Patents Examined by Jessica M Apenteng
  • Patent number: 11040652
    Abstract: Described herein includes embodiments of an illuminating emblem device that is configured to be coupled to a vehicle and/or device. Some implementations of the illuminating emblem device include a light assembly that is configured to provide a uniform (or substantially uniform) distribution of light along a front housing part or front panel of the illuminating emblem. For example, in some implementations, the illuminating emblem device can include a light diffusing filler that diffuses light emitted from the light assembly to assist with uniformly distributing light emitted through the front housing part. Various other embodiments of the illuminating emblem device and associated methods of manufacturing are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Sharpline Converting Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Snyder, Daniel Kincade, Rogelio Daniel Fernandez Rios
  • Patent number: 11035534
    Abstract: A luminaire has a light source carrier around a central light output window, with light sources facing a first, at least partially upward, direction. An upper reflector cover reflects light to a range of light output directions, at least partially downwardly, through the central window opening. A lens structure is formed over the set of light sources having a light diffusing output area and reflecting side walls extending between the light sources and the light diffusing output area. This design enables the luminaire to be very slim. The design may also avoid the need for a light diffusing output window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Qin Li, Wil Ma, Zhong Huang, Huajie Luo, Liang Zhou, Jing Bao
  • Patent number: 11035537
    Abstract: The invention relates to a luminous lighting and/or signaling module for an automotive vehicle, said module comprising first means arranged to produce a first cut-off beam and second means arranged to produce at least two selectively activatable luminous segments, the luminous segments forming a second beam that is complementary to the cut-off beam, when they are activated simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Delphine Puech, Kostadin Beev, Antoine de Lamberterie, Eric Stefura, Marine Courcier, Paul Jacquemin
  • Patent number: 11009199
    Abstract: A solar-powered flag light designed to affix to a flagpole or flag stand and thereby illuminate the flag for easy viewing. The solar-powered flag light includes an elongated housing having an exterior surface and an interior surface. The elongated housing has an arcuate shape. A channel is on the interior surface along a central axis designed to receive a pole therein. A plurality of lights is along the interior surface and a plurality of solar cells are disposed along the exterior surface. At least one power source is within the housing and operably connected to the plurality of lights and the plurality of solar cells, such that the solar cells power the lights. In this way, a user is able to illuminate a flag, such that individuals may easily view the flag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Inventor: Joseph Gallo, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11009217
    Abstract: A light source assembly for use by a user includes a housing assembly and a moving beam light source. The moving beam light source is positioned substantially within the housing assembly. The moving beam light source generates a source output beam that is directed away from the housing assembly at an angle relative to a rotation axis as a moving output beam while being rotated about the rotation axis. The moving beam light source is a non-visible light source that generates the source output beam having a center wavelength that is outside a visible light spectrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: DAYLIGHT SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Alexander Jason Whitmore, Ronald Kevin Arp, Kristen Diane Cecchetti, Michael Vernon Henson, Eric Kim, J. Allen Priest, Michael Pushkarsky
  • Patent number: 11002426
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a lighting apparatus, including a lamp body, an optical element connected with the lamp body, a driving power source assembly, a light source assembly and a reflecting device configured to provide a secondary light distribution for the light source assembly which are received in the lamp body; the reflecting device is provided with a light inlet, a light outlet and a reflecting wall located between the light inlet and the light outlet; the reflecting wall is transparent, and includes an internal surface and an external surface; the internal surface includes a plurality of saw-tooth structures, each of the saw-tooth structures includes a first refracting surface and a second refracting surface intersected with each other, two ends of each of the saw-tooth structures extend towards the light inlet and the light outlet; and the light source assembly is disposed at the light inlet of the reflecting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Opple Lighting Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chaobo Liu
  • Patent number: 10995915
    Abstract: A LED module is disclosed comprising a LED chip including at least one LED arranged to direct a luminous output centered about an optical axis towards a light exit surface; an optical layer separated from the light exit surface by a spacing region having a lower refractive index than the optical layer and a material comprising the light exit surface, the optical layer being arranged to redirect the luminous output in a direction under a non-zero angle with the optical axis; and a collimating element over the optical layer, the collimating element being arranged to collimate the redirected luminous output in said direction. A lighting module including one or more of such LED modules is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Marc Andre de Samber, Norbertus Antonius Maria Sweegers, Floris Maria Hermansz Crompvoets
  • Patent number: 10989364
    Abstract: A ruggedized, high efficiency, diffuse luminaire with a shaped lens diffuser that is composed of a semi-soft, flexible material that helps withstand damaging impacts and protects the internal electrical components. The lens diffuser may enclose one or more internal mirrors or employ an innovative Fresnel-like lens that projects light omni-directionally and that wraps around the inside of the lens for more efficient distribution of illumination and the elimination of up and down loss through re-projecting vertical losses onto the horizontal plane. The lens diffuser may incorporate a UV filtration compound molded directly into the materials composing the lens rather than applied or painted onto the surface or surfaces of the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: ACE AIRCRAFT INC.
