Patents Examined by Jason Moon Han
  • Patent number: 9982854
    Abstract: A LED lamp filament, comprising: a long strip-shaped substrate, a plurality of light-emitting units arranged on a first surface of the substrate and distributed along the extending direction of the substrate, and a light-transmittable fluorescent glue layer covering the first surface and the plurality of light-emitting units. A plurality of bulges are provided on at least one side of the substrate, and the bulges are distributed along the extending direction of the substrate; one part of light excited by the fluorescent glue layer and emitted from the light-emitting units emits out in a direction towards a second surface, opposite to the first surface, of the substrate from a space between adjacent bulges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignees: HUIZHOU VERY LIGHT SOURCE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, VERY OPTOELECTRONICS (HUIZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenbo Ma, Qiurong Liao
  • Patent number: 9977169
    Abstract: A lamp and a method for generating high power in laser applications includes a source for emitting optical radiation along an optical path and a holder configured in the optical path having a fluorescent body. The lamp and method further include a collecting unit configured to transmit at least a portion of the optical radiation emitted by the fluorescent body to an output of the lamp. The fluorescent body includes a shape that is elongated in a predetermined direction. Accordingly, providing a small spot and little divergence in conjunction with good heat dissipation leads to a high optical performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Ralph Kurt, Ronald Reindert Drenten, Elvira Johanna Maria Paulussen, Adriaan Valster, Denis Fournier
  • Patent number: 9976721
    Abstract: A light source module includes a light source which comprises a light emitting element, a stem configured to support the light emitting element, and a terminal having one end electrically connected to the light emitting element, a wiring board to which the other end of the terminal is electrically connected and which is configured to electrically connect the terminal to an external power supply terminal, and a thermal diffusion member which is disposed between the stem and the wiring board and is thermally connected to the light emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toshiaki Tsuda
  • Patent number: 9976736
    Abstract: A lighting assembly includes: a heat sink having a mounting surface for a light source; a light source board having said light source thereon, said light source board being arranged against said mounting surface and having an outer perimeter edge, and a drive board carrying drive circuitry for said light source, said drive board being fixed onto said heat sink with said light source board sandwiched therebetween, said drive board having an aperture with an inner edge complementary to said outer edge of said light source board, whereby said light source is left uncovered by said drive board, and wherein: said inner edge of said drive board has an inwardly protruding frame formation with said outer perimeter edge of said light source board abutting against said frame formation, and said light source board has a thickness whereby said drive board and said mounting surface have a clearance therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Alberto Alfier, Lorenzo Roberto Trevisanello, Franco Zanon
  • Patent number: 9975675
    Abstract: A luminous bottle stopper (1) includes a light guide body (10), a light emitting module (20), a power module (30), a stopper cover (40) and a flexible sleeve (50). The light guide body (10) has an accommodating space (110) including a light guide seat (11) and a light guide column (12). The light emitting module (20) is installed in the accommodating space (110) and includes a circuit board and a light emitting element (22). The power module (30) is installed in the accommodating space (110) and includes a battery (31) and a conduct element (32). The stopper cover (40) is combined with the light guide seat (11) and sealed the accommodating space (110). The flexible sleeve (50) is sleeved on the light guide column (12) and able to be plugged in the mouth (2) of bottle. Thereby, the identification and overall appearance of the bottle can be enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Inventors: Chia-Shin Kuo, Yu-Feng Kuo
  • Patent number: 9970641
    Abstract: An outlet and nightlight device with a solid base. The base has a front, back, top and two outlets on the front the base. There are two plugs on the back of the base, a light sensor, and a light emitter. The front of the base is attached to a raised section which is attached and in moveable communication with a face plate. In some embodiments the face plate slides across the raised section and in others it can rotate away from the raised section via a hinge on the base plate. The light sensor can trigger to the light emitter to emit light in low light conditions and in some embodiments there is a manual trigger for the light emission. In some embodiments the base has USB port for utilization. In some embodiments the face plate can lock to the base plate. In some embodiments the present invention has ancillary light emitters on the raised plate. In some embodiments of the invention there is a battery back up to supply energy to the light emitter in case of power failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Inventor: Kevin Mousavi
  • Patent number: 9969323
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting system is provided herein. The vehicle lighting system includes a light strip including an elongated housing and at least one light source disposed inside the housing. A controller is configured to control a light output of the at least one light source. A viewable portion of the housing is configured to luminesce in response to excitation by light emitted from the at least one light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Paul Kenneth Dellock
