Patents Examined by Ismael Negron
  • Control device having buttons with metallic surfaces and backlit indicia
    Patent number: 10733926
    Abstract: A control device includes a button with a body defining an outer surface; a metallic veneer coupled to the button opposite the outer surface; and a machined indicia formed in the veneer and defining an open portion, a floating portion, and one or more ribs that suspend the floating portion. The rib has an upper surface recessed relative to a front surface of the veneer, and opposed tapered sides extending from a base of the rib to the upper surface, such that the upper surface is narrower than the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Chris Dimberg, Kevin J. Heimann, Brad M. Kreschollek, Matthew P. McDonald
  • Lighting fixture with closely-packed LED components
    Patent number: 10718474
    Abstract: A lighting fixture includes a housing, substrate within the housing, a plurality of closely spaced LED components mounted on the substrate and forming an array, an optical component arranged at an output end of the housing, and at least one circuit electrically connected to a power supply for powering the LED components. The LED components are arranged in multiple color groups, each color group having multiple LED components, and each LED component positioned a distance no greater than 1.0 mm from an adjacent LED component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: The Light Source, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Eugene Von Fange, Jeff Wright, Kevin J. Russell
  • Light assembly with housing having cover providing for wire passage
    Patent number: 10710499
    Abstract: A light assembly includes a housing with a mounting bracket extending from an upper surface, a circuit board, a light source provided on the circuit board, and a cover with an aperture in a bottom surface for light from the light source to pass through. The housing includes a side wall defining an interior space configured to receive the circuit board, and a plurality of cutouts formed in the sidewall. The cover includes a tab and at least one cap, both extending from the bottom surface of the cover, with the cap extending farther than the tab. The circuit board is positioned in the housing, with the cover closing the interior space such that the tab and cap each coupled to one of the cutouts, the tab and the cutout defining a gap through which wires connected to the circuit board extend, while preventing light from exiting through the cutouts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ali Ammar, Steven J. Antilla
  • Illumination apparatus having thermally isolated heat sinks and dual light sources
    Patent number: 10697625
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a light emitting diode (LED) chip; a laser light source; a front heat sink including first and second holes; a lens arranged to extend over the first hole; a back heat sink; and an insulating circuit board including a third hole, the circuit board sandwiched between the heat sinks such that the second hole and the third holes are aligned. The LED chip is mounted in a surface of the circuit board facing the front heat sink, and arranged such that it aligns with the first hole and the lens. The laser light source is provided in the back heat sink and arranged such that it extends at least partially through the second and third holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Inventors: Richard Redpath, James Redpath
  • Illumination device with adjustable curved reflector portions
    Patent number: 10677425
    Abstract: A method and device for variable-beam illumination are disclosed. The device has a light source, a first reflector segment, and a second reflector segment. The first segment has a first parabolic cross section to produce a first light distribution having a wide-angle light distribution. The second segment has a second parabolic cross section to produce a second light distribution that is narrower than the first light distribution. At least one of the first and second segments is movable between first and second positions. At least a portion of the light is reflected to effectuate the first light distribution when the at least one of the first and second segments is in the first position. At least a portion of the light is reflected to effectuate the second light distribution when the at least one of the first and second segments is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: LEDVANCE LLC
    Inventor: Anthony W. Catalano
  • Rotatable and focusable illumination system
    Patent number: 10660275
    Abstract: An illumination system including a curved light directing element, a motor for rotating the light directing element, motorized optical focusing means for adjusting the curved light directing element, and a controller for controlling the motor and the motorized optical focusing means and providing equal illumination energy to each area unit of at least one plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Inventor: Yossi Kadosh
  • Back lighted display device with fitted frame portions
    Patent number: 10656447
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel; a circuit board; a connection member, which connects the display panel and the circuit board; a backlight, which is configured by a first frame and a second frame to be fitted with the first frame; and an insulation sheet, which is disposed between the first frame and the circuit board to shut off an electrical connection between the first frame and the circuit board, wherein the insulation sheet includes: a seating portion that is formed in a shape corresponding to a shape of the circuit board; and an extension portion that extends to a fitting portion of the first frame and a fitting portion of the second frame, which are fitted to each other, and is attached to cover the fitting portions of the first frame and the second frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroshi Teramoto
  • Display device having display panel fixed relative to optical member solely by elastic fixing member
    Patent number: 10649259
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, an optical member disposed under the display panel, and an elastic inter-module fixing member disposed between the display panel and the optical member and overlapping the optical member, such that the display panel is fixed with respect to the optical member solely by the friction coefficient of the fixing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji Won Lee, Jae Sul An, Seung Beom Park
  • Backlight assembly having elastic frame/backplate clamping member, for use in display device
    Patent number: 10650728
    Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a backplate defined by a bottom wall and a backplate sidewall provided with a first clamping slot; a frame defined by a display panel bearing portion and a frame side wall provided with a second clamping slot; and an elastic clamping member including a first clamping portion provided at the first clamping slot, a second clamping portion provided at the second clamping slot, and a connecting portion connecting the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion to secure the frame to the backplate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yongda Ma, Xinyin Wu, Yong Qiao
  • Vehicle illumination system having a lens with a sawtooth profile
    Patent number: 10641452
