Patents Examined by John A. Ward
  • Patent number: 8696171
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus is shown and described. In one aspect, the lighting apparatus includes a light source, a plate, and frame. The light source can include one or more lighting elements that are in thermal communication with the light source. The plate can have a dissipative portion extending outward from a point of thermal communication between the plate and the light source. The frame can at least partially enclose the light source and may also be in thermal communication therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: LSI Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: James G. Vanden Eynden, James P. Sferra, Larry A. Akers, John D. Boyer
  • Patent number: 8690374
    Abstract: An ultra-high efficiency underwater light for attracting marine life having radially arranged facets supporting light emitting diodes (LEDs) that project a large perimeter of light underwater. A water cooling system allows the high powered LEDs to operate at sustained peak levels without sacrificing service life. A light bifurcating structure causes a central portion of water to illuminate in a different color than the color of the outer perimeter portion of water. A tire valve stem located on the underwater light is used to remove moisture bearing air and to also pressurize the light with a non-corrosive gas. Antifouling circuitry automatically cycles the underwater light on and off multiple times during periods of non-use. Smart circuitry communicates through a series of blinks and accepts commands from a user through a power cord.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Inventor: Steven Miller
  • Patent number: 8690393
    Abstract: The invention discloses an LED lighting fixture, which comprises a heat sink, a reflection cup, an LED module, a supporting member, a heat pipe and a vapor chamber, wherein the heat sink is provided with a center hole section and radiating sections; a concave opening is formed at the front end by the surrounding of the radiating section; the reflection cup is arranged at the concave opening; the outside of the reflection cup is surrounded by the heat pipe and makes contact with the radiating section; the LED module is arranged at the bottom of the reflection cup; the supporting member makes contact with the LED module and is arranged at the tail end of the heat pipe; and the vapor chamber is provided with a smoothing section for receiving the LED module and interposing sections for being interposed into the center hole section of the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Zhongshan Weiqiang Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ke-Chin Lee, Hung-Chieh Chen
  • Patent number: 8684567
    Abstract: A lamp including a first housing, a second housing assembled with the first housing to form a housing assembly and a bulb base is provided. The second housing includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall perpendicularly connected to the first sidewall. The first sidewall has a first stop portion extending along a normal direction. The bulb base is inserted into a first opening of the housing assembly to be assembled to the housing assembly. The bulb base has a second opening, multiple catches arranged on an outer sidewall of the second opening in a circumference direction and a second stop portion. The second stop portion disposed on the catches is located on a rotation path of the first stop portion when the bulb base rotates relative to the housing assembly for limiting a rotation angle between the housing assembly and the bulb base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignees: Cal-Comp Electronics & Communications Company Limited, Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Yi-Chu Hsieh, Hui-Feng Jen, Che-Hsin Liao, Jia-Yi Juang
  • Patent number: 8684583
    Abstract: A backlight unit 12 includes a chassis 14, a plurality of cold cathode tubes 18, an optical member 16 and a plurality of support members 20. The chassis 14 has an opening on a light exit side. The cold cathode tubes 18 are light sources arranged in a parallel layout and housed in the chassis 14. The optical member 16 is arranged on the light exit side outer than the cold cathode tubes 18 so as to cover the opening of the chassis 14. The support members 20 are arranged in a parallel layout along a parallel arrangement direction of the cold cathode tubes 18. The support members 20 are formed such that support positions of the optical member 16 are relatively closer to the cold cathode tubes 18 around the center and relatively farther from the cold cathode tubes 18 near the edges. The cold cathode tubes 18 are arranged at relatively smaller intervals around the center and at relatively larger intervals near the edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masashi Yokota
  • Patent number: 8668353
    Abstract: Lighting devices are disclosed having a light-transmissive resin sheet and one or more light sources disposed within the light-emitting resin sheet. The light sources may, in some embodiments, be oriented so that a large portion of light emitted from the light sources exhibits total internal reflection within the light-transmissive resin sheet and is trapped inside the sheet. This total internal reflection may, for example, advantageously provide a more uniform light emitted from the lighting device when scattered from objects inside the sheet. Methods of making and using the lighting device are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC
    Inventor: Nicholas Sheppard Bromer
  • Patent number: 8641248
    Abstract: A holder of lighting device is provided for receiving a lighting unit of the lighting device to be inserted and retained therein. The lighting unit includes an insertion portion that is insertable into the holder. The holder includes a clamp section, which defines a receiving and retaining space, and a base, which extends outwards and downwards from the clamp section. The clamp section includes a plurality of pawls that circumferentially surrounds a center of the receiving and retaining space and is engageable with and thus resiliently clamps the insertion portion of the lighting unit. The base can be stably positioned on a flat surface and the pawls resiliently clamp the insertion portion of the lighting unit so that the stability of positioning the lighting unit can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Dafun Design Consultant Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu Ta Chen
  • Patent number: 8641241
    Abstract: Gimbaled LED array module. In an aspect, In an LED mounting assembly is provided for directing light emitted from an LED array. The LED mounting assembly includes a gimbaled assembly configured to receive the LED array and to allow for positioning the LED array to direct the light emitted from the LED array. The LED mounting assembly also includes a body portion configured to receive the gimbaled assembly, and a connector coupled to the body portion, the connector configured to provide at least one of an electrical connection and a mechanical connection for the mounting assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Bridgelux, Inc.
