Patents Examined by James Lee
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Patent number: 11686460Abstract: Disclosed herein are apparatuses for providing light, such as through lighting wiring apparatuses. Some apparatuses may include three wires extending along a similar direction, such as a first component wire, a second component wire, and a return wire. The three wires may have a first and second predominantly terminal section, and the first predominantly terminal section of the first component wire may be connected to the first predominantly terminal section of the second component wire near the first end of the apparatus. The second predominantly terminal sections of the three wires may be connected near the second end of the apparatus and a plurality of diodes may be connected to the first component wire and the second component wire at periodic distances.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2020Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Belgravia Wood LimitedInventor: Chi Yin Alan Leung
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Patent number: 11680697Abstract: A light head for a medical device support system. The light head includes a housing base, an annular shape first lens, a housing cover, and a motion transfer member. The housing cover includes a cavity within which the annular shape first lens is rotatable about a rotation axis. The housing cover includes a second lens. The annular shape first lens and the second lens are in a light emitting path of the plurality of light emitting elements. The motion transfer member is configured to movably interact with a boss of the annular shape first lens to rotate the annular shape first lens about the rotation axis and within the cavity. A periphery of the annular shape first lens includes guide members configured to position the boss of the annular shape first lens to movably interact with the motion transfer member.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: American Sterilizer CompanyInventors: David A. Westenfelder, II, Jill A. Sanders
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Patent number: 11680701Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for thermal regulation in a tiered rack growth system. A contact heat exchange converter is provided to remove thermal energy of a light fixture for the tiered rack growth system. A contact thermal exchange cavity defined in the contact heat exchange converter is dimensioned to cooperatively receive an arcuate thermal sink of the light fixture. A circulation conduit communicates a dense medium coolant to remove thermal energy carried by a thermal mass of the contact heat exchange converter.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Inventor: Mark Dieser
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Patent number: 11677105Abstract: Provided is a rechargeable battery system comprising at least a battery cell and an external cooling means, wherein the battery cell comprises an anode, a cathode, an electrolyte disposed between the anode and the cathode, a protective housing that at least partially encloses the anode, the cathode and the electrolyte, and at least one heat-spreader element disposed partially or entirely inside the protective housing and wherein the external cooling means is in thermal contact with the heat spreader element configured to enable transporting internal heat of the battery through the heat spreader element to the external cooling means. Also provided is a method of operating a rechargeable battery system, the method comprising implementing a heat spreader element in one or each of a plurality of battery cells and bringing the heat spreader element in thermal contact with one or a plurality of external cooling means.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2019Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Global Graphene Group, Inc.Inventors: Hao-Hsun Chang, Yu-Ming Chen, Yu-Sheng Su, Bor Z. Jang
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Patent number: 11662099Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for providing an electrically operated fireplace that includes a one or more display panels, one or more reflective surfaces inclined at an angle with respect to the one or more display panels to reflect the video images of a flame displayed by the one or more display panels. One or more filters or privacy screens are disposed proximate the one or more display panels. Beneficially, the electrically operated fireplaces disclosed herein do not require the use of moving parts, such as a rotating mirror, to provide the images of the flames. Further, since video images are used to provide the flame effect, the flame effect may be varied simply by loading a new video image into the memory portion of the control circuitry used to provide the flame display.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Solas, LLCInventors: Andrew Thomas Metz, David Patrick Moynihan
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Patent number: 11665792Abstract: A microwave oven including a cooking cavity that is enveloped by a cooking cavity wall; a cooking appliance light; an opening in the cooking cavity wall which supports the cooking appliance light; a shielding sleeve arranged in the opening and configured to prevent an exit of microwaves through the opening out of the cooking cavity, wherein the cooking appliance light includes a LED illuminant and a light conductor rod which conducts light emitted by the LED illuminant into the cooking cavity, wherein the cooking appliance light includes a mounting plate that includes a cut out in which the light conductor rod of the cooking appliance light is supported, wherein the mounting plate supports the shielding sleeve that envelops the light conductor rod, and wherein the mounting plate is arranged at the cooking cavity wall and covers the opening.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: BJB GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Philipp Henrici, Olaf Baumeister, Frank Welslau
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Patent number: 11662079Abstract: In one embodiment, the disclosure provides an interior luminaire system for emulating natural daylight. The system may include an artificial sunlight system and an artificial skylight system. The artificial sunlight system may include one or more first light sources and one or more first movable lenses paired with the first light sources, respectively. Each first light source may be configured to direct light only at the respective paired lens. Each first light source-lens pair may be operable to generate a set of substantially parallel rays of light. The artificial sunlight system may be operable to generate a movable substantially collimated beam of light comprising the sets of substantially parallel rays of light. The artificial skylight system may include one or more second light sources. Each second light source may be operable to generate omnidirectional rays of light. The artificial skylight system may be operable to generate diffuse illumination.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ian David Parker, Ivan Ashton France, Kishore Rathinavel, William Augustus Workman
