Patents Examined by Laura K. Tso
  • Patent number: 11873974
    Abstract: A plant growth lighting system includes a plant support and a light guide luminaire module, the plant support being configured to hold one or more plants. The light guide luminaire module includes at least one light-emitting element (LEE), a light guide arranged to receive light emitted by the at least one LEE at a first end of the light guide and guide the received light in a forward direction to a second end thereof, and an extractor arranged to receive light from the second end of the light guide and configured to output light. The light guide luminaire module is disposed relative to the plant support such that at least a portion of the light output by the extractor impinges on the plants in predetermined directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Quarkstar LLC
    Inventors: Allan Brent York, Louis Lerman, Hans Peter Stormberg, Ferdinand Schinagl
  • Patent number: 11867365
    Abstract: An LED luminaire having a housing positionable at a structure location for providing illumination. At least one first LED light engine is located within the housing. The housing has at least one light output boundary and is configured to direct light therein toward the light output boundary. A light guide is configured to be located at the light output boundary to receive light contained within the housing to emit non-directional light at the light output boundary. The at least one first LED light engine includes at least one first LED light source providing directional light at the light output boundary. The first LED light engine includes a shroud adjacent the light guide providing directional light from the LED light source to a target location beyond the luminaire. The shroud structure provides an optical path from the LED light source through the light guide for providing non-directional light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: AXIS LIGHTING INC.
    Inventors: Howard Yaphe, Andrew Miles, Giuseppe Caluori, Alejandro Mier-Langner, Cedric Stevenin, Jeffery Robert Parker, Frank Shum, Yupin Sun, Don Peifer
  • Patent number: 11858415
    Abstract: Disclosed are a lamp for a vehicle and a vehicle including the same. A lamp for a vehicle includes a lamp housing, a light source unit mounted on the lamp housing and that irradiates light, a bezel installed in the lamp housing, an optical fiber fixed to the bezel, coupled to the light source part, and that outputs the light irradiated from the light source part, and a tension unit provided in the bezel, and that applies a tension to the optical fiber in a state, in which the optical fiber is fixed to the bezel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Ryong Song, Seok Huyn Kim
  • Patent number: 11852302
    Abstract: A light-emitting unit, having a substrate; a first light-emitting body formed on the substrate, and having a first longer side and a first shorter side; a second light-emitting body formed on the substrate, and having a second longer side and a second shorter side which is parallel to the first longer side; a third light-emitting body formed on the substrate, having a third longer side and a third shorter side which is parallel to the first longer side, and electrically connected to the first light-emitting body and the second light-emitting body; a first electrode covering the first light-emitting body and the second light-emitting body, and electrically connecting to the first light-emitting body; a second electrode separated from the first electrode, and covering the second light-emitting body without covering the first light-emitting body; and a transparent element enclosing the first light-emitting body, the second light-emitting body, and the third light-emitting body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Chiang Hu, Keng-Chuan Chang, Chiu-Lin Yao, Chun-Wei Lin, Jung-Chang Sun
  • Patent number: 11846414
    Abstract: A luminaire includes a housing, a light source, and a lens. The lens has a first side and a second side and at least one of the first side and the second side has optical features. The lens can be positioned in the luminaire in a first position with the first side facing upward and in a second position with the second side facing upward. The two options for positioning the lens within the luminaire provide two different distributions for light exiting the luminaire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Wilston Nigel Christopher Sayers, Praveera Manjappa
  • Patent number: 11835204
    Abstract: A lateral light emitting atmospheric downlight includes a light body, a first light source module, a second light source module and a light guide module. An upper end and a lower end of the light body are respectively provided with a communicating opening, the first light source module is arranged around an inner wall of the light body, the light guide module is arranged in the light body, and a light exiting surface of the first light source module is opposite to the light guide module; the second light source module is arranged around an outer wall of the light body, and one side, away from the light body, of the second light source module emits light. With the design above, multi-directional light emission of the downlight is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Xiamen Topstar Lighting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jincong Lin, Jinhua Liao, Yuanwen Wang, Yebiao Huang
  • Patent number: 11835215
