Patents Examined by Laura K. Tso
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Patent number: 12041879Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for emitting light from a header reel are disclosed. More particularly, systems, methods, and apparatuses for emitting light from one or more apertures formed in a reel finger are disclosed. The reel fingers included on a reel may include a cavity through which light is transmitted. The emitted light provides for illumination and operator visualization during, for example, agricultural operations performed at night or during low ambient light conditions.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2021Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: DEERE & COMPANYInventors: Heather G. Laugen, Curtis R. Hammer
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Patent number: 12043168Abstract: A gasket affixing structure includes a first component in which a light source is disposed in an internal space part sectioned by a wall part, a second component assembled to the first component so as to cover an opening part of the first component, and a gasket affixed to a gasket affixing area interposed between the first component and the second component. The gasket affixing area includes a light blocking area surrounding the opening part, an abnormal sound prevention area positioned on a plane different from the light blocking area, and an inclined area connecting the light blocking area and the abnormal sound prevention area to each other to make them continuous with each other. The gasket is affixed integrally across the light blocking area, the inclined area, and the abnormal sound prevention area.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2024Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Yasufumi Mochizuki, Hiroyuki Ooishi, Keiji Matsushita
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Patent number: 12036919Abstract: A lighting device for a vehicle steering wheel rim, comprising a holding body comprising at least one internal wall with at least one opening, at least one light source arranged to emit light, a diffuser arranged to diffuse the light coming from the at least one light source towards the vehicle occupant, a light guide arranged to guide the light emitted from the at least one light source towards the diffuser, wherein the light guide comprises a light collecting face arranged on a first side of the opening, a light emitting face arranged on a second side of the opening, and the light guide is also engaged with the diffuser to shape it with a predetermined size.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2022Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: Autoliv Development ABInventors: Olivier Bertrand, Hugues Doursoux
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Patent number: 12036920Abstract: A room lamp for a vehicle capable of being assembled without using an adhesive and provides a room lamp for a vehicle, which is fastened and assembled using a screw in a state in which an assembly hole formed in a room lamp plate is overlappingly placed on a through-hole formed in a head liner and a division protrusion formed in the room lamp is assembled to sequentially pass through the through-hole and the assembly hole, so that the room lamp can be easily and conveniently assembled or disassembled without using an adhesive and can be easily and conveniently assembled at a predetermined position as the division protrusion functions as a pin.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2023Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: DAEHAN SOLUTION CO., LTD.Inventors: Choong Ho Kwon, Jeon Yong-Seok
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Patent number: 12038157Abstract: The present disclosure provides a folding pendant lamp. The folding pendant lamp includes a pendant lamp main body and a pendant lamp group. One end of the pedant lamp group connected to the pendant lamp main body is provided with a rotating shaft. The pendant lamp group rotates around the rotating shaft serving as an axis, so that the pendant lamp group rotates to a folded position. At this time, the folding pendant lamp occupies the smallest area and is convenient for storage, packaging, and transportation.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2023Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Inventor: Shouhong Hu
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Patent number: 12036641Abstract: A power tool (1; 101) includes: a motor (6; 106) having a stator (61) and a rotor (63), which is rotatable relative to the stator; an output part (8; 108) disposed more forward than the motor and configured to be rotated by the motor; a motor-housing part (21; 121), which houses the motor; a grip part (22; 122) disposed downward of the motor-housing part; a battery-holding part (23; 123) disposed downward of the grip part; and a COB light (50) disposed on the battery-holding part.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2023Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Takuma Iwatani, Makoto Chikaraishi, Kisho Sekido, Akira Ito
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Patent number: 12041700Abstract: A portable lantern light is configured to be operated in a range of selectable operational modes to provide flexible illumination solutions in both stationary and portable situations. The lantern light includes an elongated central body with a plurality of external longitudinal ribs, longitudinal channels positioned between a pair of external ribs, a lighting element residing within the channel, and a lens overlying the lighting element that acts as a primary optic. A power source that includes a battery cartridge is removably inserted within a receiver of the central body. The lantern light includes an operating mode selector assembly to control which lighting elements are illuminated during operation of the portable lantern light, and a luminosity selector assembly to selectively control the lumen output (brightness) of the lighting elements. The lantern light also includes a retractable stabilization assembly that can be deployed to stabilize the light on a support surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2023Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: Promier Products Inc.Inventor: Cody Duane Grandadam
