Patents Examined by Jong-Suk (James) Lee
  • Patent number: 10568181
    Abstract: A surgical lamp and a method for illuminating a surgical field on a human body by the surgical lamp are provided. The surgical lamp comprises a lamp body (1), a control device (4) and at least one separate function module (6, 7). The lamp body (1) comprises at least one illuminant (3) for illuminating the surgical field and at least one interface having a first fixation device (11), a power supply terminal (12) and/or a data connection device (13). The control device (4) is provided for controlling the at least one illuminant (3) and is connected to the data connection device (13) of the at least one first interface for data transmission. The at least one function module (6, 7) comprises a second interface, having a second fixation device (14), a second power supply terminal (15) and/or a second data connection device (16), being compatible to the first interface and that can be docked thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: TRUMPF MEDIZIN SYSTEME GMBH + CO. KG
    Inventors: Michael Schmid, Mathias Frenzel
  • Patent number: 10539278
    Abstract: A luminaire is provided for illuminating a task surface and a volume of space above and about the task surface, including a limited human occupiable space proximate the task surface. The luminaire includes a body having a base end and an extension portion extending from the base end. A task lighting element on the body, and suitably at the base of the body, directs light in a directional light distribution pattern toward a task surface. Area light sources on the extension portion of the body emit light in a diffuse light distribution pattern for illuminating the volume of space over the task surface and a limited human occupiable space proximate the task surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding, LLC
    Inventor: Peter Y. Y. Ngai
  • Patent number: 10531720
    Abstract: The invention relates to a container comprising: a receptacle with an outer wall visible from outside the container the peripheral outer wall is provided with a translucent layer, a housing that defines an inner space, an electronic circuit that comprises a central light source that emits light in a main emission direction. The light source is offset relative to the translucent layer. The electronic circuit is arranged within the inner space. A wave guide is arranged opposite the light source such as to guide a light wave emitted by the light source into the translucent layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Qualipac
    Inventors: Gérald Martines, Frédéric Jouan
  • Patent number: 10522518
    Abstract: A light-emitting device with at least two light-emitting dies encapsulated with two different types of the wavelength-converting materials is disclosed. Each of the wavelength-converting materials is configured to produce a visible light from a narrow band light near UV region produced by the light-emitting dies, but with different correlated color temperatures (CCT) and different spectral contents. The combination of the two visible light forms the desired visible white light. The Color rendering index of the light-emitting device is tunable by adjusting the supply current to the light-emitting dies. In another embodiment, a light module with tunable CRI for an illumination system is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Bench Walk Lighting, LLC
    Inventors: Keat Chaun Ng, Bit Tie Chan, Kheng Leng Tan
  • Patent number: 10501025
    Abstract: A badge is provided herein. The badge includes a substrate attached to a housing. The housing includes a viewable portion. A light source is operably coupled with an optic. A reflective member is further disposed within the badge. A first portion of an excitation light emitted from the light source is directed through the optic toward a first portion of the viewable portion. A second portion of the excitation light is reflected by the reflective member towards a second portion of the viewable portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Jeffrey Singer, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Michael A. Musleh, James J. Surman
  • Patent number: 10495805
    Abstract: Disclosed is a quantum dot display device including a light emitting unit configured to generate a light; and a color conversion unit configured to convert the light generated from the light emitting unit to a color light. The color conversion unit includes a quantum dot portion configured to convert the light to the color light; a bridge portion configured to provide a color conversion path of the light passing the quantum dot portion and to vertically guide the light; and a prism portion configured to guide the light passing the bridge portion to an outside. The above configuration may enhance the light efficiency by providing a sufficient color conversion path of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Young Joo Kim, Se Eun Kim, Jae Yong Lee, Min Ho Shin, Hyo Jun Kim
  • Patent number: 10488032
    Abstract: A luminaire includes a housing, a plurality of fins, and an LED module. The housing includes a first compartment having a top wall, a side wall extending from the top wall, and a first opening in the side wall. The plurality of fins is positioned in the first compartment so that at least one fin is in communication with the first opening. The LED module is connected to at least one of the heat fins and includes a PCB, a bezel, and at least one LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Jason Edward Duckworth, Mark Vincent Elmore, Jr., Douglas S. Hodges, Taylor A. Jenson