    Abstract: An illumination system includes a light source that is fixed to a vehicle mount structure to direct light toward ground level. A lens covers the light source and includes an outer surface with a sawtooth profile. The sawtooth profile includes a plurality of teeth that are spaced apart from each other by flat surfaces, and wherein each light is generally aligned with a flat surface between adjacent teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, David Brian Glickman, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Cornel Lewis Gardner
  • High-bay luminaire with heat-dissipating housing defining a cavity with angled inner wall
    Patent number: 10641477
    Abstract: A high-bay luminaire includes an upper housing having an outer wall with an interior surface defining an interior compartment, and outer wall with an angled portion extending at an oblique angle towards a center of the interior compartment; a plurality of first heat fins extending from the exterior surface of the outer wall; a base connected to the upper housing; a light emitter connected to the base; a lens connected to the base and positioned below the light emitter; and a driver connected to the angled portion and operatively connected to the light emitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Taylor Jenson, Thomas Holscher, Joseph Engle
  • Light guiding lens for a vehicle headlamp
    Patent number: 10634301
    Abstract: A headlamp lens includes a transparent body having at least one light tunnel defining at least one entry area, and a light-directing part with at least one optically active light exit area. The light entry area merging into the light-directing part at a sharp end to project a light/dark boundary by means of light coupled or radiated into the light entry area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Doctor Optics SE
    Inventors: Manuel Tessmer, Mohsen Mozaffari-Afshar, Siemen Kühl
  • Lighting system with obstacle sensor and heated photochromic lens
    Patent number: 10627070
    Abstract: A headlamp system for a vehicle that includes: a headlamp comprising a photochromic lens, a primary light source for transmitting a headlamp pattern, a secondary light source and a lens heating system; an imaging sensor; and a controller that directs the secondary light source and the heating system to darken or lighten a portion of the lens in response to an exterior object sensed by the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Connor I. Robinson
  • Modular lighting assembly for retrofitting a light fixture
    Patent number: 10612727
    Abstract: A retrofit assembly includes at least first and second lighting modules, and at least a central hub positioned between the first lighting module and the second lighting module. Each lighting module includes a tray extending along a longitudinal axis and supporting a solid state light source on a seat defining a plane, a set of legs extending from each side of the seat, and a set of wings extending from the legs and parallel to the plane of the seat, the wings including first and second groups of mounting holes. First and second lenses might be provided to extend across a portion of the seats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Green, Matthew Tlachac, George Wilson, Marc Meade, Daniel Fonseca, Ron Ogletree
  • Suspended luminaire having end caps with LEDs illuminating a lightguide plate
    Patent number: 10605414
    Abstract: A luminaire includes a lightguide, end caps on respective ends of the lightguide, a contact block with a pair of apertures for receiving a pair of suspension cables, one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed within each end cap to project light into an edge of the lightguide, and a pair of suspension cables to support the luminaire and provide electrical power to the LEDs. A configurable power supply box, to be mounted to a ceiling or above a drop ceiling to provide power to the luminaire via the suspension cables, is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Bradley Garrett, Travis Boyle, Alexander Ross, William Getzinger, John Leon
  • Vehicle ceiling lamp with light source substrate cover
    Patent number: 10589667
    Abstract: A lamp includes a housing configured to be attached to a ceiling of a vehicle and provided with a light source opening, a light source provided on a substrate to face the light source opening, a lens cover provided below the housing to cover the light source opening a substrate cover provided on the substrate and housing, and an inclined plane part provided in the housing and inclined upward towards the light source opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Haruhito Ohtsuka
  • Luminaire housing having adjustable dimension
    Patent number: 10591117
    Abstract: A luminaire includes a first housing portion having a first knockout, a second housing portion having a second knockout, first and second apertures formed in one of the first and second housing portions, and at least one protrusion formed in the other of the first and second housing portions. The first housing portion and the second housing portion are selectively connectable to one another in a first configuration by the at least one protrusion received within the first aperture, and a second configuration by the at least one protrusion received within the second aperture. An upper surface of the first housing portion and a lower surface of the second housing portion are spaced apart by a first distance in the first configuration with the knockouts forming a first shape, and by a second distance in the second configuration with the knockouts forming a second shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventor: Anthony Sinphay
  • Light source having solid-state laser irradiating single-crystal phosphor with specific composition
    Patent number: 10584852
    Abstract: The light source includes a high-efficiency solid-state laser source emitting excitation coherent radiation, and a single crystal phosphor forming an optic element for receiving the excitation coherent radiation and emitting light with desired parameters. The single crystal phosphor is made of garnets conforming to the general formula (Ax,Lu1-x)aAlbO12:Cec formula, or from a single crystal material of perovskite structure conforming to the general formula B1-gAlO3:Dq.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: CRYTUR, SPOL.S R.O.
    Inventors: Tomas Fidler, Jan Kubat, Stepan Novotny, Jindrich Houzvicka
  • LED lamp having interconnected slotted light guide substrates
    Patent number: 10585232
    Abstract: LED lamp including a plurality of light guide substrate, a mounting seat, an LED lamp panel positioned on the mounting seat and having at least on LED facing an incident surface of the light guide substrate, and a diffuser enclosing the light guide substrates. Each one of the light guide substrate feature a notch configured such that the light guide substrate are coupled transverse to one another by the notches, and further include a plurality of diffused reflection elements for extracting light from the light substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignees: The Design House, LLC, The Newish Products LTD
    Inventor: Pinghai Lan
  • Solar powered illumination system
    Patent number: 10563827
    Abstract: The illumination system includes at least one solar panel, a charge controller, a rechargeable battery, an illumination unit connected to the battery through the controller, and a base frame supporting the solar panel and illumination unit at a top portion thereof, with the battery provided in a bottom portion of the base frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Inventors: Reza Jadidzadeh, Farid Javidzadeh Ershadi, Soroush Masoumzadeh, Keyvan Esmaeilzadeh, Mostafa Hassanahmadi