Patents Examined by Leah Simone Macchiarolo
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Patent number: 11555589Abstract: A structural light fixture for the ceiling of clean room, such as a clean room for pharmaceutical or electronic research or production, includes an outer U-shaped beam and an inner U-shaped beam. The inner U-shaped beam nests within the outer U-shaped beam. The inner and outer U-shaped beams are mutually reinforcing so that the combination of the two U-shaped beams is stronger and stiffer than either U-shaped beam alone. The top side of the outer U-shaped beam is exposed to the outside of the clean room and includes no perforations so that the outer U-shaped beam is a barrier to gas, particulates, microorganisms or disinfectants that otherwise would pass through the clean room ceiling. The removable inner U-shaped beam includes a lamp and power supply, allowing maintenance of the structural light fixture from the interior of the clean room without interrupting the barrier to contamination created by the structural light fixture.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2022Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: AES Clean Technology, Inc.Inventors: Robert J. Geiger, Jason Peers, Andrew J. Kugler
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Patent number: 11555608Abstract: The present invention an illuminated two-piece exhibit includes a first arcuate arm, a second arcuate arm joined to the first arcuate end at a proximate end, an intermediary arc extends between the first arcuate arm and the second arcuate arm at a distal end, a diffusor configured for receiving a light source, a centrally located receptacle extending between the first arcuate arm and the second arcuate arm, a window extending from the centrally located receptacle through the first arcuate arm and the second arcuate arm, the diffusor extending from said centrally located receptacle and at least partially through the window wherein the diffusor is configured for illumination by the light source.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2021Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Inventor: Leron Hollinshed
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Patent number: 11549669Abstract: A stable base supports a handle portion of an emergency light. The stable base has a stand portion and a base portion, which are separated from each other. The stand portion is assembled about the handle portion of the light, and has two pivotable legs extending therefrom. The handle portion itself together with the base portion forms a third leg. The base portion is formed from an upper and a lower portion assembled with a connecting member. A plate is formed on the lower base portion. In a first configuration, the legs are generally transverse to an axis of the emergency light handle, to form a tripod-like support on approximately level ground. In a second configuration, the legs are disposed downwardly so as to be generally parallel to the axis of the handle portion, such that the tips of the legs are disposed downward and are adapted to be inserted into the ground to resist high winds and gusts.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Inventor: Daniel R. Vartan
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Patent number: 11534682Abstract: Disclosed herein is an input device including: a plurality of input members; an upper surface having a right region in which a part of the plurality of input members is disposed, a left region in which another part of the plurality of input members is disposed, and a center region that is a region between the right region and the left region; and a light emitting region formed along an outer edge of the center region. The light emitting region includes a first light emitting portion configured to indicate identification information assigned to a plurality of input devices connected to an information processing apparatus, and a second light emitting portion configured to emit light based on information different from the identification information.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2021Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Ikuo Kobayashi, Takeshi Igarashi, Masaho Morita, Kazuyuki Suzuki, Akinori Ito
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Patent number: 11525560Abstract: A lamp clamp used to fix a light source on an object is disclosed. The lamp clamp includes a first clamping member and a second clamping member. The first clamping member includes a lamp fixing portion, a connecting portion and a stopping portion. The lamp fixing portion is used to fix the light source. The connecting portion is connected to the lamp fixing portion. The stopping portion is movably connected to the connecting portion and has a stopping surface selectively disposed at one of plural positions on the connecting portion. The second clamping member is connected to the connecting portion to clamp the object between the stopping surface and the second clamping member.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2021Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Qisda CorporationInventors: Hsiang-Yu Chen, Chih-Lung Huang
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Patent number: 11506828Abstract: The invention relates to a light guiding device for guiding light. The light guiding device comprises at least one light guide, at least one beam splitter element, and at least one light decoupling device. The at least one light guide comprises at least two layers. The at least one beam splitter element is provided between the at least two layers of the at least one light guide, where the at least one beam splitter element is designed for partially transmitting and reflecting incident light propagating in the at least one light guide. The at least one light decoupling device is provided for coupling incident light out of the at least one light guide. Furthermore, the invention also relates to an illumination device and a display device for displaying two-dimensional and/or three-dimensional information comprising such a light guiding device.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2019Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: SEEREAL TECHNOLOGIES S.A.Inventor: Ralf Häussler
