Patents Examined by Jason M Han
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Patent number: 12031698Abstract: A pole mounted lantern comprises a lantern housing mounted on a top of a pole. A slot extends through the lantern housing. A circuit board is located in the lantern housing and carries light emitting diodes (LEDs). A lens is associated with the lantern housing and circumscribes the LEDs. The circuit board has a portion extending to the slot and exposed to an exterior of the lantern housing and ambient conditions outside of the lantern housing. The circuit board is configured to conduct heat from the LEDs inside the lantern housing and out of the lantern housing through the slot.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2024Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: Devos, LLCInventors: Chris Nelson, Richard Smith
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Patent number: 12030646Abstract: An air duct system includes an air duct having a main body. The main body of the air duct defines a passageway and an outer surface. The air duct system also includes one or more thermoelectric generators. Each thermoelectric generator includes a hot side and a cold side, and the hot side of the thermoelectric generator is positioned along the outer surface of the air duct.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2022Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventor: Nathan D. Hiller
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Patent number: 12024256Abstract: A light-up handle grip is provided, wherein the light-up handle grip includes: a grip sleeve; a light housing, at least a portion of the light housing being light-penetrable, the light housing including a receiving room and a connection end portion, the connection end portion and the grip sleeve being integrally and non-detachably connected to each other in a mutually embedded manner; a light assembly received in the light housing and including at least one lighting member and a switch, the switch being connected to the at least one lighting member to control the at least one lighting member, light from the at least one lighting member being capable of passing through the light housing; and an operation member movably mounted to the light housing, operation of the operation member actuating the switch to turn on or turn off the at least one lighting member.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2023Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: RADICAL SPORTECH LLCInventor: Neil Owen
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Patent number: 12026343Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an input assembly, including: a cover having a touch-sensitive operating surface facing an operator and a rear surface facing away from the operator, wherein the operating surface contains a luminous surface; a support arranged on the side of the cover facing away from the operator; a light source arranged on the support to couple light into the cover via an entry surface, in order to backlight the luminous surface, wherein the cover is transparent in the region between the entry surface and the luminous surface; a transparent film layer structure arranged between the cover and the light source, with a conductive coating for forming an electrode for a capacitive touch sensor system; wherein the entry surface is formed by a recess in the rear surface of the cover, and wherein a ventilated hollow volume is formed between the film layer structure and the entry surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2023Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: Preh GmbHInventors: Alexander Marschall, Marc Sauer
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Patent number: 12018807Abstract: An automotive lighting system for a vehicle includes a light source, a refraction lens and a projection lens. The light source includes a first sub light source. The refraction lens includes a light entrance surface and a light exit surface. The light entrance surface has a first protrusion that has a first light entrance face adjacent the first sub light source and a first light exit face on the light entrance surface of the first refraction lens. The first protrusion is located at a periphery of the light entrance surface of the refraction lens with respect to an optical axis of the automotive lighting system.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2021Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: Lumileds, LLCInventor: Kang Lu
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Patent number: 12018808Abstract: Disclosed is a lamp for a vehicle. The lamp for a vehicle includes a light source part that generates and outputs light, and a lens array provided on a front side of the light source part, the lens array includes a first lens part including a plurality of first micro lenses, to which the light is input from the light source part, a second lens part including a plurality of second micro lenses that outputs the light input from the first lens part, and a shield part located between the first lens part and the second lens part, and that shields a portion of the light input from the first lens part to the second lens part to form a specific beam pattern on a road surface, and the shield part is provided to be movable to change a lamp image of the beam pattern formed on the road surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2022Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyun Soo Lee, Dong Hwa Kang
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Patent number: 12017793Abstract: An exterior aircraft light with integrated light output monitoring includes a light source support, at least one light source, arranged on an outward facing side of the light source support, an aperture in the light source support, a light collection surface, arranged to direct an output monitoring light portion of the light, emitted by the at least one light source, through the aperture in a predefined angular range with respect to the light source support. The light also includes a light detector, arranged on a back side of the light source support, and a total internal reflection optical element, arranged to direct the output monitoring light portion, having travelled through the aperture in the predefined angular range with respect to the light source support, to the light detector via total internal reflection.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2023Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Anil Kumar Jha, Andre Hessling-von Heimendahl, Marion Depta