    Inventor: David V. Zantop
  • Patent number: 10989373
    Abstract: A festive Diwali light apparatus for celebrating Diwali includes a plurality of lights with each light comprising a light housing and a flame light bulb coupled to the light housing. The flame light bulb is shaped like a Diya oil lamp flame. Each of a plurality of decorative attachments has a Rangoli-shaped decorative portion and an attachment portion. The attachment portion is selectively engageable with the light housing of the plurality of lights. A cord is coupled to the plurality of lights. The cord is coupled to the light housing of each light and is in operational communication with the respective flame light bulb. A plug is coupled to the cord.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Inventor: Laura Gall
  • Patent number: 10969670
    Abstract: The invention provides a lighting device comprising a plurality of solid state light sources and an elongated ceramic body having a first face and a second face defining a length (L) of the elongated ceramic body, the elongated ceramic body comprising one or more radiation input faces and a radiation exit window, wherein the second face comprises the radiation exit window, wherein the plurality of solid state light sources are configured to provide blue light source light to the one or more radiation input faces and are configured to provide to at least one of the radiation input faces a photon flux of at least 1.0*1017 photons/(s·mm2), wherein the elongated ceramic body comprises a ceramic material configured to wavelength convert at least part of the blue light source light into at least converter light, wherein the ceramic material comprises an A3B5O12:Ce3+ ceramic material, wherein A comprises one or more of yttrium (Y), gadolinium (Gd) and lutetium (Lu), and wherein B comprises aluminum (Al).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Inventors: Cornelis Reinder Ronda, Jacobus Gerardus Boerekamp, Hendrik Johannes Boudewijn Jagt
  • Patent number: 10969088
    Abstract: LED related lighting methods and apparatus are described. Various features relate to water tight light fixtures. Some of the fixtures are spotlights while other fixture are intended for in ground use. The light fixtures in at least some embodiments include power control features. In spotlight embodiments beam angle and power or light output can be controlled without opening the light assembly or compromising the water tight seals which also protect against dirt. In ground embodiments support tilt angle setting which allow a user to set the light fixture to one or more tilt angles. Beam angle can also be changed in some embodiments as well as power control. Beam angle, power control and tilt angle adjustments are supported in some embodiments but need not be supported in all embodiments with some embodiments using one or more of the described features but not all features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Wangs Alliance Corporation
    Inventors: Basar Erdener, Voravit Puvanakijjakorn
  • Patent number: 10955126
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting arrangement comprising: a housing (1) extending along a longitudinal axis (L); an LED light source (2) for generating a light, arranged within the housing (1) and extending along the longitudinal axis (L), wherein a lighting outlet opening (3) for the light is delimited by the housing (1); a sensor (4), in particular for detecting a brightness and/or a movement in a vicinity of the lighting arrangement; and a support element (5) for the sensor (4), which is configured to be arranged in the housing (1) in different longitudinal positions relative to the LED light source (2) with respect to the longitudinal axis (L).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Bader, Wolfgang Bechter, Wolfgang Gadner
  • Patent number: 10955102
    Abstract: An optical unit of a lamp for a vehicle may include: a first lens unit which lights emitted from light sources arranged in an x-axis direction penetrate while propagating in a y-axis direction; and a second lens unit disposed in the y-axis direction from the first lens unit, and having an incident refracting surface for adjusting an x-axis directional optical path of light having passed through the first lens unit and an emission refracting surface for adjusting a z-axis directional optical path of the light having passed through the incident refracting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jong Cheol Lee
  • Patent number: 10935195
    Abstract: COB (Chip On Board) cover-plate light has surface similar with house switch cover-plate with at least one of toggle switch, dimmer switch, round switch, rocket switch, twist switch, and switch cover-plate has built-in number of the COB light source(s) install on side of inner wall of COB light to emit the light inward through multiple reflection and refraction of light-beam to get even brightness emit out from front surface where has at least one of (1) at least one of optic treatments, opaque, whiten, and (2) at least one of heat-transfer, sticker, printing, painting the preferred design, art, cartoon, character, sport-team, clubs, school-team logo or arts of front surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Inventor: Tseng-Lu Chien
  • Patent number: 10920971