    Abstract: A shelf lighting mechanism has a lamp arranged on the upper front of the shelf, the lamp has a light source and lens, the top of the lens has a concave space for accommodating the light source, a first irradiation part is formed on one side of the inner wall of the concave space, and the light emitting surface of the first irradiation part is arranged to guide light to irradiate the upper area of the shelf; the bottom and the other side of the inner wall of the concave space are formed with a second irradiation part, and the light emitting surface of the second irradiation part is arranged to guide the other part of the light from the light source to irradiate the lower area of the shelf. The upper and lower areas of the shelf can be illuminated simultaneously by one lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Self Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuanfang Xue, Zuping He, Zhaoyong Zheng, Junjun Ying
  • Patent number: 11828426
    Abstract: An electronic lighting device and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The electronic lighting device includes an outer shell with a first opening at a top surface and a core contained within the outer shell. The core includes a left semicircular structure and a right semicircular structure arranged to form a circular shape that is aligned with the first opening at the top surface of the outer shell. The device includes a flame component positioned partially in the internal cavity. The device also includes a light emitting element disposed at least partially in a lighting element installation cradle on a sidewall of the core to hold the light emitting element at a non-zero angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the electronic lighting device to allow illumination of the flame component. The device further includes a control circuit to control an operation of the lighting emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: L&L Candle Company, LLC
    Inventor: Xiaofeng Li
  • Patent number: 11825897
    Abstract: A component for establishing electrical contact between at least one functional element and a textile or the like. The component includes a main body, which accommodates at least one electrical component and/or one functional element, and includes connection elements for establishing electrical contact with electrically conductive regions of the textile or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Sonja Knies, Philipp Scheiner, Rainer Holz
  • Patent number: 11827144
    Abstract: An illuminated stitching assembly for a vehicle interior, including: a diffuser; a light source; an outer layer secured to the diffuser; and stitches located on the outer layer, the stitches being illuminated by the light source, the light source being operably coupled to a controller, the controller being configured to operate the light source, wherein the diffuser is configured to be inserted into a cavity of a substrate layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Aidano Nascimento, Tyler Bame, Pamela Sue Greenwald
  • Patent number: 11828445
    Abstract: A luminaire (30) or electrical unit for connection to a supporting rail (10) has a contacting element (40, 50, 60), which is introducible into the supporting rail profile (15) and has connection contacts (42, 52, 62) mounted adjustably in order to bear against lines (25) of the busbar (20) in a state in which the contacting element (40, 50, 60) has been inserted into the supporting rail profile (15). The contacting element (40, 50, 60) has at least one contact block (41, 42, 51, 52, 61, 62) with connection contacts (43, 53, 63), which is linearly laterally adjustable between an open position and a contacting position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbH
    Inventor: Gerald Ladstätter
  • Patent number: 11820287
    Abstract: A vehicle interior component configured to provide an illuminated display/image and comprising a composite structure is disclosed. The component may comprise a cover providing a surface for the illuminated display/image and a substrate; the cover may comprise a cover layer, bottom layer and/or intermediate layer. The cover layer may comprise a surface layer and a base layer. The base layer and/or bottom layer may comprise a reinforcing layer. The surface layer, cover layer and/or base layer may comprise a pigment. The surface layer, cover layer and/or bottom layer may comprise a colorant (or pigment, dye, etc.). The bottom layer may comprise a pattern region comprising the image, a mask and/or light-blocking layer. The composite structure may comprise the cover, a functional layer, spacer/buffer layer, diffuser layer, sensor grid, capacitive sensor, textile and/or base/substrate. The cover surface may comprise a skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Shanghai Yanfeng Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: He Yang, Jing Gu, Yang Bai
  • Patent number: 11813976
    Abstract: A door handle for a vehicle door of a motor vehicle includes a carrier plate, a handle part, and at least one lighting device arranged in/on the carrier plate with at least one lighting element and/or a light guide element. The lighting element and/or the light guide element are adjustable between an extended position of use and a retracted non-use position. The at least one lighting element and/or the at least one light guide element projects, in its extended position of use, into a recess of the handle part and thus illuminates at least parts of the handle part and/or of an area surrounding the handle part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG
    Inventors: Tobias Konrad, Martin Lindmayer
  • Patent number: 11815258
    Abstract: A lens for dispersing light emitted from a light emitting device, the lens including a lower surface, a light incident portion having a concave shape from the lower surface, the light incident portion having a light incident surface, and a light exit portion through which light having entered the lens through the light incident portion exits the lens to an outside of the lens, in which the light incident surface includes at least one protruding light incident facet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Eun Park, Eun Ju Kim