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Patent number: 11655948Abstract: A luminaire comprising: a chassis (100), the chassis (100) comprising: four walls joined to form a rectangular cavity, each wall of the four walls comprising: —a heat sink (107); —a wiring channel (111, 112); —a first receiving channel (114) on a first side of the heat sink (107); and—a second receiving channel (116) on a second side of the heat sink (107); a light emitting diode board (130) attached to a first wall of the four walls; a first extrusion (344) attached to a second wall of the four walls; a second extrusion (345) attached to a third wall of the four walls; wherein the light emitting diode board (130) comprises a first protrusion that fits into the first receiving channel and a second protrusion that fits into the second receiving channel; and wherein the light emitting diode board (130) rests on the heat sink (107) of the first wall when the first protrusion is fit into the first receiving channel and the second protrusion is fit into the second receiving channel.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Gregory Parker, Alexander Ross, Ashley Pickens, Kevin Strickfaden, William Getzinger, Stephen Geyer, Timothy Bingaman
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Patent number: 11655963Abstract: A light emitting device comprises a light emitting element having a light emission peak wavelength in a range of 400 nm or more and 490 nm or less and a first fluorescent material having a light emission peak wavelength in a range of 570 nm or more and 680 nm or less, and emits light having a correlated color temperature being 1,950 K or less, an average color rendering index Ra being 51 or more, a full width at half maximum of a light emission peak having a maximum light emission intensity in a light emission spectrum of the light emitting device being 110 nm or less, and a first glare index Ls1/L that is a ratio of a first effective radiance Ls1 to a luminance L being 0.493 or less, wherein Ls1 and L are as defined in the disclosure.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Mika Matsumoto, Kazushige Fujio
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Patent number: 11655966Abstract: Sealed LED lighting fixtures operated under certain conditions (e.g., outdoors, in cold ambient environments, at high operating current, and/or in non-hermetic environments) will oftentimes exhibit condensation on an inner surface of the emitting face of the fixture. When occurring, said condensation impairs the ability to produce useful light—namely, light harnessed and directed in a manner so to provide lighting for a task (or otherwise desired)—by diffusing light emitted from the lighting fixture. Envisioned are apparatus, methods, and systems to reduce moisture in sealed LED lighting fixtures so to reduce or eliminate condensation, and in a manner that addresses both fixtures already in the field and those being assembled in a factory setting. In one form, a carrier embedded with desiccant is positionally mounted inside the fixture in a desired position which has no or minimal impact on light output from the fixture.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Musco CorporationInventors: Gabriel P. Gromotka, Kurt C. Herr, Jr., Luke C. McKee
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Patent number: 11655968Abstract: A light-emitting module includes: a semiconductor light-emitting element; a circuit board on which a lighting control circuit configured to perform control to turn on and off the semiconductor light-emitting element is provided; and an element metal plate on which the semiconductor light-emitting element is mounted. The circuit board is a resin substrate in which a wiring portion connecting the semiconductor light-emitting element and the lighting control circuit is provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Tetsuya Suzuki, Tomoyuki Ichikawa
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Patent number: 11655962Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to examples of an apparatus. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a light entry segment that receives light emitted from a light emitting diode (LED), a total internal reflection (TIR) segment to reflect the light towards an optical axis of the LED, and a light redirection segment comprising a plurality of light redirecting segments to redirect the light emitted from the light emitting diode and the light reflected by the TIR segment at an angle greater than 45 degrees relative to an optical axis of the LED.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Dialight CorporationInventor: Qi Hong
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Patent number: 11655950Abstract: Lighting devices having optical waveguides for controlled light distribution are provided. A lighting device includes a housing, a light emitter disposed in the housing, and a waveguide at least partially disposed in an opening of the housing. The waveguide includes a light input surface defining coupling features, wherein the light emitter is disposed adjacent the light input surface and emits light into the coupling features. The waveguide further includes a light transmission portion disposed between the light input surface and a light extraction portion, wherein light from the light emitter received at the light input surface propagates through the light transmission portion toward the light extraction portion. The waveguide further includes the light extraction portion, which comprises at least one light redirection feature and at least one light extraction feature that cooperate to generate a controlled light pattern exiting the lighting device.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: IDEAL INDUSTRIES LIGHTING LLCInventors: Kurt Wilcox, Jin Hong Lim, Curt Progl, Steve Wilcenski, Zongjie Yuan