  • Patent number: 10488016
    Abstract: An LED lighting device is provided. The LED lighting device includes at least one light source, a base board, a reflector, a shell, a drive module and a mounting structure. The at least one light source is arranged on the base board. The base board and the reflector are contained in the shell. The drive module is assembled to the mounting structure. The LED lighting device includes connector connecting the mounting structure with the reflector. The base board and the shell are sandwiched between the reflector and the mounting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: OPPLE LIGHTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianmin Xie, Xiufeng Shi, Chaobo Liu
  • Patent number: 10483715
    Abstract: Method for mounting a semiconductor laser element (3) into a laser holder (1), comprising the following steps: providing a laser holder (1) comprising a metal body (2) equipped with a substantially cylindrical housing (20) and comprising a frontal end (21) equipped with a first aperture (210) for passage of the laser beam produced by said laser element, and a back end (22) equipped with a second aperture (220) for inserting said laser element (3), said body (2) being passed through by a first group of windows (51, 52) arranged radially in a first plane (P1) perpendicular to the axis (23) of said housing (20), the angular spacing between said windows (51, 52) being regular; inserting said semiconductor laser element (3) into said housing (20); inserting an adhesive (24) for fastening said semiconductor laser element (3) into said windows (51, 52); and simultaneously setting the adhesive in said windows (51, 52) by means of ultraviolet light penetrating simultaneously into said windows (51, 52).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: North Inc.
    Inventors: Lucio Kilcher, Nicolas Abele
  • Patent number: 10480722
    Abstract: A retrofit lamp comprises a heat sink, a light source module with a circuit board, whose rear side lies two-dimensionally on the heat sink and at the front side of which at least one semiconductor light source is arranged, and a ring partially covering the front side of the light source module, wherein the ring presses the light source module onto the heat sink. A method serves for producing a retrofit lamp, wherein the rear side of the circuit board of the light source module is laid on the heat sink and the ring is put on the retrofit lamp from the front such that it presses the light source module onto the heat sink. The invention is particularly applicable to LED retrofit lamps for replacing conventional light bulbs or halogen lamps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBH
    Inventors: Lambert Frye, Klaus Eckert, Isabell Sklorz
  • Patent number: 10480754
    Abstract: An illumination device includes: a laser light source; a cylindrical body disposed such that light emitted from the laser light source enters the cylindrical body at a first end portion side of the cylindrical body and passes through the cylindrical body; a reflector disposed so as to reflect light passing through the cylindrical body; and a ring assembly comprising a ring-shaped inner circumferential surface configured to reflect and propagate light from the reflector. The reflector includes: a first reflecting surface configured to reflect a first portion of light emitted from the laser light source, and a second reflecting surface configured to reflect a second portion of light emitted from the laser light source. The ring assembly further includes a fluorescent surface adapted to emit fluorescence by light reflected and propagated at the inner circumferential surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keiichi Gomi, Takanori Aruga
  • Patent number: 10480996
    Abstract: A lighting fixture includes a light source, a housing coupled to the light source, a light sensor, and a sensor cover over the light sensor and coupled to the housing. The housing includes an opening through which light generated by the light source is emitted towards an area of interest, and an exposed surface that reflects light such that the housing appears at a first color. The sensor cover includes a front surface that reflects light such that the sensor cover appears at a second color, which is substantially similar to the first color, and has an average transmittance greater than 10% within a desired wavelength band. By providing the sensor cover with the reflectance and average transmittance as described, a functional sensor cover that aesthetically blends with a lighting fixture is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: IDEAL Industries Lighting LLC
    Inventor: John Roberts
  • Patent number: 10465864
    Abstract: In embodiments of the present disclosure improved capabilities are described for a modular linear LED lighting system providing a flexible architectural slot lighting system with multiple configurations based on the same base body design with a performance of traditional lighting sources. The linear LED lighting system comprises at least one of a multiple attachment facility, multiple functional compartments, a linear series internal attachment facility, an end cap electrical interconnection facility, an adaptable optic facility, and a dimming facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: ECOSENSE LIGHTING INC.