    Inventor: Todd Farmer
  • Patent number: 8632234
    Abstract: Pathway and landscape lights, in particular to devices, apparatus, systems and methods of using ground directed pathway and landscape lights with a single or perimeter spaced apart LED (light emitting diode) light sources on a disc mount, with or without an optical fiber arranged in a ring pattern about a perimeter edge of the mount. A light shade lens can have an upper end attached to the lower face of the disc mount, and a bottom end attached to a ground engaging post, so the light emitted from the mount is directed in a 360 degree outwardly expanding direction expanding outward on the ground surface where the ground engaging post is in the center of the 360 degree expanding illumination. A low voltage power source can be used. Alternatively, the light can be solar powered. The light forms uniform light beam emissions without shadow spots effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Chien Luen Industries Co., Ltd., Inc.
    Inventors: Tien S. Lowe, Mark Velutini, Eli E. Rivera, Joe Zhou, Francisco Biancuzzo
  • Patent number: 8632215
    Abstract: In various embodiments, an illumination device includes a housing, a power connector for connecting the illumination device to a power socket and receiving input power, a light emitter for direct illumination disposed within the housing, a circuit for regulating the input power and providing the regulated power to the light emitter, and a decorative illumination element for providing decorative illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: TerraLUX, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Catalano, Daniel J. Harrison
  • Patent number: 8628215
    Abstract: A design of light string comprises a bulb socket, a pair of conductive wires, and LED electrically disposed onto the bulb socket. The LED is incorporated with a pair of legs which are alternatively in contact with the pair of conductive wires, and then are sandwiched between a pair of first and second casings which jointly configures the light bulb. This configuration simplifies the assembling of the conductive wires and LED such that no need of solder or glue or contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Inventor: Chang Fu Tsai
  • Patent number: 8622590
    Abstract: An illuminant assembly structure comprises a hollow cover and an luminous device: the cover is concavely provided with an accommodating groove at the bottom for at least a conductive part accommodated inside and has several raised rims extending from the cover's inner edge; the luminous device comprises a circuit substrate and a shield and has at least a rotary vane extended from its outer surface wherein the circuit substrate is provided with a plurality of illuminants and rotary vanes including resilient electrodes and the shield allows a plurality of opening units to be opened on each rotary vane. The resilient electrodes are exposed via the shield's all opening units and are tightly coupled with the conductive parts for the illuminants growing with the luminous device installed on the cover's center and turned to a specific angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Inventor: Yu-Cheng Cheng
  • Patent number: 8622570
    Abstract: Lighting systems for strollers enable users to integrate straight forward and modular lighting elements with eco-friendly practices to produce helpful and useful products whose functionality dictates safety levels consistent with statutory schemes for other wheeled vehicles, assuring visibility to both pedestrians and other street traffic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Inventors: Rachelle Davis Hatfield, Nicole Tena
  • Patent number: 8616730
    Abstract: This invention provides a vapor-tight luminaire that maintains a moisture-proof, sealed lower housing for the light-producing lamps (fluorescent lights, LED arrays, etc.) while isolating the electronic components in a separate, upper housing that is spaced apart from, and largely thermally isolated from, the lamps. The lamp housing comprises a unitary non-penetrated tubular lens with one or more removable end caps, sealed by gaskets. The lamp assembly is slidably mounted within the lower housing so that it is readily removable and replaceable with another assembly of the same or different type. The electronics in the upper housing is readily accessible and replaceable by removing a top cover that encloses a three sided channel member. The upper housing is metal and desirably enhances heat exchange with the environment. The two housings are held together by a pair of opposing end cap structures that include a housing end and a removable end cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Greendot Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Richard D. Edwards, Jr., Stanley A. Katz
  • Patent number: 8608357
    Abstract: An AFS-type vehicle headlamp is provided, and includes a bearing holder adapted to hold a bearing that is inserted into an upper support shaft of a lamp unit. The bearing holder is formed integrally with a fixing portion for a bracket, a bearing holding portion adapted to hold the upper support shaft, and a spring portion adapted to compress a tip end of the upper support shaft. The fixing portion includes the bearing holding portion adapted to hold the bearing on a flat plate member in such a manner that a center of the bearing is positioned in a plane that includes the flat plate member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshiya Abe
