Patents Examined by James M Endo
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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: 11661131Abstract: A headlight horizontal lighting pattern adjustment system includes an inclination angle sensor connected to a vehicle to sense an inclination angle value of the vehicle. A processing unit receives the inclination angle value and processes the inclination angle value into a driving value. A driving module drives a lighting device. The driving module commands the driving device to driving and rotate the lighting device according the driving value. The headlight horizontal lighting pattern adjustment system is equipped to a motorbike or an electric motorbike. When the motorbike turns and tilt, the processing unit adjusts the light of the lighting device by the driving module and the driving device to eliminate dark corners in the dark zone and maintains the full scale of light pattern to enhance safety to all the road users.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Ta Yih Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventor: Cheng-Yi Yu
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Patent number: 11644160Abstract: A lamp and a lamp string are disclosed. According to the lamp base and the lampshade of the disclosure, the lampshade is connected with the lamp base, an inner wall of the lamp base is provided with a first flange and a second flange, an outer wall of the lampshade is formed with a first abutting surface and a second abutting surface, the first flange abuts against the first abutting surface, and the second flange abuts against the second abutting surface. The first abutting surface is a conical surface, a diameter of the lampshade at a position corresponding to the first abutting surface gradually decreases along a direction towards the lamp base, and an included angle between the first abutting surface and the second abutting surface is an obtuse angle.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: DONGGUAN LIGHT SHINES ELECTRIC LIGHTING CO., LTDInventor: Qingjun Xu
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Patent number: 11630345Abstract: Provided are a light guide film, a backlight unit, and a display device. Light guide portions are disposed in holes of a reflection plate on which light sources are disposed, and a light guide film is directly disposed on the reflection plate and the light guide portions to provide a light guiding function and a light shielding function. Therefore, a method of facilitating implementation of a backlight unit with a small thickness, which satisfies image quality is provided. Further, each of the light shielding patterns has different reflectances in different areas, thereby increasing the amount of light supplied to an area between light sources. Therefore, a backlight unit with a reduced number of light sources and improved image quality may be provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: SuHun Lee, SangChul Ryu, DongSeok Lee, MyungJoon Park, GwanHoon Park, KyuHwan Lee
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Patent number: 11619369Abstract: A fillable base for a portable light stand, the base including: a hollow structure made from moulded plastics material, the hollow structure having an upper portion and a lower portion with a generally circular footprint. The lower portion of the hollow structure has a substantially vertical cylindrical outer side wall, and the upper portion of the hollow structure has a conical outer side wall. The conical outer side wall has an outer edge extending from a top edge of the cylindrical side wall to an apex of the upper portion of the structure. The structure also has a recess that opens at the apex and within which one end of an elongate pole can be received.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Inventor: Michael Jarvis
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Patent number: 11592162Abstract: A luminaire has a first housing portion and a second housing portion formed of a polymeric material. A hinge pivotably connects the first housing portion to the second housing portion and includes a pintle formed as one-piece with one of the first and second housing portions and a knuckle formed as one-piece with the other one of the first and second housing portions. A sealing structure seals a compartment formed between the first housing portion and the second housing portion. The sealing structure includes a channel supported by one of the first and second housing portions and a frame supported in the channel. The frame supports a deformable gasket. A sealing member extends from the other one of the first and second housing portions where the sealing member extends into the channel and engages the gasket. A locking feature secures the first housing portion to the second housing portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2020Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: IDEAL Industries Lighting LLCInventors: Emanuele Bazzechi, Alessandro Fortini
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Patent number: 11585525Abstract: An illuminated display device for a hollowed-out pumpkin having face holes, the illuminated display device being installable in an inner volume of the pumpkin that is carved as a jack-o-lantern having the face holes and positioned at a front outer surface of the pumpkin, includes: a light bearing substrate; a light source emitting light substantially omnidirectionally, the light source being arranged on the light-bearing substrate; a spike configured to be releasably engageable with an inner surface of the jack-o-lantern to secure the positioning of the lighting device within the jack-o-lantern proximate one of the face holes; and a reflector to direct light from the light source through at least one face hole to provide the impression to a viewer, if the face hole is an eye cutout, that the eye of the jack-o-lantern is following a passerby.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: SIGNATURE BRANDS, LLCInventor: James Egitto