    Inventor: Eric S. Leichner
  • Patent number: 10451232
    Abstract: A light fixture includes a mount configured to mount onto a mounting surface and a stem having a first end attached to the mount and extending in a first direction away from the mount with respect to the mounting surface to a second end. The light fixture further includes at least one arm having a first end attached to the stem and extending in a second direction away from the stem with respect to the mounting surface to a second end, the second direction at an angle with respect to the first direction. The light fixture includes a socket disposed on the second end of the at least one arm for receiving a light emitter and a power receptacle and/or a communication receptacle disposed on the second end of the stem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: McKeon Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Devin Benner
  • Patent number: 10442349
    Abstract: A lighting element for a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle includes a diffuser; an elongated light guide, wherein the light guide is at least partially accommodated in the diffuser; and a reflector arranged on an inner side of the diffuser and having a reflective surface facing the light guide. The reflector is configured to reflect light from the light guide to an outer side of the light guide. The reflector has a rough surface in order to reflect light from the light guide diffusely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: DR. ING. H.C. F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Robert Jaeger, Dirk Brinkmann, Heinz Czemmel
  • Patent number: 10436419
    Abstract: The present invention discloses variable focus spotlight with spin type focusing structure, the variable focus spotlight includes a shell, a driving ring and a focusing module. With the implementation of the present invention, the focusing module slides toward or away from the light source in the shell by rotating a driving ring which pulls the connecting rods penetrating position spiral slits on the shell, so that the variable focus spotlight with spin type focusing structure can easily output a broad beam, a collimated beam, or a beam ranging between the broad beam and the collimated beam according to user's needs to widely promote applications of the variable focus spotlight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: CentraLED Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xuan-Hao Lee, Yeh-Wei Yu, Chiu-Fen Wang
  • Patent number: 10429568
    Abstract: A dynamic random access memory is provided, including a main body and a transmission port. The main body has a substrate, a light-emitting module and a light-guiding portion. The substrate is provided with a memory module, the light-emitting module has a carrier board and a light-emitting portion disposed on the carrier board, the light-guiding portion is arranged corresponding to the light-emitting portion, and at least a part of light from the light-emitting portion is projected to outside of the dynamic random access memory through the light-guiding portion. The transmission port is disposed on the substrate, and the transmission port is electrically connected with the memory module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: ALSON TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Han-Hung Cheng, Chi-Fen Kuo
  • Patent number: 10422504
    Abstract: A luminaire is provided for illuminating a task surface and a volume of space above and about the task surface, including a limited human occupiable space proximate the task surface. The luminaire includes a generally vertical riser portion and a generally horizontal extension arm portion. A task lighting element on the extension arm portion directs light in a directional light distribution pattern toward a task surface. A source of light associated with the riser portion of the luminaire produces light in a generally diffuse light distribution pattern which, when the luminaire is supported in its operative position relative to the task surface, illuminates the volume over and about the task surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding, LLC
    Inventor: Peter Y. Y. Ngai
  • Patent number: 10408427
    Abstract: A portable fashion modeling runway comprising one or more runway panels disposed on an underlying surface and positioned proximate to one or more other runway panels, wherein each of the runway panels comprise one or more luminescent materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Inventor: Tahwanda Matthews
  • Patent number: 10401021
    Abstract: An apparatus wherein an illuminator is attached to the grip of small tactical weapons or tools. This apparatus comprises the illuminator that is integrally mounted to the weapon grip and a stem that moves the illuminator face forward between two fingers. In the case of a revolver, the grip would extend between the middle finger and ring finger in one embodiment. It extend forward far enough so that the light could clearly illuminate the target without obstruction by the fingers. The same could be done with the grip of a knife or club.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Inventors: Derek Dwayne Gary, Derrick Wilfred Charbonnet