  • Patent number: 9964293
    Abstract: A motorized assembly for mounting on a frame of a light fixture includes a central housing having a first exterior surface and a second exterior surface. The second exterior surface defining an aperture and the central housing including a first mounting device configured to mount on the frame to enable rotation of the central housing about a first axis of rotation. The central housing further includes an interior region between the first and second exterior surfaces with a first drive mechanism proximate the first exterior surface and engaged with the first mounting device to enable rotation of the central housing about the first axis of rotation when the central housing is engaged with the frame. There is also a second drive mechanism, disposed within the interior region of the central housing and proximate the second exterior surface, adapted for engagement with a second mounting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Formalighting LLC
    Inventor: Thomas E. Devlin
  • Patent number: 9964260
    Abstract: A lighting device and a lighting unit comprising a reflector and a lighting device, or LED lamp are described. The LED lamp have a first and a second LED assembly. Each LED assembly comprises at least one LED element with an LED chip and a carrier with a flat surface for carrying the LED chip. The LED chip emits light with a main optical direction. The first and second LED assembly are mounted relative to each other so that at least a first LED element from the first LED assembly and a second LED element from the second LED assembly enclose a rotating angle (?) between their respective flat surfaces with respect to an axis of rotation (A) so as to involve light angle between the first and second main optical directions. The axis of rotation (A) is parallel to a plane of a flat carrier surface of at least one LED element. The first and second LED assemblies are arranged offset from each other parallel to the axis of rotation (A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Ludovicus Johannes Lambertus Haenen, Nils Benter, Jelle Peter Pelsma
  • Patent number: 9964274
    Abstract: An LED vehicle headlight includes a lens, a reflector, a first light source, and a second light source. The lens has a focal plane. The reflector is located at a side of the lens, and the reflector is equipped with a first focal point and a second focal point, wherein the second focal point is located on the focal plane. The first light source has a first light-emitting surface confronting the lens. The second light source has a second light-emitting surface confronting the reflector. The first focal point is located on the second light-emitting surface, and the reflector is configured to reflect and focus light beams emitted from the second light-emitting surface onto the second focal point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: LEXTAR ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu-Min Lin, Shih-Kai Lin
  • Patent number: 9958121
    Abstract: A swivel-type night light includes a housing, a socket mechanism, a bulb mechanism, a switch, a fixed seat, an intermediate seat, a connecting seat, a bottom ring, a positive blade, a negative blade, a positive conducting plate, a negative conducting plate, and a conducting member. The positive blade has a first tongue contacting with the positive conducting plate. The negative blade has a second tongue contacting with the negative conducting plate. A bulb is mounted on the bulb mechanism and is electrically connected with the conducting member by an internal thread. The fixed seat is rotatable relative to the connecting seat through 360 degrees. A plastic ring is arranged between the positive conducting plate and the negative conducting plate to prevent the positive conducting plate and the negative conducting plate from contacting with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Dongguan Yali Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hai-Feng Wu
  • Patent number: 9958594
    Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight module and a display device. The backlight module comprises a glue frame, a light source, a circuit board, a light guide plate and a quantum dot film, and the light source comprises a first lateral surface, a second lateral surface and a first illuminating surface, and the first illuminating surface intersects with the first lateral surface and the second lateral surface, respectively, and the light guide plate comprises an incident surface, a bottom surface and a second illuminating surface, and the incident surface intersects with the bottom surface and the second illuminating surface, respectively, and the bottom surface and the second illuminating surface are oppositely located, and the incident surface of the light guide plate is located adjacent to the first illuminating surface, and the quantum dot film is located corresponding to the second lateral surface and the second illuminating surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Jie Zeng
  • Patent number: 9960327
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a light emitting device and display equipment. The light emitting device, includes a light emitting diode (LED) and an optical lens, the optical lens including a light incident surface and a light emergent surface, the light incident surface including a free-form convex surface; wherein there is a first angle between a symmetry axis and the connecting line between the center point of the light emitting surface and any point on the light incident surface, and the curvature of the light incident surface decreases with the increase of the first angle; there is a second angle between a symmetry axis and the connecting line between the center point of the light emitting surface and any point on the light emergent surface, and the curvature of the light emergent surface increases with the increase of the second angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignees: Hisense Electric Co., Ltd., Hisense USA Corporation, Hisense International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaoping Li, Fulin Li, Kun Shao
