Patents Examined by John A. Ward
  • Patent number: 8878221
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a light emitting module. The light emitting module according to an exemplary embodiment includes a circuit board having a cavity and including a circuit pattern at a region which does not have the cavity, an insulation substrate disposed in the cavity while being formed, at an upper portion thereof, with at least one pad, and at least one light emitting device disposed on the pad, wherein a joining structure is disposed between a bottom surface of the cavity and a bottom surface of the insulation substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: LG Innotex Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gun Kyo Lee, Jong Woo Lee, Yun Min Cho
  • Patent number: 8876323
    Abstract: Fluorescent lamp holder assembly (10) comprising a lamp holder (15) and a socket (20). The holder (15) houses one pair of electrical terminals, and includes one pair of openings (30) located at a position corresponding to the position of the electrical terminals. The lamp holder (15) includes one pair of parallel spaced-apart legs (35) with one end connected to the terminal and the free end protruding from the body of the holder (15). The socket (20) has one pair of spaced-apart electrical terminals defining insertion inlets (45). The holder (15) can be coupled to the socket (20) by inserting the legs (35) into the corresponding terminals of the socket (20). The holder assembly (10) further comprises releasable, resiliently biased locking means (60) movable between an opening position, in which holder (15) and socket (20) can be unplugged and a locking position, in which holder (15) and socket (20) are held together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Inventor: Viroj Khanampornpan
  • Patent number: 8866440
    Abstract: An electronic device, including a battery, a port for connecting a battery charger to charge the battery, a light emitter, and a sensor connected to the light emitter, for activating the light emitter when the sensor detects one or more vicinity light requirements indicating a need for light in the environment of the sensor, and for deactivating said light emitter when the battery charger is successfully connected to the port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Uri Ron, Eyal Bychkov
  • Patent number: 8845144
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) driver case includes a housing, driver circuitry, an recessed area in the housing, and a luminaire disconnect. The luminaire disconnect is coupled to the recessed area in the housing and extends toward an aperture in a top plate of a LED module. The luminaire disconnect can be fixedly or removably coupled to the recessed area in the housing. When the luminaire disconnect is removably coupled to the recessed area, one or more of a number of retaining features can be used to prevent the luminaire disconnect from moving or to limit the movement of the luminaire disconnect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Jared Davis, Kevin Roy Harpenau, Jyoti Kathawate, Michael Troy Winslett, Russell Bryant Green
  • Patent number: 8833963
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a flashlight with a cylindrical housing and a battery cartridge housed therein so that at least one battery can be removably retained. In order to provide a flashlight in which a faulty slide switch can be fitted or replaced simply and without any extra cost, according to the invention a slide switch is proposed with a slide mounted movably on the housing and a switch lever arranged on the battery cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Zweibrueder Optoelectronics GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Rainer Opolka
  • Patent number: 8833976
    Abstract: A LED lighting device comprises a lampshade, a thin aluminum heat dissipating plate, and a LED lighting component. The lampshade has an opening portion. The thin aluminum heat dissipating plate is provided with a supporting member perpendicular to the thin aluminum heat dissipating plate at a lower side portion or an upper side portion of the thin aluminum heat dissipating plate and being surrounded and covered by the lampshade. The LED lighting component includes a circuit board and a LED element provided on the circuit board to form a light emitting surface, the circuit board of the LED lighting component connected with the thin aluminum heat dissipating plate, the light emitting surface of the LED lighting component being faced toward the opening portion of the lampshade. Thus, a color changeable LED lighting device is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: The Light of the World International Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Po Wen Chi
  • Patent number: 8833999
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a base having two opposite sidewalls, two carriers connected pivotally and respectively to the sidewalls, and two light guide plates respectively disposed on the carriers. The carriers are rotatable relative to the base between a first position, where the carriers cooperatively define a carrier surface, and a second position, where the carriers are parallel to each other. A flexible screen is superposed on the light guide plates, is expanded to a planar state when move along with the carriers to the first position, and is folded when move along with the carriers to the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Kai Wang, Tarng-Shiang Hu, Yu-Jung Peng, Chih-Hao Chang
  • Patent number: 8833964
    Abstract: The invention relates to an elongated luminous element (1) having a plurality of approximately point-shaped light sources (2) disposed along a line and having light diffusion means (3) deflecting at least one part of the light rays (12) sent out by the light sources (2) in a desired direction. The light diffusion means (3) are disposed lateral to the main emitting direction of the light sources. The elongated luminous element (1) is particularly suitable for installation in a light box (13) for advertising or demonstration purposes. The light box has a transparent or partially transparent front side (7) and a reflective back side (8). The elongated luminous element (1) or a plurality thereof is or are applied to at least one of the side areas (11, 14), such that the light rays (12) emitted by the light sources (2) and deflected by the light diffusing means (3) are aimed between or on the back side (8) and/or the front side (7) of the light box (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Tridonic Jennersdorf GmbH
    Inventors: Jure Maglica, Christian Derkits
  • Patent number: 8827487
    Abstract: Gradient optics for controllable light distribution for LED light sources. In an aspect, an apparatus is provided that includes a panel coupled to receive light emitted from a light source and gradient optics disposed on the panel. The gradient optics providing a transparency gradient that filters the light to achieve a selected emitted light intensity variation across a selected surface of the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Bridgelux, Inc.
