Patents Examined by James M Endo
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Patent number: 10955112Abstract: A lighting device includes: a light source; an optic device to pass at least some light from the light source; an optic assembly including a holding member having an interior volume to contain the optic device; and a housing member having a first curved surface defining a cavity to receive at least a portion of the holding member. The holding member has an outer surface having a curvature that slideably engages with the first curved surface of the housing member when the optic assembly is pivoted about the light source. The optic device includes a recessed bottom surface facing the light source, one or more reflective elements arranged on the recessed bottom surface to refract light received from the light source at a critical angle, and an emitting surface opposite the recessed bottom surface to internally reflect the light refracted by the one or more reflective elements to be absorbed.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2018Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Troy-CSL Lighting, Inc.Inventor: Joshua Portinga
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Patent number: 10941933Abstract: A lighting device, for attachment to an object structured to be worn on at least one facial feature of a human user, having a releasable fastener adapted for attachment to the above-noted object and a pole, having a first end pivotably connected to the releasable fastener, and a second end, opposed to the first end. An electric lamp is pivotably connected to the second end. Further, the pole defines an internal cavity and has battery contacts positioned to contact a battery set placed in the internal cavity. A conductive assembly is electrically connected between the battery contacts and the electric lamp, so as to power the electric lamp.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2019Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: RIVERPOINT MEDICAL, LLCInventor: John Thomas Ferguson
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Patent number: 10941907Abstract: A retrofit kit for a luminaire including a door configured to sit below a ceiling plane of the luminaire.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2016Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: Current Lighting Solutions, LLCInventor: Alex Kendall Price
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Patent number: 10941920Abstract: A niche for a pool or spa light includes a back wall having an aperture for a power cable, a side wall, a plurality of mounting ribs, and a groove formed in at least one of the plurality of mounting ribs for receiving a locking mechanism of a pool or a spa light for locking the pool or spa light in position with respect to the niche. In another embodiment, a niche for a pool or spa light includes a body and a rotatable hub with a plurality of mounting ribs for attaching a pool or spa light to the hub. The body includes a back wall having a power cable aperture and a threaded aperture for receiving a screw, and a side wall. The hub includes a back wall having an aperture for receiving the screw and a plurality of mounting ribs, the hub being rotatable about the screw. A groove is formed in at least one of the plurality of mounting ribs for receiving a locking mechanism of a pool or a spa light for locking the pool or spa light in position with respect to the niche.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2015Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: Hayward Industries, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Potucek, Carl Davidson, Alan Levin, Gregory Fournier
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Patent number: 10925358Abstract: An artificial jewel with internal light source may be configured for removable attachment to a region of human skin. The artificial jewel with internal light source may be assembled from a shell, a base-plate, and an electronics-assembly. A portion of the electronics-assembly may be disposed between an inside surface of the shell and an inside surface of the base-plate. The electronics-assembly may include at least one light source that may reside between the shell and the base-plate. The electronics-assembly may include a push button that may extend out beyond a bottom of the base-plate. A bottom of the base-plate may have a sticky adhesive layer for removable attachment to the region of human skin. An exterior surface of the shell may be faceted. The shell may be optically transparent. A distal portion of the push button may physically touch the region of human skin.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2020Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Inventor: Amanda Shawhan
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Patent number: 10916913Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light emitting device includes: providing a first support member having an outer circumferential lateral surface and a first through-hole penetrating from an upper surface to a lower surface; disposing a light-transmissive member containing a fluorescent material in the first through-hole; providing a second support member having an inner circumferential lateral surface and a second through-hole penetrating from an upper surface to a lower surface, an inner dimension of the second support member being smaller than an outer dimension of the first support member at room temperature; and performing shrink fitting, which comprises heating the first support member and the second support member to increase the inner dimension of the second support member to be greater than the outer dimension of the first support member, thereafter disposing the first support member in the second support member.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2020Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventor: Seiji Kiyota
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Patent number: 10907802Abstract: A light system a base that is configured to connect to a vehicle; a light layer that is movable into the base in a closed configuration and out of the base in an open configuration; and a cap located above the base and the light layer, the cap enclosing the light layer within the base when the light system is in the closed configuration.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2020Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Valeo VisionInventors: Mark Pattison, John Orisich, Brant Potter