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Patent number: 11658341Abstract: A method for manufacturing a gel-state flame-retardant electrolyte film includes the steps of: preparing a first solution having a high boiling-point solvent; adding a solid-state polymer material into the first solution, and performing a heating and stirring process to form a second solution; adding a flame-retardant electrolyte material and a flame-retardant water-absorbent material into the second solution for forming a third solution by well mixing; forming the third solution into a viscous matter; and, solidifying the viscous matter to form the gel-state flame-retardant electrolyte film. In addition, a gel-state flame-retardant electrolyte film, a gel-state electrolyte battery and a method for manufacturing the gel-state electrolyte battery are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH, ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL, EXECUTIVE YUAN, R.O.CInventors: Tien-Hsiang Hsueh, Shang-En Liu, Min-Chuan Wang, Bo-Hsien Wu, Shu-Mei Chang
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Patent number: 11646442Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the same, the electrolyte including a polymer, and one or more selected from the group consisting of an inorganic solid electrolyte particle and a ferrodielectric, wherein the polymer includes one or more selected from the group consisting of a polymer represented by Formula 1 and a polymer including a repeating unit represented by Formula 2.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2019Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Inventors: Sol Ji Park, Kyoung Ho Ahn, Chul Haeng Lee, Jun Hyeok Han
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Patent number: 11643225Abstract: Cell-based systems may interlock in a reconfigurable configuration to support a mission. Space systems, for example, of a relatively large size may be assembled using an ensemble of individual “cells”, which are individual space vehicles. The cells may be held together via magnets, electromagnets, mechanical interlocks, etc. The topology or shape of the joined cells may be altered by cells hopping, rotating, or “rolling” along the joint ensemble. The cells may be multifunctional, mass producible units. Rotation of cell faces, or of components within cells, may change the functionality of the cell. The cell maybe collapsible for stowage or during launch.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2017Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: THE AEROSPACE CORPORATIONInventors: Henry Helvajian, Randy Villahermosa
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Patent number: 11644172Abstract: A headlight device includes an optical unit to emit light and a support mechanism to support the optical unit. The optical unit includes supported pins as a first supported part and supported groove parts as a second supported part. The support mechanism includes support groove parts as a first support part that is provided on a first straight line in a predetermined first direction and contacts the supported pins and support pins as a second support part that is provided on a second straight line in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and contacts the supported groove parts. The support mechanism supports the optical unit to be freely rotatable around the first straight line passing through the support groove parts and freely rotatable around the second straight line passing through the support pins.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2019Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Ritsuya Oshima, Masashige Suwa, Muneharu Kuwata
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Patent number: 11641029Abstract: Solid-state lithium ion electrolytes of metal lithium chloride derivative compounds having a crystal morphology in the P21/c space group are provided as materials for conducting lithium ions. An activation energy of the lithium aluminum chloride derivative compounds is from 0.15 to 0.40 eV and conductivities are from 0.01 to 3 mS/cm at 300K. Compounds of specific formulae are provided and methods to alter the materials with inclusion of aliovalent ions shown. Lithium batteries containing the composite lithium ion electrolytes and electrodes containing the lithium aluminum chloride derivative compounds are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignees: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARKInventors: Yifei Mo, Yunsheng Liu, Chen Ling
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Patent number: 11641024Abstract: An electronic device includes a device body and a female terminal structure connected to the device body. The female terminal structure includes a female terminal body, a tunnel, a second terminal member, and a secured terminal member. The female terminal body is connected to the device body and a mating electronic device, respectively. The tunnel is recessed from the female terminal body. The second terminal member is disposed at the female terminal body and received in the tunnel. The second terminal member has a terminal inserting portion. The secured terminal member is disposed at the female terminal body, spaced from the second terminal member, and disposed on an outer periphery of the extension portion. The extension portion is substantially flushed with the secured terminal member. The second terminal member is not flushed with the extension portion. The second terminal member is enclosed by the extension portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2022Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Inventor: Chun-Hung Wu
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Patent number: 11633045Abstract: A light-emitting seat, comprising a chair frame, a furniture light-emitting assembly, and a skin layer. The furniture light-emitting assembly comprises a fixing part, a strip light, a light guide material layer, and a power supply assembly. The strip light is disposed on the fixing part, the light guide material layer covers the strip light, and the power supply assembly is electrically connected to the strip light. In addition, the fixing part of the furniture light-emitting assembly may cover the chair frame, and the skin layer covers the chair frame and the furniture light-emitting assembly; or, the fixing part may be disposed on the light guide material layer, and the light guide material layer covers the chair frame, the skin layer covers the chair frame and the furniture light-emitting assembly. And, at least an area of the skin layer covering the furniture light-emitting assembly is a light-transmitting material.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2020Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: DAKANG HOLDING CO., LTD.Inventors: Rujia Mao, Xiaoyu He, Guofei Yuan, Haitao Ouyang