    Inventor: Todd Farmer
  • Patent number: 8827525
    Abstract: Disclosed is an LED lighting device which is easily assembled and disassembled and has a stable assemblability without structural shaking. The LED lighting device is able to improve a heat radiating characteristic and optical efficiency. The LED lighting device according to the embodiment includes a lower case; a light source unit disposed on one side of the lower case; a light guide plate disposed in parallel with the light source unit; and an upper case disposed on the light guide plate and coupled to the lower case in an attachable and removable way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Han Gyoul Kim, Hwa Young Kim, II Yeong Kang, Jin Wook Kim
  • Patent number: 8820966
    Abstract: The present invention provides a LED light bulb which is capable of providing the gorgeous and artistic impressions. The LED light bulb comprises a plurality of LED chips, a globe covering the LED chips and allowing the light emitted from the LED chips to penetrate, and a bulb connector, wherein at least one portion of the globe has a concave-convex part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Igaki, Akio Yabugami
  • Patent number: 8820993
    Abstract: Projection headlights for vehicles with a reflector, with a light source assigned to the reflector, with a lens arranged in the main direction of the beam in front of the reflector and with a screen arranged in the region of the focal point of the lens, said screen being arranged between the light source and the lens and comprising an elongated screen edge surface having a contour on an upper edge in order to form a light/dark boundary of a light distribution arrangement, wherein the elongated screen edge surface comprises a light beam reduction section in a middle area, so that at least part of the light beam emitted from the light source and hitting the light beam reduction section is not further reflected in the main direction of the beam, wherein the light beam reduction section is designed as a recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Hella KGAA Hueck & Co.
    Inventor: Gerhard Kloos
  • Patent number: 8820950
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a light emitting device which is attached to an illumination apparatus and radiates light having a correlated color temperature of 2900 to 3600K is provided. The light emitting device includes a substrate, blue light emitting LED elements and red light emitting LED elements mounted on the substrate, and a wavelength converting unit. The red light emitting LED elements have a luminous intensity of 0.2 to 2.5 times as large as that of the blue light emitting LED elements at normal use temperature in a state where the light emitting device is attached to the illumination apparatus. The wavelength converting unit is excited by light emitted from the blue light emitting LED elements and converts the light to light having a peak wavelength within a range of 500 to 600 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Shuhei Matsuda, Soichi Shibusawa, Nobuhiko Betsuda, Kiyoshi Nishimura
  • Patent number: 8814401
    Abstract: A vehicular vision system includes an imaging device and a control operable to process image data captured by the imaging device. The control is operable to process the captured image data to detect at least one of (i) a sign ahead of the equipped vehicle, (ii) an animal ahead of the equipped vehicle and (iii) a pedestrian ahead of the equipped vehicle. The control is operable to process the captured image data to detect an oncoming headlight or a leading taillight of another vehicle ahead of the equipped vehicle. An illumination source is operable to illuminate generally forwardly and/or generally sidewardly of the equipped vehicle, and wherein illumination emanating from the illumination source is adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Magna Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Higgins-Luthman, Yuesheng Lu, William C. Ince
  • Patent number: 8807798
    Abstract: In an illustrative embodiment, a decorative holographic ornament has a body of generally clear or translucent hard plastic or similar material, of a size suitable for use as a tree ornament or the like. Molded holographic film is applied to the inside surface of the ornament, so that it is protected by the plastic body. An inner wire spool or core is supported in the center of the ornament, and LED wire is wrapped through or around the core. When the LED lights on the LED wire are illuminated, holographic images of the LEDs are generated and visible from the outside of the ornament with a pleasing “three-dimensional” aesthetic effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Loominocity, Inc.