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Patent number: 11561000Abstract: A lamp assembly includes a base, a support arm coupled to the base, a housing coupled to the support arm, a mirror supported by the housing, a light arrangement supported in the housing, wherein the base, the support arm, and the housing are reconfigurable between a first configuration where the housing is located vertically above the base and a reflective surface of the mirror is parallel with a worksurface, a second configuration where the housing is located vertically above the base and the reflective surface is perpendicular to the worksurface, and a third configuration where the housing is located at least partially rearward of the base and the reflective surface is substantially perpendicular to the worksurface. The lamp assembly may further include a support member configured to cooperate with the base to support a personal communication device, and a rotatable portion of the housing which controls a light intensity.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2021Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventor: Mark McKenna
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Patent number: 11555600Abstract: Components, systems, and methods for hanging an article, such as a strand of lights that has multiple lights physically and electrically connected together by one or more electrical wires. Such a system includes an elongated strip having a ferromagnetic material, a feature for attaching the elongated strip to a structure, and a number of hanging devices each having a base, a fastener located on a front side of the base, and a magnet mounted to a back side of the base. The fastener is configured to couple with a portion of the article, and the magnet is magnetically attracted to and releasably attachable to the ferromagnetic material of the elongated strip. The hanging devices in combination are configured to secure and suspend the article from the structure by magnetically attaching to the elongated strip.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2021Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Inventor: Darrin M. Robbins
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Patent number: 11543103Abstract: A light fixture having an upper housing and a lower housing. A rotate-tilt mechanism is interposed between the two housings to permit the lower housing both to rotate and tilt relative to the upper housing.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLCInventors: Gautham Raj Kemparaju, Stephen Howard Clark, Douglas Dewayne Grove
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Patent number: 11536425Abstract: The present invention provides a lamp and a lamp mounting structure, wherein the lamp includes a lamp panel as a light source; two lateral supports arranged opposite to each other, wherein the lamp panel in use is fixed to a lamp supporting structure through the two lateral supports; and a locking mechanism for securing the lamp panel between the two lateral supports. The lamp disclosed herein has a better versatility.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2021Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: CH LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jizhong Pu, Jiangfeng Jiang
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Patent number: 11530787Abstract: A collapse preventing lamp including a lamp panel and a lamp frame, wherein the lamp panel as a light source is installed in the lamp frame, and wherein a gap is defined between at least one side edge of the lamp panel and an edge of the lamp frame; and a baffle for shielding the gap is provided which is overlapped on the lamp frame, and the baffle is provided with an anti-collapse member for supporting a corresponding side edge of the lamp panel.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2021Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: CH LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jizhong Pu, Jiangfeng Jiang
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Patent number: 11530799Abstract: A portable light including an elongate body having a hollow frame and a longitudinal axis extending through the hollow frame, and an extension pole slidably received within the hollow frame. The extension pole is movable between an extended position, in which the extension pole is at least partially positioned out of the elongate body, and a retracted position, in which the extension pole is at least partially positioned in the elongate body. The portable light further includes a light assembly coupled to an end of the extension pole. The light assembly includes a base, a center column coupled to the base, and a plurality of light heads disposed around the center column, where each of the plurality of light heads are independently pivotable relative to the center column about a light axis that is perpendicular to and offset from the longitudinal axis. The portable light further includes a collar positioned around a portion of the elongate body and a plurality of legs pivotably coupled to the collar.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2021Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Kyle Harvey, Ross McIntyre, Michael Halverson, Eric Mackey, Justin Dorman
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Patent number: 11520098Abstract: A light emitting module including: a light guide member including: an emission region defined by a sectioning groove, a light source placement part located in the emission region, and a light adjusting hole; and a light source disposed in the light source placement part. In the schematic top view: the light adjusting hole is not positioned on a first straight line connecting (i) a center of the light source and (ii) a point in the sectioning groove that is farthest from the center of the light source, and a first lateral face of the light adjusting hole has a first region, and a line normal to the first region is oblique to a second straight line connecting (i) the center of the light source and (ii) a point in the sectioning groove that is closest to the center of the light source.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2021Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Takuya Nakabayashi, Toru Hashimoto, Keiji Emura