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Patent number: 12013110Abstract: In some embodiments, a lighting assembly including at least one light-emitting device positioned within a housing is disclosed, wherein the housing is designed to allow an ambient environment to pass into the housing and transfer heat from the at least one light-emitting device. The light-emitting area of the light-emitting device may be sealed from the ambient environment. In some embodiments, the housing may include at least one recess, port, or other opening configured to allow a liquid or gas to promote heat transfer from the light-emitting device. In some embodiments, a vehicle, a marine system, or other systems may include at least one lighting assembly as contemplated herein.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2022Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: LIQUID LUMENS, LLCInventor: Trent Neil Butcher
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Patent number: 12013609Abstract: A display may have a pixel array such as a liquid crystal pixel array. The pixel array may be illuminated with backlight illumination from a direct-lit backlight unit. The backlight unit may include an array of light-emitting diodes on a printed circuit board. The backlight unit may include first, second, and third light spreading layers formed over the array of light-emitting diodes. A color conversion layer may be formed over the first, second, and third light spreading layers. First and second brightness enhancement films may be formed over the color conversion layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2023Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Daming Xu, Yufeng Yan, Qingbing Wang, Chenhua You, Rong Liu, Jun Qi, Zhenyue Luo, Mookyung Son, Victor H. Yin
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Patent number: 12007090Abstract: A light source unit includes: a light source part that emits excitation light; a light emitting part that emits generated light by being irradiated with the excitation light; a support part that guides the excitation light to the light emitting part while supporting the light emitting part; and a reflective part provided on a back surface of the support part, the back surface being on a side opposite to an emission direction of the generated light.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2023Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Harumi Mochimaru
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Patent number: 12000565Abstract: An illuminating lens is provided, and light passing through a lens body is emitted to a first illumination area and a second illumination area, a first optical portion is provided on the side of a main optical axis corresponding to the first illumination area; a second optical portion, which is provided to be neighboring the first optical portion and The second optical portion is provided adjacent to the first optical portion, includes a second total reflective surface; and a third optical portion is provided adjacent to the second optical portion on the other side relative to the first optical portion. The illuminating lens of the present invention converges light from a light source at different angles, realizes separate illumination effects for different irradiation surfaces near and far, and has the effect of simplifying installation and reducing costs.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2023Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Self Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zuping He, Yuanfang Xue, Zhaoyong Zheng, Yang Qu
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Patent number: 11987178Abstract: A light assembly includes a power source, a first lighting module to perform a high beam function, a second lighting module to perform a low beam function and a driver connected to the voltage source. The driver is connected to a first pin, a second pin and a third pin and is configured to apply a first power output to a first lighting module and to apply a second power output to the second lighting module. The light assembly includes a first switching unit in series with the first lighting module and the second lighting module, and a second switching unit in series with the second lighting module.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2020Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: VALEO VISIONInventor: Rujiu Ou
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Patent number: 11987085Abstract: An adaptor for connecting an LED lighting unit to a vehicle CAN-bus. The adaptor has a connector connectable to a corresponding connector on a vehicle, to receive a lighting current from the CAN-bus of the vehicle. A wireless power transmitter of the adaptor wirelessly transmits power to the LED lighting unit at a first level, typically suited to LED operation. The adaptor further includes one or more resistors connected between the connector and transmitter and arranged to draw power from the connector at a second power level higher than the first power level, which second power level is suitably equivalent to that for halogen or filament lighting.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2020Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Sparex LimitedInventor: David Wong