    Abstract: LED related lighting methods and apparatus are described. Various features relate to water tight light fixtures. Some of the fixtures are spotlights while other fixture are intended for in ground use. The light fixtures in at least some embodiments include power control features. In spotlight embodiments beam angle and power or light output can be controlled without opening the light assembly or compromising the water tight seals which also protect against dirt. In ground embodiments support tilt angle setting which allow a user to set the light fixture to one or more tilt angles. Beam angle can also be changed in some embodiments as well as power control. Beam angle, power control and tilt angle adjustments are supported in some embodiments but need not be supported in all embodiments with some embodiments using one or more of the described features but not all features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Wangs Alliance Corporation
    Inventors: Basar Erdener, Voravit Puvanakijjakorn
  • Patent number: 10914465
    Abstract: An integrated lighting module may have a driver cap, a heat sink module, a LED light chip, an optical reflector, and a holder. The driver cap may be configured to hold a driver within the driver cap to power the LED light chip. The driver cap may attach to a top of the heat sink module. The heat sink module may be finned at its upper portions, the heat sink module may have a larger diameter than a non-finned bottom portion. The holder may screw upon the bottom portion of the heat sink module with the optical reflector and the LED light chip disposed between the holder and the heat sink module. Trim, such as MR16 sized trim, a lamp, and/or a lens holder, may attach to bottom flanges of the holder. The integrated lighting module may be adjusted without interfering with the trim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Inventor: Brandon Cohen
  • Patent number: 10914981
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the light emitting device includes a first light emitting module and a plurality of second light emitting modules. The first light emitting module includes a first side along a first direction, and a second side along the first direction. The direction from the first side to the second side is along a second direction that intersects with the first direction. The plurality of second light emitting modules are lined up along the second direction. The direction from a first emission region which includes the plurality of second light emitting modules to the first light emitting module is along the first direction. The first emission region includes a third side along the first direction and a fourth side along the first direction. The direction from the third side to the first side is along the first direction. The direction from the fourth side to the second side is along the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Yoshinaga, Kana Mori, Taketoshi Nakano, Hajime Washio
  • Patent number: 10908345
    Abstract: A lighting device for vehicles is provided, having a flat light guide containing two flat sides facing each other, one light input coupling surface for the entry of light at a light input coupling side of the flat light guide, one light output coupling surface for the output of light input at the light input coupling surface with the light output coupling surface arranged at one light output coupling side of the flat light guide. A specified light distribution (L) is thereby generated. The flat light guide further includes one narrow lateral surface connecting the flat sides with each other and extending from one lateral border of the light output coupling side, one collection surface adjacent to the light input coupling surface shaped in such a manner that a partial light beam of the entering light striking the collection surface is reflected in total towards the light output coupling surface without the partial light beam striking the narrow lateral surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventor: Martin Vollmer
  • Patent number: 10901133
    Abstract: An illuminating device includes light emitting elements extending in a lengthwise direction and a light guide plate having a first principal surface for emitting light from the light emitting elements and a second principal surface facing the first principal surface. The light guide plate has light guide regions corresponding to the light emitting elements. The light emitting elements overlap the light guide plate on a side of the second principal surface of the light guide plate in plan view. The side of the second principal surface of the light guide plate has first sectional surfaces, on which light originated from each of the light emitting elements is incident. The side of the second principal surface of the light guide plate has second sectional surfaces, each having a reflection surface for reflecting the light originated from each light emitting element toward the first sectional surface, corresponding to the light emitting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: 138 East LCD Advancements Limited
    Inventor: Osamu Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 10900637
    Abstract: A lighting device according embodiments comprises: a housing including first and second back covers having arcuate inner surfaces; a recess opened to the lower portions of the first and second back covers; a transparent sheet disposed in a diagonal line configuration on the recesses of the first and second back covers; a light emitting module between the recesses of the first and second back covers; a heat dissipating body on which the light emitting module is disposed; and a first reflective sheet reflecting light onto inner surfaces of the first and second back covers, wherein the heat dissipating body includes a heat dissipation part having the first and second light emitting modules disposed thereon, and a reflective part disposed between the heat dissipating part and the bottom portion of the transparent sheet, and the first reflective sheet has multiple reflective surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Hyuk Im, Young Kuk Kwak, Ki Woong Kim, Cheon Joo Kim, Hwa Young Kim