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Patent number: 12031716Abstract: A solar light shade includes a housing having an annular sidewall, wherein the annular sidewall includes an upper end opposite a lower end. A lip extends radially inwardly from the upper end towards a longitudinal axis of the housing defining an opening through the upper end. A diameter of the opening is less than a diameter of the lower end. The housing removably secures over a solar light fixture, such that a solar panel of the solar light fixture is exposed by the opening. The housing is a translucent material designed to filter light therethrough, such that light emitted from the solar light fixture is altered to a different color or intensity.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2022Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Inventor: Mary Ann McIntosh
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Patent number: 12031695Abstract: A fluid removal assembly for an aircraft light is provided. The fluid removal assembly includes a condensate removal valve including a housing; a set of helical compression springs; and a stem disposed within the housing. The stem is configured to translate in a first direction responsive to the aircraft being pressurized and a first force, from the pressurization, forcing the stem to translate in the first direction; and translate in a second direction opposite the first direction responsive to the aircraft being depressurized and a second force from the set of helical compression springs forcing the stem to translate in the second direction. The condensate removal valve is configured to: responsive to an aircraft being depressurized, drain a fluid from one or more components of the aircraft light, the aircraft light being installed in the aircraft; and responsive to the aircraft being pressurized, maintain a pressure within the aircraft.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2023Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS, INC.Inventor: Ashish Kumar Agarwal
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Patent number: 12018809Abstract: The present utility model provides an optical element, comprising: a light entry surface; a first reflective surface and a second reflective surface; a light exit surface; and at least one connecting surface, located between the first reflective surface and/or the second reflective surface on the one hand and the light exit surface on the other, wherein the connecting surface at least partly comprises an enhanced reflection part for expanding a maximum exit angle of emergent light exiting via the light exit surface. Advantages: there is no need to process a surface at the light exit surface, so the range of applicability of the optical element is increased; moreover, the optical element according to the present utility model has a greater distance between the light exit surface and light entry surface thereof, i.e. can be thicker, so the optical element can adapt to a greater variety of shapes.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2020Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: Valeo VisionInventors: Liang Dai, Sihua Wu, Liubo Wang
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Patent number: 12013087Abstract: An LED bulb includes a center ring, a burner and an elastic component. The center ring includes a central opening, a first flat rim extending along a first part of an outer edge of the central opening, and a first notch cut-out beyond the central opening at an end of the first flat rim. The burner is disposed at least in part in the central opening and includes a first pin that has a first flat side face. The elastic component is configured to press the first flat rim of the center ring against the first flat side face of the first pin of the burner.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2021Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: Lumileds LLCInventors: Shengjin-Sj Chen, Gao Jie Yu, Qiao Shen, Guang Hu Tang
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Patent number: 12012034Abstract: A vehicular exterior door handle assembly includes a handle portion and an illumination module having an illumination source that emits light when electrically powered. With the exterior door handle assembly mounted at a door handle region of a vehicle door and when the illumination source is electrically powered to emit light, light emitted by the illumination source illuminates the door handle region of the vehicle door. The illumination module is located and oriented at the vehicular exterior door handle assembly such that, when the illumination source is electrically powered to emit light, a hand grasping the handle portion to open the vehicle door does not block light emitted by the illumination source so that illumination is maintained at the door handle region of the vehicle door.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2022Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.Inventors: David A. Dingman, Brett A. Gorby, Keith D. Foote
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Patent number: 12012036Abstract: The invention relates to a steering module (8) for a motor vehicle (1), the steering module (8) comprising an optical signaling unit (14), which optically indicates an operating state of the motor vehicle (1), wherein the optical signaling unit (14) comprises at least one light source (15) and a light guide (16), by which the light emitted by the light source (15) with a main radiation direction (20) is capable of being deflected in an exit direction which is different from the main radiation direction (20) and the light exits in this exit direction (19) from an emission surface (18) from the light guide (16), wherein the light guide (16) is shaped in such a way that light rays of the coupled-in light are reflected therein at least twice so that the exit direction (19) is opposite to the main radiation direction (20).Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2022Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBHInventors: Vishal Kulkarni, Peter Mihalka, Hayk Yepremian
