Patents Examined by Julie A Bannan
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Patent number: 11782307Abstract: A backlight module of a display device includes a carrier, a plurality of light-emitting diode chips and a first diffuser. The light-emitting diode chips are arranged on the carrier. The first diffuser is over the carrier and the light-emitting diode chips. The first diffuser includes a first substrate, a first prismatic structure and a plurality of first ink structures. The first substrate has an upper surface distal from the carrier. The first prismatic structure is at the upper surface of the first substrate. The first prismatic structure includes a first prismatic sub-structure and a second prismatic sub-structure, and the first prismatic sub-structure, the second prismatic sub-structure and the upper surface of the first substrate together define a gap. The first ink structures are in the gap and are in contact with the upper surface of the first substrate.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: AmTRAN Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hung-Ta Yu
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Patent number: 11782312Abstract: A display apparatus and a tiled display apparatus including the same are disclosed, the display apparatus includes a display module including a display area, on which an image is display, and a non-display area adjacent to the display area, a transparent mold which supports a bottom surface of the display module and overlaps the non-display area and a portion of the display area, which is adjacent to the non-display area, and a reflective mold disposed below the transparent mold to support the transparent mold and having a light reflectance greater than a light reflectance of the transparent mold.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Byung-Seo Yoon, SungWon Kim, Byung Jin Park
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Patent number: 11774800Abstract: A backlight module includes a lamp panel and a light-guide assembly. The lamp panel includes a plurality of light-emitting plates spliced to each other, a seam is generated between two adjacent light-emitting plates of the plurality of light-emitting plates, each of the plurality of light-emitting plates comprises a plurality of light-emitting elements; a light-guide assembly, arranged at the seam, a height of the light-guide assembly in a direction perpendicular to the lamp panel is greater than a height of each of the plurality of light-emitting elements, a surface of a side of the light-guide assembly away from the plurality of light-emitting plates is recessed toward the seam, and a part of light, which is emitted from any light-emitting element of the plurality of light-emitting elements arranged at edges of the two adjacent light-emitting plates and near the seam, is refracted by the light-guide assembly to propagate towards the seam.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: HKC CORPORATION LIMITEDInventors: Yuangang Hu, Haijiang Yuan
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Patent number: 11772546Abstract: A light system of a vehicle comprising: a housing comprising: a glue bucket; a glue leg located partially or entirely within the glue bucket; and a light guide located between the glue bucket and the glue leg; wherein the light system is located proximate to a gap in the vehicle and the light guide guides light from the light guide into the glue leg and from the glue leg across the gap so that the light extends across the gap to illuminate the gap.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Valeo North America, Inc.Inventors: Colby Darlage, Robert Fraizer, Jose Alberto Gomez Ramirez
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Patent number: 11766965Abstract: A plastic glazing of a window of a vehicle having a light feature includes a first vehicle window glazing component, a second vehicle window glazing component molded onto the first vehicle window glazing component, and a light unit configured to produce light for the light feature. The light unit being integrated with at least one of the following: the first vehicle window glazing component and the second vehicle window glazing component. The light unit further configured to direct the light for the light feature through or from at least one of the following: the first vehicle window glazing component and the second vehicle window glazing component. The plastic glazing is a one-piece molded plastic construction. At least one of the first vehicle window glazing component and the second vehicle window glazing component is translucent or transparent.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2022Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.Inventors: Augustinus Gregorius Henricus Meijers, Matteo Terragni, Geert Jan Schellekens
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Patent number: 11747543Abstract: A vehicle includes a window having a lighting system therein. The lighting system includes a layer of an optical medium, a light source and a lens array. The layer of the optical medium has a first interface and a second interface. The light source emits a light ray that is incident at the first interface and travels through the optical medium to exit the optical medium at the second interface. The lens array is configured to reduce an occurrence of total internal reflection of the light ray at the second interface.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Jonglee Park, Michael K. Larsen
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Patent number: 11732867Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media can be operable to facilitate an improved positioning of one of more LEDs on a device. A CPE (customer premise equipment) device may include a three-component subassembly composed of an LED module, light tube, and lightguide to allow for uniform lighting with design flexibility. The modularity of the design allows for decoupling from the PCB and reduces the design constraints.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLCInventors: Thomas A. Jung, Wayne Weeks