  • Patent number: 9952490
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light assembly configured to be installed in a movie projector. The light assembly includes an adaptor configured to mechanically couple with a bulb mount of the movie theatre projector. The light assembly further includes a female socket rigidly connected to the adaptor and a male socket configured to mate with the female socket. Yet further, the light assembly includes one or more cooling fans configured to generate airflow, a heat sink configured to dissipate heat, a first thermal transfer pad configured to conduct heat, a primary mounting plate, and a second thermal transfer pad. Moreover, the light assembly includes a Light Emitting Diode (LED) Array configured to generate light, wherein the LED Array is mounted on a board. Further, the light assembly includes a lens mounting plate, multiple lens mount standoffs, a lens configured to collimate light emitted from the LED Array, and a lens retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Inventor: George Erik McMillan
  • Patent number: 9944226
    Abstract: A light assembly includes a housing adapted for mounting on a vehicle, wherein the housing includes a brake light input coupled to the light source and a marker light input coupled to the light source. An electrical circuit is configured to energize the light source at a brightness suitable for an identification lamp when at least one headlight of the vehicle is illuminated and also is configured to energize the light source at a brightness suitable for a stop lamp when the vehicle brake is applied, whether or not the identification lamp is energized. In this configuration, the can function as an identification light and as a center high mount stop light (CHMSL).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: U-Haul International, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert A Dolan
  • Patent number: 9945528
    Abstract: A headlight module includes a light source, a light guide element, and a projection optical element. The light source emits light. The light guide element has a reflecting surface for reflecting light emitted from the light source and an emitting surface for emitting light reflected by the reflecting surface. The projection optical element projects light emitted from the emitting surface. In a direction of an optical axis of the projection optical element, an end portion on the emitting surface side of the reflecting surface includes a point located at a focal position of the projection optical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashige Suwa, Ritsuya Oshima, Kuniko Kojima, Muneharu Kuwata
  • Patent number: 9943124
    Abstract: Flexible LED light arrays particularly suitable for use in clothing and other articles are disclosed. The light arrays are disposed on flexible printed circuit boards (PCBs). The flexible PCBs include substantially sinusoidal metal contact traces, along which the LEDs are attached at an angle preselected to minimize stresses in the expected directions of bending. The flexible PCBs may have control electronics provided on separate, attachable control boards, which may be either flexible or rigid. The flexible LED light arrays may also be arranged in master-slave configurations with a number of arrays, in which one master control array or board is attached to a number of slave arrays and handles external communication for the slave arrays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Erogear, Inc.
    Inventor: Anders Kristofer Nelson
  • Patent number: 9939118
    Abstract: A concealer plate for a lighting fixture includes a first concealer plate surface, a second concealer plate surface, and two or more magnets. The magnets are recessed in the first concealer plate surface such that the magnets are inset from the first concealer plate surface by approximately a predetermined depth. Each one of the magnets is configured to magnetically engage one of a number of fasteners protruding from a mounting portion of a trim of the lighting fixture by a distance that is approximately equal to the predetermined depth. Accordingly, the second concealer plate surface hides the fasteners from view. The concealer plate hides one or more fasteners exposed on the lighting fixture while avoiding any interference in the operation of the lighting fixture and is easily installed onto currently existing lighting fixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin P. Beck
  • Patent number: 9937855
    Abstract: A vehicle window glazing is provided that includes a transparent substrate defining a first surface with a decorative layer positioned on the first surface defining an indicium. A light source is positioned on the decorative layer. A conductive lead is electrically coupled to the light source and extends along the first surface of the substrate away from the light source. The at least one conductive lead is substantially transparent and a transparent layer is positioned over the decorative layer and substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Kenneth Dellock, David Brian Glickman, Stuart C. Salter, Talat Karmo, Tom Boettger
  • Patent number: 9933129
    Abstract: A light source module includes a light source which comprises a light emitting element, a stem configured to support the light emitting element, and a terminal having one end electrically connected to the light emitting element, a wiring board to which the other end of the terminal is electrically connected and which is configured to electrically connect the terminal to an external power supply terminal, and a thermal diffusion member which is disposed between the stem and the wiring board and is thermally connected to the light emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toshiaki Tsuda