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Patent number: 12007649Abstract: A vehicle display system may include a light guide, a quantum dot film arranged adjacent with the light guide and configured to receive blue light from the light guide and convert the blue light to red and green light, at least one buffer film, and a blue color filter arranged between the quantum dot film and the at least one buffer film, the blue color filter configured to transmit blue light back to the quantum dot film to further convert the red and green light.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2020Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Harman International Industries, IncorporatedInventor: Benjamin Edward Lewis
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Patent number: 12004603Abstract: The present invention provides an illuminated seat belt buckle, includes a buckle body, an unlock button configured on an upper open end of the buckle body, an illuminating portion, and a light-emitting module. The illuminating portion, configured at an upper portion of the unlock button, consists of a light-guide body and an outer covering layer, and a light incident area located on the side of the illuminating portion and a first illuminating area located above the illuminating portion are formed at a portion of the light-guide body exposing from the outer covering layer. The light-emitting module is configured on the buckle body, which includes a light guider and a light-emitting element, in which the light guider has a light-guiding port. The light-guiding port is used to guide the lights generated from the light-emitting element into the light incident area of the illuminating portion to make the first illuminating area emits light.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2023Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Inventor: Yin-Teng Hsiao
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Patent number: 11998831Abstract: A skateboard accessory system may be provided including a base and at least one magnet. The base includes a leg. The base is adapted to receive an accessory. The leg includes a foot adapted to be positioned against a deck of a skateboard. The magnet is positioned within the foot of the leg. The magnet is adapted to magnetically couple the base to the heads of at least two truck bolts.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2023Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: The Order Fulfillment Group Inc.Inventor: Edward D. Lewis
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Patent number: 11994260Abstract: In various embodiments, a light emitting diode (LED) lamp is provided. The LED lamp may include a base; a first housing having a first end and a second end, the first end secured to the base; a second housing having at least in part a partially conical shape, an end of the second housing having a smaller diameter secured to the second end of the first housing; at least one LED secured within the second; driver circuitry secured within the LED flood lamp between the end of the base and the at least one LED; a reflector having a partially conical shape; and a diffuser element secured to at least one of a wider end of the reflector or the end of the second housing having the larger diameter. In some embodiments, the first or second housing may include one or more vents.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2023Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Feit Electric Company, Inc.Inventor: Alan Barry Feit
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Patent number: 11994267Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes: a circuit board on which a light source is mounted; a heat sink having a front surface or a rear surface to which the circuit board is attached and configured to release heat generated when the light source is driven; and a cooling fan disposed above or below the circuit board and the heat sink. Cooling air generated by the cooling fan flows along the heat sink and the light source.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuma Mochizuki, Teppei Muramatsu
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Patent number: 11987174Abstract: A lighting device irradiating light to different locations includes a light irradiation unit that generates light; an optical path adjustment unit that adjusts a path of the light radiated from the light irradiation unit to allow a road surface pattern to be formed at a predetermined location on a road surface around a vehicle; and a driving unit that adjusts the optical path adjustment unit to allow the road surface pattern to be formed at different locations on the road surface around the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: SL CorporationInventors: Hye Jin Park, Jong Min Lee, Ki Hae Shin, Jong Woon Kim, Min Gi Jung
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Patent number: 11982424Abstract: A set of louvers adapted for use with a linear luminaire has a first wall, a second wall spaced from the first wall, and a plurality of louvers extending between the first wall and the second wall. Each of the plurality of louvers is fixed to the first wall and the second wall, and may be integrally formed with the walls, and each of the plurality of louvers is spaced from the others. First and second side portions depend from the first wall and the second wall. An internal cavity of the set of louvers is defined by bottoms of the plurality of louvers and the first and second side portions. Engaging structure is defined on inwardly-facing surfaces of the first and second side portions. Combinations including the set of louvers and a linear luminaire in which the set of louvers “snaps on” externally to the linear luminaire are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2023Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: Elemental LED, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Lassen, James Edward Stillman, Nathan Davey