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Patent number: 11703203Abstract: A lamp unit in which an opening of a unit case is covered with an outer lens is provided. The lamp unit includes a first inner lens provided inside the outer lens, a second inner lens provided inside the outer lens, a first light source facing an incident surface of the first inner lens, and a second light source facing an incident surface of the second inner lens. A space inside the first inner lens and a space inside the second inner lens are continuous. At least a part of the incident surface of the second inner lens is disposed in an irradiation range of the first light source.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATIONInventor: Takuya Shibayama
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Patent number: 11703631Abstract: A variety of illumination devices are disclosed that are configured to manipulate light provided by one or more light-emitting elements (LEEs). In general, embodiments of the illumination devices feature one or more optical couplers that redirect illumination from the LEEs to a reflector which then directs the light into a range of angles. In some embodiments, the illumination device includes a second reflector that reflects at least some of the light from the first reflector. In certain embodiments, the illumination device includes a light guide that guides light from the collector to the first reflector. The components of the illumination device can be configured to provide illumination devices that can provide a variety of intensity distributions. Such illumination devices can be configured to provide light for particular lighting applications, including office lighting, task lighting, cabinet lighting, garage lighting, wall wash, stack lighting, and downlighting.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2020Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Quarkstar LLCInventors: Wilson Dau, Robert C. Gardner, George Lerman, Louis Lerman, Christopher H. Lowery, Brian D. Ogonowsky, George E. Smith, Ingo Speier, Robert V. Steele, Jacqueline Teng, Allan Brent York, Hans Peter Stormberg
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Patent number: 11693274Abstract: A backlight module includes a light guide plate, a light source, an optical film, and a prism sheet. The optical film includes a first substrate having opposite first and second surfaces and multiple optical microstructures disposed on the second surface and each having a first light receiving surface away from a light incident surface. The prism sheet is located on a side of the second surface of the first substrate. The prism sheet includes a second substrate having opposite third and fourth surfaces and multiple prism structures disposed on the fourth surface and each having a second light receiving surface away from the light incident surface. A first angle between the first light receiving surface and the second surface is different from a second angle between the second light receiving surface and the fourth surface. A display apparatus includes the backlight module and a display panel.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Nano Precision Taiwan LimitedInventors: Kuan-Wen Liu, Hao-Jan Kuo, Ming-Yu Chou, Hsin Huang
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Patent number: 11662082Abstract: An optical device includes first and second optical elements rotatable with respect to each other around a geometric optical axis of the optical device. The first optical element includes a first surface for modifying a distribution of light exiting the first optical element, and the second optical element includes a second surface facing towards the first surface and for further modifying the distribution of the light. One of the first and second surfaces includes convex areas whereas the other one of these surfaces includes concave areas so that an optical effect of the optical device is changeable by rotating the first and second optical elements with respect to each other. The first and second optical elements include sliding surfaces for mechanically supporting the second optical element with respect to first optical element in radial directions perpendicular to the geometric optical axis.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2020Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: LEDIL OYInventor: Olli Saarnio
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Patent number: 11664177Abstract: A backlight module adapted to an illuminated keyboard is provided. The backlight module includes a light source assembly, a light guide film, and a reflective sheet. The light guide film has a top surface, a bottom surface, a through hole and a light-exit pattern. The light source assembly includes a light-emitting component configured to emit light toward the through hole. A size of the through hole is smaller than a size of the light-emitting component. The light-exit pattern is on the bottom surface and encloses the through hole. The reflective sheet is located above the through hole. A size of the reflective sheet is larger than or equal to the size of the through hole. A distance from the through hole to an outer edge of the light-exit pattern is greater than a distance from to the through hole to an outer edge of the reflective sheet.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Hsuan-Wei Ho
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Patent number: 11649945Abstract: A light source device includes a plurality of light emitting parts, a first lens, and an optical lens. Each light emitting part is configured to emit light from the light emitting surface at a first full-width half-maximum and is configured to be individually turned on. The optical lens has a first surface including incident regions and a second surface including emission regions. A minimum distance between the first surface of the optical lens and the first lens is 0.1 mm or more and 1.0 mm or less. A light emitted from each of the light emitting parts enters the optical lens through the first lens, the light being emitted from the first lens at a second full-width half-maximum smaller than the first full-width half-maximum, such that lights emitted from two or more of the light emitting parts are irradiated to two or more corresponding irradiation regions.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Norimasa Yoshida, Tsuyoshi Okahisa