  • Patent number: 8608333
    Abstract: A helmet including a lighting system integrated into said helmet, the lighting system comprising a first layer; light emitting means mounted to said first layer; controller means mounted to said first layer for controlling said light emitting means; wiring means for linking said light emitting means to said controller means; a second layer fixably attached to said first layer thereby providing an area between said first and second layer for said light emitting means, controller means, and wiring means; power means fixably attached to said second layer for powering said controller and light emitting means; and operating means functionally linked to said controller means for operating said controller means. The application also discloses lighting system contained in a shell that that can be attached to an existing helmet. This application also discloses a lighting system contained in a flexible material that can be fitted onto an existing helmet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Inventor: Vernon Lombard
  • Patent number: 8602593
    Abstract: Lamp assemblies and methods of making the same are provided. Such a lamp assembly can include a heat sink and a light-emitting diode package that can be mounted to the heat sink. The light-emitting diode package can include a substrate with a top surface and bottom surface, a lens, and electrical contacts on the surface of the substrate. The lamp assembly can also include a printed circuit board with a face surface, a rear surface opposite the face surface and an opening extending from the face surface to the rear surface. The printed circuit board can have electrical contacts thereon for electrical connection with the electrical contacts of the light-emitting diode package. The substrate of the light-emitting diode package can engage the opening of the printed circuit board to mechanically couple the light-emitting diode package to the printed circuit board. When assembled, a bottom surface of the substrate can be flush and aligned with a rear surface of the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Josiah Markle, Robert Edward Higley
  • Patent number: 8602585
    Abstract: Ground directed pathway/landscape lights with perimeter spaced apart LED (light emitting diodes). Disc shaped-mounts have LEDs arranged perimeter edges of a lower face. A shade can have an upper end attached to the lower disc face, and a bottom attached to a post, so light is directed in a 360 degree outwardly expanding direction expanding outward on the ground where the post is in the center of the 360 degree illumination. Another has a single LED on the disc bottom. LEDs can be arranged in different configurations, that include, but not limited to triangular, rectangular, square, hexagon, and the like. The mount can be but not limited to triangular, square, rectangular, hexagon, and the like. Light can be powered by low voltage or solar, and has for uniform light beam emissions without shadow spots and effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Chien Luen Industries Co., Ltd., Inc.
    Inventors: Tien S. Lowe, Mark Velutini, Eli E. Rivera, Joe Zhou
  • Patent number: 8602610
    Abstract: An artificial candle has a delicate glowing shroud or sock that can flutter like a candle flame, and the shroud may surround a “wick” that can be seen through the shroud to glow. Such a diaphanous shroud can be actuated by a fan, air pump, solenoid or conductor, which can be provided adjacent to the shroud or distanced from the shroud, for example in a central body of a chandelier. The wick may be lighted by a light emitting diode (LED), and the shroud can include fluorescent material that absorbs and reradiates some of the light from the wick. The wick and the shroud can be coupled to a shaft that simulates a wax candle body. A standard threaded fitting can be provided so that the artificial candle can thread into a socket to replace a light bulb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Inventor: Mark A. Lauer
  • Patent number: 8596843
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to control light distribution so that light is distributed to a predetermined point while a light distribution pattern for overhead is transversely spread. The present invention includes a discharge lamp, a reflector, a projection lens, a shade, and a reflection member. At a window portion of the shade, edges, are provided for forming cutoff lines CL1, CL2, and CL3. The reflection member is disposed between the projection lens and the shade. At the reflection member, recessed reflection surfaces are provided for transversely spreading a light distribution pattern OSP for overhead sign. As a result, the present invention is capable of controlling light distribution so that light is distributed to a predetermined point in a state in which the light distribution pattern OSP for overhead sign is transversely spread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Murakawa