident surface toward the annular inner part. The first reflecting part includes a first light scattering region having a light scattering treatment applied thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Kadoriku, Ryoma Murase
  • Patent number: 9557039
    Abstract: Various embodiments may relate to a lighting device, including a housing, at least one light source, and a circuit board carrying the at least one light source. The housing defines a cavity for accommodating the at least one light source and the circuit board. The housing includes a bottom for carrying the circuit board. The lighting device further includes at least one separate mountable locking member, which is partially supported on the housing and presses the circuit board on the bottom. In addition, various embodiments further relates to an illuminating device including the lighting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Osram GmbH
    Inventors: Xiongjie Cheng, Aimin Lin, Xiaoqing Sun, Zuzhi Wang
  • Patent number: 9546770
    Abstract: A shade structure comprises a frame and a shading cover. The frame is constructed by an upper and lower frame parallel to each other, and two outer lateral surfaces of the upper and lower frame have two first buckling modules respectively. The shading cover comprises a decorating layer and a support layer. The decorating layer is disposed at the outer lateral surface of the support layer. The shade structure features that the two upper and lower edges of an outer lateral surface of the decorating layer are fastened with a second buckling module via a suture, and the two upper and lower edges are bent reversely from an outer lateral surface to an inner lateral surface of the support layer, so as to hide the suture in the inner lateral surface of the support layer, and the second buckling module is integrated with the two first buckling modules as one body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: W.K. WU PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventor: Wilson Wu
  • Patent number: 9541271
    Abstract: A bulb head structure and an LED bulb comprising the same are provided. The bulb head structure includes a hollow-shaped member which is a hollow cup-shaped structure, and an outer surface of an end is disposed with a lampholder connecting part, an inner insulating member, a substrate, two flexible electrode members which are respectively disposed at side edge and one end of the substrate, and a conduction member. The inner insulating member and the substrate are disposed in the hollow-shaped member, the inner insulating member is adjacent to one end of the hollow-shaped member, and the substrate and the conduction member are respectively disposed at two sides of the inner insulating member. Wherein, one flexible electrode member contacts with the hollow-shaped member and the other flexible electrode member contacts with the conduction member to enable the substrate electrically connecting to the hollow-shaped member and the conduction member respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: KUNSHAN NANO NEW MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventor: Hung-Tu Lu
  • Patent number: 9528683
    Abstract: A luminaire is provided, that includes a housing and a plurality of solid state light sources connected thereto. The housing has a top side, two lateral sides, a protrusion in the top side, and two light source mounting surfaces. The top side is diffusely reflecting and has opposing lateral edges and a center. The lateral sides are specularly reflecting and extend generally downward from the opposing lateral edges of the top side. Each has a respective bottom edge. The light source mounting surfaces extend laterally inward from the respective bottom edges. The plurality of solid state light sources is disposed along the pair of light source mounting surfaces proximate the pair of specularly reflecting lateral sides. These emit light, which travels upward to the top side and is also specularly reflected by the lateral sides toward the top side. The top side diffusely reflects the light out of the luminaire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Radl, Alice Chang, Amina Chidiac
  • Patent number: 9523478
    Abstract: An apparatus that is part of a lampshade comprises a first film, a second film and a border seal forming a closed chamber that is laminar in shape and hermetically sealed. A fluid is disposed for fluid motion in the closed chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Inventor: Robert Batchko
  • Patent number: 9516705
    Abstract: An object is to provide an illumination device in which uneven light emission that a user may perceive is suppressed. To achieve the object, an illumination device is adopted that includes a power feeding portion and a surface light emitter including a light-emitting surface configured to emit light in accordance with a voltage applied by the power feeding portion and to cause light emission in the shape of a surface. The surface light emitter generates a spatially periodic luminance variation having a substantially constant amplitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventor: Toshitsugu Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9512995
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lighting device that includes a heat sink coupled to a heat dissipation structure. The heat dissipation structure can include heat conduits operatively coupled to the LED to receive and emit heat from the LED. The heat conduits conduct heat from the LED to the heat sink that is distally disposed relative to the LED to protect the internal components of the lighting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Sternberg Lighting
    Inventors: John Wandrey, Steve Walczak
  • Patent number: 9512969
    Abstract: A lamp fixture includes a light emitting diode supported on a front surface of a printed circuit board. A reflector and heat sink includes a rear surface disposed adjacent the front surface of the printed circuit board and an opposing reflective surface defining a reflector dish. An aperture through the reflector and heat sink allows the light emitting diode to extend from the printed circuit board into the reflector dish. An epoxy lens is disposed over and seals the reflector surface and the light emitting diode. A assembly including a base and an inner casing extending from the base supports the printed circuit board and the reflector and heat sink. An outer casing encloses the inner casing and includes an aperture for outputting light transmitted through the epoxy lens from the light emitting diode and the reflective surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Inventor: John J. Watson
  • Patent number: 9500331
    Abstract: The present invention provides a light compensator, a shading tape, a backlight module and a display device. The light compensator comprises a first surface on which at least one recess is provided, wherein, when the light compensator is arranged above an edge of an optical element, the first surface faces a light-exiting surface of the optical element, and a surface of the recess is capable of converging light irradiating thereon and reflecting the light toward an area with low luminance on the light-exiting surface of the optical element. The above light compensator can perform light compensation on areas with low luminance on the light-exiting surface of the optical element, enhance the luminance of the areas with low luminance on the light-exiting surface of the optical element, and achieve luminance uniformity of respective areas on the light-exiting surface of the optical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI BOE DISPLAY LIGHT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gang Liu, Shuyong He, Zungan Ling