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Patent number: 11649949Abstract: Luminaires are described herein comprising a single fixture operable for providing multiple lighting distributions. The multiple lighting distributions can be employed for independently lighting spatially unrelated areas and/or objects in an environment. In some embodiments, a luminaire comprises a lighting assembly including a primary body providing a primary lighting distribution, and at least one secondary body extending from the primary body and providing a secondary lighting distribution. The secondary body is adjustable to at least partially orient the secondary lighting distribution outside of the primary lighting distribution.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: IDEAL INDUSTRIES LIGHTING LLCInventors: Corey Goldstein, Nathan Snell
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Patent number: 11644174Abstract: To improve design characteristics when the light fixture is turned on in a vehicle light fixture including a plate-shaped light guide. The plate-shaped light guide (32) is configured such that light from five light sources (40A1, 40A2, 40A3, 40A4 and 40A5) is totally reflected by a plurality of reflective elements (32s) formed on a first plate surface (32a) on a rear surface side of the plate-shaped light guide, and then emitted forward of a light fixture unit from a second plate surface (32b) of the plate-shaped light guide. At that time, five light emitting regions (32A1, 32A2, 32A3, 32A4 and 32A5) are arranged at intervals in a horizontal direction in the plate-shaped light guide (32), and then the reflective elements (32s) are arranged in a state of being continuously side by side along a line L extending in a direction intersecting the horizontal direction in each of the light emitting regions (32A1 to 32A5). Each reflective element (32s) is formed in a substantially concave spherical surface shape.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Akihito Horikawa
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Patent number: 11629843Abstract: A lamp includes an extended planar light source, and an optical element arranged with the light source, wherein the optical element comprises an outer surface having an indented cusp substantially over the light source. A lamp includes an extended planar light source, and an optical element arranged with the light source, wherein the optical element comprises an outer surface having a portion at a peripheral edge comprising a curvature configured to redirect light emitted from the light source by total internal reflection.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: BRIDGELUX, INC.Inventors: Xiaolu Chen, Wenhui Zhang, Scott West
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Patent number: 11624489Abstract: A method for manufacturing a blinker module for a rearview device of a motor vehicle includes the steps of providing at least one lighting element comprising at least one light guide and at least one light disk or lens and providing of at least one illuminant unit comprising at least one illuminant, wherein the illuminant unit is designed to couple light emitted by the illuminant into the lighting element. A blinker module, rearview device and motor vehicle, including the blinker module manufactured according to the method, are also described.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Motherson Innovations Company LimitedInventors: Volker Erhart, Eugen Meier, Oliver Schmidt, Ilka Rötzer, Andrew Thompson, James Dickson
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Patent number: 11614576Abstract: A suspended lighting fixture for direct/indirect lighting including a pair of curved sheets which are joined by a linear heat-dissipating structural element and cooperatively forming a trough-shaped structure configured to be suspended with a downward orientation using one or more suspension elements. The lighting fixture further includes a linear light source with one or more linear arrays of light emitting diodes (LEDs) optically coupled to light input edges of the curved sheets, a linear heat-dissipating structural element joining curved sheets, and an opaque elongated housing at least partially enclosing the structural element, light source, and the light input edges.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2021Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: S.V.V. TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS, INC.Inventor: Sergiy Vasylyev
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Patent number: 11603159Abstract: The present invention provides a straddle type vehicle, comprising: a taillight disposed in a rear portion of a vehicle and configured to emit light to rearward of the vehicle and a detection unit configured to emit radio waves and detect surrounding conditions behind the vehicle, wherein the taillight includes a light source and a housing for accommodating the light source, the detection unit is provided inside the housing, the housing has a transmitting portion that includes a first region for transmitting light emitted from the light source and a second region for transmitting the radio waves emitted from the detection unit, and the first region has an uneven shape for diffusing the light emitted from the light source, and the second region does not have the uneven shape.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2020Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiyuki Kuroba, Tsuyoshi Kumasaka, Kiyoshi Katagiri, Hiroshi Maeda
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Patent number: 11585537Abstract: An illumination device for a cooking apparatus, the illumination device including a light source and a light conductor rod that conducts light emitted by the light source to a cooking cavity of the cooking apparatus; a support that supports the light conductor rod at a support element of the cooking apparatus, wherein the support includes a pivot joint that supports a fixing device for the light conductor rod, so that the light conductor rod is movably supported in the support.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: BJB GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Olaf Baumeister, Joerg Harnischmacher