Patents Examined by Jason M Han
  • Patent number: 11779674
    Abstract: An air filtration system for a vehicle includes a first inlet assembly. A second inlet assembly is in fluid communication with the first inlet assembly. A first fan is disposed within a housing and is in fluid communication with the first inlet assembly. A second fan is disposed within the housing and is in fluid communication with the second inlet assembly. A light source is disposed within the housing proximate the first and second fans. The light source emits ultraviolet light. A filter is disposed within the housing proximate the first and second fans. An outlet is in fluid communication with the first and second inlet assemblies. Air is drawn into the housing by the first and second fans, subjected to the ultraviolet light, and expelled via the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Tai Luu, Doug Vi Luu
  • Patent number: 11780363
    Abstract: A motor vehicle (10), which can be operated in a self-driving mode, wherein the motor vehicle includes an illumination system (50) for generating light signal messages to individual road users, which includes a lighting device (100) and a control device, wherein the lighting device (100) includes at least one light source (110), includes an optical diffuser (120), which is equipped to diffuse by diffraction the light that can be emitted from the light source (110) in order to make possible a diffuse light impression of the optical diffuser (120), a carrier element (130), on which the light source (110) is arranged, wherein the carrier element (130) includes a cable conduit (140) for conducting an electrical line and a first fastening means (150) for fastening the carrier element (130) to the motor vehicle, includes a cover (160), which by means of a second fastening means (170) can be fastened to the carrier element (130), wherein the cover (160) combined with the carrier element (130) is equipped to hold th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: ZKW Group GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Wagner, Stefan Mitterlehner, Michael Brunner, Michael Salzer
  • Patent number: 11774053
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a light board and a spotlight. The light board comprises a circuit board having multiple mounting positions, and lamp beads mounted in the mounting positions, which comprise multiple cool color lamp beads and multiple warm color lamp beads, the cool and warm color lamp beads are configured to form multiple lamp bead rows, which are arranged along a first direction. Each lamp bead row comprises both the cool and warm color lamp beads, a difference between the number of the cool and warm color lamp beads does not exceed 2, a difference between the number of the cool and warm color lamp beads in two adjacent lamp bead rows does not exceed 3, and a total number of cool color lamp beads is equal to that of warm color lamp beads. The technical solution of the disclosure is beneficial to improve lighting effects of lights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SOONWELL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kai Chen, Zhangming Tan
  • Patent number: 11761816
    Abstract: An optical sight includes a housing, an optical element, and a photo detector. The housing has a main body, a pair of upwardly extending posts, and a cross member extending between the pair of upwardly extending post. The optical element is supported by the housing and positioned between the pair of upwardly extending posts and between the main body and the cross member. The photo detector is positioned in the housing and configured to detect ambient light at a target object. A first post of the pair of upwardly extending posts and the cross member are joined at a shoulder of the housing. The photo detector is formed in the shoulder of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Trijicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry Glen Sabaldan Elpedes, Nathan Stewart
  • Patent number: 11760256
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure include optical systems that use two colored layers for multi-directional light propagation and control. An exemplary optical system can include a first cavity having a first light source and a second cavity having a second light source. A colored coating is positioned between the first cavity and the second cavity. The colored coating includes a bezel layer, a top color set layer, and a bottom color set layer. The colored coating serves as a wall between the first cavity and the second cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Jodi Mary Jean Allen, Kevin Begert
  • Patent number: 11752932
    Abstract: An illuminated vehicle sign comprises a receptacle having an internal cavity with a light reflective internal surface. A cover over an end of the receptacle comprises one or more orifices opening into the internal cavity from an outside of the receptacle. The orifices are dimensioned and/or relatively arranged in accordance with one or more markings or alphanumeric characters. The orifices provide for ingress of air into the internal cavity from the outside of the receptacle and for emission of light from the internal cavity. A vent in the receptacle is positioned relative to the orifices to provide for egress of the air from the internal cavity. A light source is disposed within the receptacle to emit the light through the internal cavity and out of the orifices. An apertured screen is disposed inside of the internal cavity that is spaced apart from the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Inventor: Jarrad Reeves
  • Patent number: 11747638
    Abstract: A laser mount for fixedly coupling a laser pointer includes: a first layer; a second layer including a first end and a second end, a connection between the first layer and the first end forming a spring-tensioned hinge, such that deflection of the second end about the connection imparts a spring tension to the second layer, and the second end being spaced apart from the first layer; a first adjustment screw configured to vertically couple the first layer and the second end and to adjust a vertical spring tension between the first layer and the second layer; and a second adjustment screw configured to horizontally couple the first layer and the second end and to adjust a horizontal spring tension between the first layer and the second layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Caresyntax GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Georg Wollmann, Dirk Asmus, Vik Anantha
  • Patent number: 11746968
    Abstract: A miniature backlight kit includes a covering member, a light-shading element, a light guide element, a housing and a light-emitting unit. The light-emitting unit is disposed within a first concave structure of the light-shading element. The light-shading element is disposed within a second concave structure of the light guide element. The light guide element is covered by the lateral wall of the housing. The light-emitting unit emits a light beam. The light beam is reflected to the lateral wall of the housing by the light guide element. Consequently, a luminance gradient region is formed on the surface of the lateral wall of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD.