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Patent number: 11519588Abstract: The present invention discloses a fixing clamp, including an object connecting structure, a first clamping structure, a second clamping structure and a third clamping structure arranged in sequence, wherein the object connecting structure is arranged on the first clamping structure for connecting an object to be fixed, and the first clamping structure and the third clamping structure are rotationally mounted on two ends of the second clamping structure respectively; at least one of the second clamping structure and the third clamping structure is equipped with a counterweight structure; and the first clamping structure includes a first connecting part connected to the second clamping structure, and an abutting part protruding from the first connecting part.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2021Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Zhejiang Topmb Electrical Lighting Co., Ltd.Inventor: Lingling Pang
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Patent number: 11512840Abstract: A system for providing ambient lighting includes a lighting apparatus, which includes a housing, a plurality of light emitting diodes positioned within the housing and configured to emit non-focused light to an exterior of the housing, at least one charge port formed in the housing, and a control interface integrated into the housing. The system also includes a band coupled to the housing and includes a first end, a second end, a first magnetic element, and a second magnetic element coupleable with the first magnetic element such that the band forms a loop.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2021Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Inventors: Isaac Jackson, Ronald E. Madsen, Jr., Theodore EspĂritu, Daniel Stuart, Zach Henderson
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Patent number: 11506366Abstract: A mountable light includes a light body and a mounting arrangement including first and second clamping members from a set of pairs of clamping members. The light body has first and second opposing receptacles in which the respective clamping members are respectively removably disposed to move toward and away from each other. One clamping member may be fastened in its receptacle so as to be a fixed clamping member while the other clamping member is movable. A clamping mechanism may move the clamping members closer together to engage a mounting rail or away from each other to release the rail. An interchangeable key member may be provided between the clamping members, and may be selected from a set of interchangeable key members.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: STREAMLIGHT, INC.Inventors: Raymond L. Sharrah, William D. Worman
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Patent number: 11506367Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of lighting, and particularly discloses a clamping structure and a light device with the same. The clamping structure includes a male seat, an elastic limiting component, a female seat and a pushing aid, the male seat is provided with clamping protrusions, the elastic limiting component is disposed on the male seat, the female seat is provided with clamping slots, one of the clamping slots is internally provided with a limiting slot, the female seat is further provided with a first through hole penetrating to the limiting slot, the pushing aid movably penetrates through the first through hole, and the pushing aid is configured to make the elastic limiting component clamped into or separated from the limiting slot.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: APUTURE IMAGING INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.Inventor: Guodong Zhu
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Patent number: 11493181Abstract: The present invention relates to a snowflake projection lamp, including a housing, a concatemer optical lens arranged at the front end of the housing, a main control board and a projection component arranged in the housing, and a rotating shaft component connected to the lower end of the housing, where the front end of the housing is provided with an opening, the inner side of the opening is provided with a first surrounding wall, the concatemer optical lens includes a mounting base and a lens group, a first groove is internally provided with a sealing ring, and the concatemer optical lens is pressed on the first surrounding wall of the housing through the sealing ring; Lamplight of a high-brightness light source component passes through a film driven by a motor component to project multiple dynamic spots with different sizes and snowflake patterns in a designated region.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Inventors: Huazhu Zheng, Yunyun Lu, Caijian Zheng, Wenzhen Ouyang
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Patent number: 11493365Abstract: A light irradiation device includes a light source, an optical member and a sensor. The light source emits light. The optical member is supported so as to rotate around a rotation axis and includes a prism part that emits detection light based on the light. The sensor receives the detection light and detects a light amount of the detection light. The light amount of the detection light received by the sensor changes depending on a position of the optical member in a rotation direction when the optical member rotates.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2018Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Akinori Heishi, Ritsuya Oshima, Masashige Suwa