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Patent number: 10908448Abstract: A display apparatus includes a panel, a backlight module, a cover, an integrated plastic frame and an optical adhesive. The panel is disposed over the backlight module. The cover is disposed over the panel, which is located between the cover and the backlight module. The integrated plastic frame includes a first accommodating portion, a second accommodating portion and an adhesive-restricting portion. The second accommodating portion is coupled between the first accommodating portion and the adhesive-restricting portion. The combination of the first accommodating portion, the second accommodating portion and the adhesive-restricting portion is integrally formed. The first accommodating portion accommodates at least a portion of the backlight module, the second accommodating portion accommodates the panel, and the adhesive-restricting portion is coupled between the second accommodating portion and the cover to define an accommodating space together with the cover and the panel.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2020Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignees: INTERFACE TECHNOLOGY (CHENGDU) CO., LTD., INTERFACE OPTOELECTRONICS (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD., GENERAL INTERFACE SOLUTION LIMITEDInventors: Chin-Yang Wu, Tsung-Chen Chou, Tsung-Ju Hu, Yau-Yang Jung, Wen-Hsiao Huang
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Patent number: 10907809Abstract: A portable light includes an elongate body having a longitudinal axis, a light head coupled to an end of the elongate body, and a handle movable along the elongate body between a first position and a second position. The portable light further includes a collar coupled to the handle for movement with the handle between the first position and the second position, and a plurality of legs pivotably coupled to the collar. The plurality of legs is collapsed against the elongate body when the handle and the collar are in the first position and is expanded apart from the elongate body when the handle and the collar are in the second position. The portable light further includes a biasing member positioned between the collar and the handle to bias the collar away from the handle.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2018Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool CorporationInventors: Kyle Harvey, Ross McIntyre, Michael Halverson, Eric Mackey, Justin Dorman
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Patent number: 10876727Abstract: A fence assembly with a lighting system includes a hollow fixing base defining a plurality of first opening at an upper end thereof, a fence body, a plurality of light strips and electrical wires. The fence body includes a plurality of hollow second posts, and is removably connected to the fixing base and configured for sealing the plurality of first openings. Inner space of the fixing base communicates with inner space of the second posts. The plurality of light strips has a first end fixed in the fixing base and has the other part received in corresponding hollow second post. The electrical wires are accommodated within the inner space of the fixing base and used for electrically connecting with the first ends of the plurality of light strips.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: GUANGDONG YUHAO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Jun Xi
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Patent number: 10876689Abstract: A lighting tube for uniform illumination is disclosed. The lighting tube includes a conduit having an inner layer, outer layer, and a middle layer between the inner and outer layers. The middle layer has at least two of a phosphor film, a diffusion film, and a UV-blocking film. The lighting tube also includes a light emitting chain located inside of the conduit. The light emitting chain includes control wires and a plurality of light emitting units spaced along the control wires. Each unit has a plurality of faces interconnected to form a polygon when viewed along a central axis, with each face being on a different side of the polygon. Each face has an LED coupled to the control wires. The LED emits light with a wavelength that causes the phosphor film to luminesce. The illumination of the middle layer by the chain is substantially uniform in all radial directions.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Retinal 3-D, L.L.C.Inventor: Roger C. Bowser
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Patent number: 10859228Abstract: A variable headlamp apparatus for a vehicle is capable of realizing various lighting functions by switching positions of the plurality of optical units only with a single drive unit. The variable headlamp apparatus includes: an optical unit having an emitter to emit light; a guide unit installed with the optical unit to guide a position of the optical unit to a fixed path; a link unit connected to the optical unit and including multiple links rotatably connected to each other to change the position of the optical unit; and a drive unit to rotate the links. In particular, the optical unit moves along the fixed path of the guide unit while switching a light irradiation direction of the emitter.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2019Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, SL CORPORATIONInventors: Jung Wook Lim, Byoung Suk Ahn, Ki Hong Lee, Seung Hyeok Chang, Jung Hee Seo, Ji Yeon Kim, Yoo Jin Son, Jong Young Kim, Jin Sik Nam, Dong Hyun Go, Mi Hyang Park
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Patent number: 10839724Abstract: Provided is an outrigger flagpole assembly (10) which comprises a wall-mountable bracket (12), a flagstaff (14) for displaying a flag (20), and a security device or locking formation (14.2) for releasably locking a flag (20) to be displayed to the flagstaff (14) or to the wall-mountable bracket (12). In general, the flagstaff (14) is attached at one end (14.1) thereof to the wall-mountable bracket (12), with a free end (14.2) of the flagstaff (14) extending away from a wall (18) to which the bracket (12) is mounted.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Inventor: Peter Brian Torpy