    Inventors: Wei-Ping Chan, Ruey-Piin Wang, Chia-Ming Li, Yin-Liang Hu, Ming-Han Yu
  • Patent number: 11739919
    Abstract: There is disclosed a flexible panel, including (i) a fluorescent layer; (ii) an electroluminescent panel layer arranged to illuminate the fluorescent layer; (iii) an ultraviolet protection layer, transparent to visible light, arranged on a front face of the flexible panel to protect the fluorescent layer, and (iv) an adhesive layer; wherein the adhesive layer is arranged on a rear face of the flexible panel, such that the flexible panel is attachable to a surface. There are further disclosed related systems including such flexible panels and a power supply for the flexible panel; objects including such systems; related kits of parts; related methods of assembly; related methods of connection; and connector systems suitable for connecting such flexible panels to a power supply for the flexible panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: INSPACE MEDIA LTD.
    Inventors: Andrew Weir, James Frost
  • Patent number: 11739928
    Abstract: A light system is provided. The light system includes a top housing, a bottom housing opposite the top housing, a lens arranged between the top housing and the bottom housing, and a plurality of lighting elements arranged between the top housing and the lens. The lens includes a plurality of side surfaces that extend between the top housing and the bottom housing to form a perimeter of the lens, and an angled reflective surface. The plurality of lighting elements is configured to direct light toward the bottom housing to reflect off of the angled reflective surface and out of at least one of the plurality of side surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: ARCHANGEL DEVICE LLC
    Inventor: Ronald R. Dir
  • Patent number: 11738681
    Abstract: To provide a vehicular lamp capable of making a desired light distribution on a light shielding member while having a simple configuration. The vehicular lamp comprises a first and second light source each having a light emitting surface and being arranged in a predetermined parallel direction; a single condenser lens for condensing light emitted from the first and second light source; a light shielding member provided with an irradiation slit through which light condensed by the condenser lens is partially passed; and a projection lens for projecting light passed through the light shielding member to form an irradiation pattern. The first and second light source are arranged with an interval equal to or larger than dimensions in the parallel direction on the light emitting surfaces, the condenser lens makes a light distribution in which a high light quantity area with the highest light quantity is single in the parallel direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Okubo
  • Patent number: 11739916
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a fixing unit, a lamp body, a base housing and multiple elastic units. The fixing unit has a central hole. The lamp body includes an inner semi-sphere housing, a rotation shaft and a light source. The base housing includes an external semi-sphere housing and a rotation connector. The rotation shaft is coupled to the rotation connector for the lamp body to rotate with respect to the base housing along a first rotation axis of the rotation shaft. The multiple elastic units are attached to the base housing. The multiple elastic units are elastically attached to the central hole for the base housing to rotate with respect to the fixing unit along a second axis. There is a tilt angle between the first rotation axis and the second rotation axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: LEEDARSON LIGHTING CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Yizhen Chen, Zhenyu Tang, Shuxing Gao, Xu Wu
  • Patent number: 11739892
    Abstract: An injection-molded integrated lamp string includes a power line and several lamp bulbs spaced apart on a power line. The lamp bulb comprises a lampshade, a lamp core body, and at least one insulation plastic piece. The lampshade is provided with an insertion portion, and the lamp core body is inserted into the insertion portion and protruded into the lampshade. The lamp core body is provided with at least one LED lamp filament, and both ends of the LED lamp filament are connected with a positive pole conductive wire and a negative pole conductive wire to form a semi-finished lamp bulb. The semi-finished lamp bulb, the positive pole conductive wire, and the negative pole conductive wire are integrally connected with the power line through injection molding. An injection plastic fusion body and the semi-finished lamp bulb are fused integrally through a mold to form a sealing insulation plastic head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignees: ILLUMINATION TECHNOLOGY, INC., DONGGUAN MIRAY E-TECH CO., LTD
    Inventor: Jianwen Lei
  • Patent number: 11732873
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an end cap (100) for a light strip lamp, having a flat main body (101) with two opposite flat sides (110, 140), the flat sides (110, 140) having a flat cover side (140) for covering a front face of a light strip lamp and a coupling side (110) for coupling to an identical end cap (100) of a laterally adjacent light strip lamp, the coupling side (110) having coupling structures (200), which are designed such that they can be releasably connected without the use of tools to the coupling structures (200) of a coupling side (110) of an identical end cap (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbH
    Inventors: Simon Cerv, Gerhard Galler
  • Patent number: 11732881