    Inventor: Jason Loomis
  • Patent number: 8807792
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus is disclosed. The disclosed lighting apparatus omni-directionally radiates light emitted from a light emitting diode (LED) in a uniform light intensity. The lighting apparatus may include at least one LED and a reflector to reflect light emitted from the at least one LED. The reflector may include openings that are positioned to correspond to a position of a respective LED. The LED may emit light in a first direction and the reflector may reflect the light in a second direction such that a difference in light intensity at any angle within a first range between 0° to 135° with respect to the first direction is less than or equal 20% of an average light intensity of the entire range, and a light flux within a second range between 135° to 180° is greater than or equal to 5% of the total flux.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hankyu Cho, Jaehwan Kim, Dongki Paik
  • Patent number: 8801257
    Abstract: Provided is an edge light type planar light source device capable of preventing luminance unevenness. An edge light type planar light source device (4) includes a light guide plate (7) emitting light entering from an end face (74) from a front face, a linear light source unit (11) including LED elements (111) including light emitting surfaces (113) and an LED substrate (112) where the elements are aligned, the surfaces opposed to the end face, a floor face (91) where the plate is disposed, and a locking member (10) erecting on the floor face and inserted in a peripheral portion of the plate from a back face toward the front face, wherein some elements are disposed in a vicinity of the locking member and are disposed on the substrate such that the surfaces are inclined toward the end face to gather the light at the rear of the locking member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshitake Ishimoto
  • Patent number: 8801252
    Abstract: Featured is a multi-functional light shielding plate to establish a desired light distribution pattern to light traveling in an illumination direction that is received from at least one of a light source or a reflector. Such a light shielding plate includes a light shielding portion that is selectively configurable to be one of light transmissive or a light blocker and also includes a support mechanism that supports the light shielding portion so as to maintain the light shielding portion in fixed relation with respect to the light source. When configured as a light blocker, the light shielding portion is configured so that light traveling in the illumination direction is substantially blocked from passing through the light shielding portion and when configured so as to be transmissive, the light shielding portion is configured so that said light traveling in the illumination direction passes substantially through the light shielding plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignees: Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc., Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Gava
  • Patent number: 8794796
    Abstract: A method and a system are disclosed for using multiple LEDs for lighting applications using a single electrical source, while reducing thermal density to keep the LEDs at a cool operating temperature. In various embodiments, an LED multi-socket may be used to power multiple LEDs. The multi-socket may include two or more socket arms to effectively distribute light and dissipate heat. In some embodiments, the multi-socket is configurable to allow deployment of additional socket arms and corresponding LEDs to adjust maximum light output. In some embodiments, the multi-socket arms are repositionable to allow flexible positioning of LEDs to improve light distribution and to avoid thermal build-up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Inventor: Jershyang Jerry Lee
  • Patent number: 8794784
    Abstract: The recessed can lampshade accessory is able to be configured for use with an existing recessed can that is mounted on a ceiling. The recessed can lampshade accessory includes a plurality of arm supports that each includes an attachment clip on a distal end. The attachment clip enables the respective support arm to clip onto the recessed can fixture, and from which the arm support extends downwardly in order for a lamp shade to attach thereon. The lamp shade is suspended below the recessed can in order to diffuse light directed therefrom, and which also resembles a lamp shade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Inventors: Darren V. Maloney, Meanie A. Maloney