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Patent number: 10823908Abstract: There is provided a backlight module and a display device. A light-emitting region of the backlight module has a size less than or equal to 7 inches. The backlight module includes a light source, a circuit board, a light guide plate and a target shielding light tape. The light source is disposed on a side surface of the light guide plate, a light-emitting side of the light source is next to the light guide plate, another side of the light source is welded with the circuit board being perpendicular to the light guide plate, and the target shielding light tape is located on a light-exiting surface of the light guide plate and covers the light source. The target shielding light tape is narrower, and the ratio of light-emitting region to the backlight module is larger, thereby improving the screen-to-body ratio of the portable terminal.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2018Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.Inventor: Qiaowei Zhong
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Patent number: 10816166Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a base substrate made of a metal material, a plurality of light emitting devices provided on a first surface of the base substrate, a frame so provided on the first surface of the base substrate as to surround the plurality of light emitting devices, and a light transmissive member that is provided on a surface of the frame that is opposite the surface thereof on which the base substrate is provided and transmits light emitted from the plurality of light emitting devices, and the frame is so dimensioned that the section modulus corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the frame is greater than or equal to 0.5 mm3 but smaller than or equal to 7.0 mm3.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2017Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Chigusa Takagi
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Patent number: 10816174Abstract: A security light system for a fence includes a security light having a light module with an LED, a hat overlying the LED for reflecting light, a junction box having an interior compartment containing an LED driver for controlling operation of the LED, the junction box including a front end having a front opening and a rear end opposite the front end, and a front cover plate covering the front opening. The security light includes an extension tube having an upper end secured to the light module and a lower end secured to the junction box, a clamp assembly for securing the junction box to a fence post, and an offset bracket positioned between a rear end of the junction box and the fence post for spacing the junction box from the fence post which, in turn, spaces the hat from the fence post.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2017Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Inventors: David M. Beausoleil, Paul Eugene Britt
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Patent number: 10816186Abstract: A thermal system for a stage light source module, including a lamp chamber for accommodating a light source and a light condenser arranged in the lamp chamber, wherein the lamp chamber is of a hollow columnar or cylindrical or cylindroid structure defined by at least five side walls. The system is simple and convenient to use, can increase the safety and stability of a lamp, and can prolong the service life of a stage lamp system.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2018Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Guangzhou Haoyang Electronic Co., Ltd.Inventor: Weikai Jiang
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Patent number: 10788701Abstract: A light emitting device package is disclosed. The light emitting device package includes a body, first and second reflection cups spaced apart from each other in a top surface of the body, a first connection pad disposed in the top surface of the body, spaced apart from the first and second reflection cups, a first light emitting diode mounted in the first reflection cup, a second light emitting diode mounted in the second reflection cup, and a partition wall disposed between the first reflection cup and the second reflection cup, the partition wall extended from the top surface of the body upwardly.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2017Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventor: Bong Kul Min
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Patent number: 10784647Abstract: A light emitting device includes a first support member having an outer circumferential lateral surface and a first through-hole, a light-transmissive member including a fluorescent material and disposed in the first through-hole, a second support member having an inner circumferential lateral surface and a second through-hole and a light emitting element disposed below the first support member. At a temperature higher than a first temperature in a range of 200° C. to 800° C., an outer dimension of the first support member is smaller than an inner dimension of the second support member. At room temperature, the outer dimension of the first support member without being fixed is greater than the inner dimension of the second support member without being fixed. The first temperature is a temperature at which a magnitude correlation between the outer dimension of the first support member and the inner dimension of the second support member is reversed.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2015Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventor: Seiji Kiyota
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Patent number: 10781990Abstract: A vehicle light having a container body having a first perimetral profile, a lenticular body, having a second perimetral profile, wherein the first and second perimetral profile of the container body and the lenticular body are at least partially counter-shaped to each other in order to interface at a welding interface of an abutment edge of the lenticular body. The container body delimits a containment seat that houses a light source and the lenticular body is applied to the container body so as to close the containment seat. A redirection surface is adapted to receive laser beams, to concentrate and reflect them towards the welding interface. The redirection surface is arranged on an inner face of the abutment edge, the inner face facing the containment seat and incident with the welding interface. A method of making the vehicle light is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2016Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: MARELLI AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING ITALY S.P.A.Inventors: Domenico Ferigo, Sara Paroni, Davide Sammito