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Patent number: 11976798Abstract: A vehicle headlight (1) includes a first lamp unit (10) that includes a light distribution pattern forming unit (12) which forms a predetermined light distribution pattern (P1) according to the light amount of the light emitted from a plurality of light emitting elements (13), and a second lamp unit (20), in which a light distribution pattern (PL) of a low beam is formed by light emitted from the first lamp unit (10) and light emitted from the second lamp unit (20), and in the light distribution pattern (PL) of the low beam, the elbow point (EP) is included in a predetermined region (CA) formed by light including the light from the first lamp unit (10), and a first side region (SA1) and a second side region (SA2) sandwiching the predetermined region (CA) are formed by the light emitted from the second lamp unit (20).Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuma Mochizuki, Atsushi Sugimoto, Tomoyuki Ohno, Takashi Terayama
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Patent number: 11971164Abstract: A steering device includes a rotary part rotatably attached to a mobile body, and a grip part connected to the rotary part, wherein the rotary part includes a light irradiation part configured to emit light toward at least a portion of the grip part, the light irradiation part includes a light emitting element configured to emit light at an angle range that is determined in advance, and a lens configured to narrow the angle range of the light emitted by the light emitting element, and when an extension direction of the at least the portion of the grip part to which the light is emitted is assumed as a first direction, a direction perpendicular to a direction of an optical axis of the light emitted by the light irradiation part and to the first direction is assumed as a second direction, a plane including the optical axis and the first direction is assumed as a first plane, and a plane including the optical axis and the second direction is assumed as a second plane, the lens narrows the angle range of the lighType: GrantFiled: October 31, 2023Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.Inventors: Fumiyasu Kojima, Takanori Yamada
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Patent number: 11965644Abstract: A microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device and a light assembly that includes the MEMS device. The MEMS device includes a first arm, a second arm, at least one permanent magnet, a fan structure, and a coil. The first arm has a first arm first end and a first arm second end. The second arm is coupled to, and is spaced apart from, the first arm and has a second arm first end and a second arm second end. The at least one permanent magnet is coupled to the first arm second end. The fan structure is coupled to, and extends in cantilever manner from, the second arm second end and includes a connection end and a free end. The coil is disposed on or within the fan structure. When the coil is electrically energized, a Lorentz force is generated that causes the fan structure to vibrate relative to the permanent magnet.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Sridhar Vanka, Prashant Deshpande, Deepak Kumar, Pranita Madke, Ritu Rai
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Patent number: 11964608Abstract: A vehicular lamp system includes a light distribution control device that controls a first lamp unit and a second lamp unit. The light distribution control device forms a combined high-illuminance pattern in a region where no target is present. Meanwhile, the light distribution control device forms a combined shading pattern in regard to a forward vehicle. Furthermore, in regard to a specific target, the light distribution control device controls the first lamp unit so as to form an illuminance fixed pattern, controls the second lamp unit so as to form an illuminance fixed pattern or to form an illuminance adjusted pattern, and forms a combined mid-illuminance pattern by superposing the light distribution patterns that the first lamp unit and the second lamp unit form.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Takao Muramatsu, Yuta Maruyama, Yuichi Watano
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Patent number: 11940642Abstract: An illumination device for fluorescence image guided surgery and a surgical instrument. The illumination device includes a glass rod, a mixing rod and a plurality of optical fibers surrounding a circumferential surface of the glass rod. A first mixing rod end face of the mixing rod abuts a second rod end face of the glass rod and end faces of the optical fibers, so that white light and excitation light are guided and homogenized in the mixing rod.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2023Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBHInventors: Konrad Anders, Matthias Dissel, Jens Klinder, Sven Pabst, Timo Pfander
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Patent number: 11940131Abstract: An adjustable utility lighting system that includes multiple flexible supports for different lights to effectively illuminate multiple areas of the engine compartment simultaneously. The adjustable utility lighting system includes a base member that includes a plurality of adjustable support legs for securing the base member in position when the ferromagnetic surface is not available for the base member to mount to. There are also gooseneck supports that are permanently attached to the base member by a coupling that couples a first end of each of the gooseneck supports to the top surface of the base member. There is also a rechargeable battery that is a 18650 rechargeable battery that is easy to replace.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2023Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Inventor: Jeffrey Lance Burkholder
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Patent number: 11938860Abstract: Lighting device for a motor vehicle with a first plurality of selectively activatable light sources and a second plurality of light sources. The first and second pluralities of light sources being arranged on a common substrate and each light source of the first plurality being positioned at a distance from the other light sources of the first plurality of less than 1 mm. The lighting device includes an optical element having a first region positioned facing the first plurality of light sources and a second region positioned facing the second plurality of light sources, with the second region being provided with optical patterns.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Valeo VisionInventor: Antoine De Lamberterie