    Abstract: A leather workpiece is adapted to emit a light at a surface pattern, and includes a first light-transmitting substrate, a first adhesive layer, a second light-transmitting substrate, a circuit board, and a light-emitting element group. The first adhesive layer is disposed between the first light-transmitting substrate and the second light-transmitting substrate. The circuit board is fixed on the second light-transmitting substrate. The light-emitting element group is disposed on the circuit board and is configured to emit an illumination beam. The first light-transmitting substrate has the surface pattern on a surface opposite to the first adhesive layer. The illumination beam sequentially passes through the first adhesive layer and the surface pattern of the first light-transmitting substrate, so that the leather workpiece emits the light at the surface pattern. A manufacturing method of the leather workpiece is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Hiroca Automotive Trim Corporation
    Inventor: Che-Ming Yu
  • Patent number: 11725795
    Abstract: A light for the exterior of a vehicle includes at least one illuminant and a lens. The illuminant emits light in an activated state that hits the lens directly or indirectly via a reflector. The lens is transparent to light in a first predetermined wavelength range and reflects light in a second different wavelength range when the illuminant is deactivated. The illuminant is at least one light-emitting diode (LED). The diode emits light in a third wavelength range, which is predetermined such that the emitted light, after transmission through the lens, is present in a predetermined fourth wavelength range that is at least different from the second wavelength region. The light can be used as part of a rear light in a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG
    Inventor: Hans Peter Schiffert
  • Patent number: 11716795
    Abstract: An agricultural work vehicle for operating in a field includes a chassis, a cab mounted to the chassis, a controller for controlling operation of the work vehicle, and a lighting system including a array field light. The array field light projects a light emission to illuminate a defined zone. A light control module is disposed in electrical communication with the controller and operably controls the at least one array field light. A sensing device senses an area surrounding the work vehicle. The sensing device transmits a signal indicative of a detected object to the controller, which in turn determines if the detected object is in the defined zone. If the detected object is in the defined zone, the light control module controllably adjusts an output from the array field light so that only a portion of the defined zone in which the object is not located is illuminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Nathan R. Demski, Brian M. Huenink, Eric A. Keen
  • Patent number: 11713864
    Abstract: A light source system, comprising: a wavelength conversion layer (102, 202) used for receiving exciting light (L3) and generating excited light (L2); a transparent thermal conduction substrate (104, 204) used for supporting the wavelength conversion layer (102, 202), and an excitation light source which emits the exciting light (L3) from a side of the wavelength conversion layer (102, 202) to the wavelength conversion layer (102, 202); and a red light source which emits red light (L1) from a side of the transparent thermal conduction substrate (104, 204) to the wavelength conversion layer (102, 202). The light source system can effectively solve the problem of insufficient red light in fluorescent powder excitation technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Appotronics Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Yu-San Chen, Qian Li, Yan-Zheng Xu
  • Patent number: 11713858
    Abstract: A projection lens has a first lens body including a first incidence section located at a side facing a first light source and an emission section located at a side opposite to the first incidence section, and a second lens body including a second incidence section located at a side facing the second light source, a refractive index of the second lens body is smaller than a refractive index of the first lens body, and a structure in which the first lens body and the second lens body abut each other while having first boundary surfaces, which are provided between the emission section and the second incidence section, and second boundary surfaces, which are provided between the first incidence section and the second incidence section from a boundary line with respect to the first boundary surfaces, interposed therebetween is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shota Nishimura
  • Patent number: 11708021
    Abstract: A small-sized vehicle-mounted projector light system including an illuminating module having a light source, a collimating lens and a film arranged in sequence, and an imaging module; the imaging module includes a curved reflector being a concave mirror with positive focal power, and a first imaging lens. The main optical axis of the illuminating module passes through the reflective surface of the curved reflector, on one side of which the first imaging lens is positioned. The invention ensures an appropriate size of an one-way dimension, no consequence of the limited space within automobile structure during installation and design, and conveniency for arrangement; the curved reflector has positive focal power and can perfect focusing, not only ensuring good projection effect, but also decreasing the number of lenses with positive focal power in the system, and effectively reduce the volume and weight of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: YEJIA OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY (GUANGDONG) CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cheng Jiang, Jun She, Jixue Nan