  • Patent number: 11802674
    Abstract: A lighting device is provided for a motor vehicle. The lighting device comprises at least one imaging component with at least one active surface, on which imaging elements for the generation of pixels of a light distribution are arranged matrix-like. The lighting device further comprises a light-guiding optics having at least one entry surface and one exit surface. During operation of the lighting device, the light emanating from the at least one active surface enters the light-guiding optics through the at least one entry surface and exits the light-guiding optics through the exit surface. The exit surface has a different shape and/or a different size than the at least one active surface, and/or a plurality of active surfaces and only one exit surface or a plurality of adjacent exit surfaces are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Karsten Eichhorn, Markus Giehl, Daniela Karthaus, Christian Schmidt, Benjamin Willeke
  • Patent number: 11794642
    Abstract: The skin (1) comprises at least a translucent elastomeric layer (5) composed of a pigmented plastic material and comprising at least one first portion (8) which is configured to be placed in front of a light source (9). The light of this light source (9) produces an image on this first portion (8) of the translucent layer due to the presence of a surface relief (17, 18) on the surface of the translucent layer (5). A clearly visible image can be obtained by providing even small differences in thickness of the translucent layer (5) when the pigmented plastic material thereof has an average spectral attenuation coefficient (?av) of between 1.0 and 25 mm?1. The difference in layer thickness (d2?d1) and the average spectral attenuation coefficient (?av) should moreover be large enough to meet the formula: ?av(d2?d1)>?In a, wherein a is equal to 0.50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Ascorium GMBH
    Inventors: Yvan Vanluchene, Geert Trossaert, Linda Dedoncker
  • Patent number: 11796145
    Abstract: A lighting fixture pendant includes, for example, a connector defining an axis between a first end and a second end, a plurality of elements having an aperture therethrough and having portions asymmetrically disposed around the aperture, at least one spacer having a passageway extending from a first end to a second end, a first element having an aperture therethrough, and a second element having an aperture therethrough. The connector extends through the apertures of the plurality of elements, the first element and the second element, and the passageway of the spacer. The first element is adjacent to the first end of the spacer and the second element is adjacent to the second end of the spacer. When the lighting fixture pendant is supported from the first end of the connector, the plurality of elements, the first element, the second element, and the spacer are vertically aligned along the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: W SCHONBEK LLC
    Inventor: Roslyn Yando
  • Patent number: 11796142
    Abstract: A spot lamp, including a lamp body, a light source, a surface ring and a rotation connector, which is characterized in that the spot lamp includes a main body portion and an adjusting installation portion, which are separable from each other, the main body portion includes the lamp body, the light source and a first magnetic connection portion, and the adjusting installation portion includes the surface ring, the rotation connector and a second magnetic connection portion, the main body portion and the adjusting installation portion are connected by mutual attraction of the first magnetic connection portion and the second magnetic connection portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignees: SUZHOU OPPLE LIGHTING CO., LTD., OPPLE LIGHTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yueping Wang, Jingchun Zhang, Shitao Deng
  • Patent number: 11796169
    Abstract: A shelf for mounting to a wall without fasteners and for magnetically holding a candle comprises a shelf portion comprising a substantially planar upper surface configured for holding a candle, a first magnet at least partially embedded within the shelf portion, the first magnet configured to magnetically interact with a battery of the candle, a wall portion coupled to the shelf portion, the wall portion comprising a substantially planar surface configured for contacting a surface of a wall, and a second magnet at least partially embedded within the wall portion and configured to interact with a fastener behind the surface of the wall. Related candle holders and systems including fastenerless shelves for holding one or more candles are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Inventor: Collin D. Bernsen
  • Patent number: 11796143
    Abstract: Luminaire (1) comprising suspension means (3) and a housing (5) with a top wall (7). Said suspension means (3) comprising a hook (9a, b) formed of an elastic wire (11) with a loop portion (15) connected to two remote, oppositely arranged end portions (13a, b) each forming a spindle (17a, b), and two elongated channel elements (19a, b) arranged along a rotation axis (21) and mounted on the top wall (7), with each spindle (17a, b) being snugly fitted in a respective channel element (19a, b). By a mutual misalignment between the spindles (17a, b) and the channel element (19a, b) with respect to the rotation axis (21), the hook (9a, b) is in a low tension state when in a first rotational position (27), and in a high tension state when in further rotational positions (29) and urging the hook (9a, b) to assume the first rotational position (27).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventor: Vincent Stefan David Gielen