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Patent number: 11506364Abstract: A connection system for a linear lighting system has channels of adjacent luminaires coupled together by a coupling arrangement having a first plate, a second plate and fixings for clamping the first and second plates around wall portions of the two channels. The fixings are slidable along slots so that the coupling arrangement can be slid into an operable position or to an out-of-the way position for disassembly. One of the first and second plates comprises a spring member having sprung projections for projecting into the apertures, to provide an automatic clamping function when the coupling arrangement is tightened. For example, there may be an outer coupling plate and an inner spring plate which forms the spring member.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2019Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Hai Lin Ni, Xia Wang
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Patent number: 11486552Abstract: A method is described for deploying one or more illumination devices. The or each illumination device is self-contained and has a first state in which it is inoperative and a second state in which it is operative to provide illumination at at least one frequency within the range from and including infrared to and including ultraviolet. The method comprises the steps, optionally repeated at intervals, of: actuating a mechanism to move a said illumination device from a housing storing one or more illumination devices to an exposed position outside the housing; and automatically changing the state of the illumination device from its first state to its second state as a direct result of movement of the illumination device from within the housing to the exposed position.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2019Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: BDZ INVESTMENTS LTDInventor: John Bernard King
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Patent number: 11480331Abstract: A night light assembly for soothing a child to sleep includes a housing that is structured to resemble a star to visually comfort a child. A light emitter is positioned within the housing to emit light outwardly through the housing thereby facilitating a child to be soothed by the light at night. A cassette reader is integrated into the housing and a cassette is provided that stores data comprising a pre-recorded audio message. The cassette is insertable into the cassette reader thereby facilitating the cassette reader to read the data on the cassette. A speaker is integrated into the housing to audibly emit the pre-recorded message outwardly through the sound slots.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2021Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Inventor: Sherri Mabe
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Patent number: 11454381Abstract: A system for connecting luminaires is provided. The system includes: a first luminaire comprising a receiving portion angled proximally upward and comprising a catch; a second luminaire comprising an arm moveable between a raised position and a lowered position, the arm comprising a bearing portion angled distally upward, the bearing portion comprising a threaded opening; and a first threaded fastener comprising a head and a threaded shank for threading engagement with the threaded opening of the second luminaire, the head having a diameter greater than a width of the catch of the first luminaire, and the threaded shank having a diameter smaller than the width of the catch of the first luminaire.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2021Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: LMPG Inc.Inventor: Aaron Prosch
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Patent number: 11435568Abstract: A device includes a grating coupler with a grating constant, two light sources, and a planar waveguide, which are configured to couple light with two different wavelengths ?1, ?2 into the waveguide. The waveguide has a waveguiding layer disposed adjacent to a substrate layer and a cover layer. The waveguiding layer has a thickness d and effective refractive indices of N(?k, jk), wherein ?k is one of the wavelengths and jk is an order of a waveguide mode, wherein the coupled light of the wavelength ?k has a coupling angle ?k into the waveguide, and wherein an amount of difference between the coupling angles is a divergence angle ??. Guiding of waveguide modes of the order jk>0 is possible for a wavelength of the coupled light. The waveguiding layer is arranged to couple the light via the grating coupler under a divergence angle of ??<6.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBHInventors: Wolfgang Holzapfel, Michael Kugler, Martin Roetzer, Marco Schade
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Patent number: 11406166Abstract: An illuminable hair attachment assembly for providing remotely controlled illumination includes a hair attachment, which in turn comprises a shell. At least one face of the shell is substantially transparent. A bulb is engaged to the shell and is positioned in the shell. A fastener engaged to the shell can engage a lock of hair. The hair attachment is one of a plurality of hair attachments, at least one of which has a microprocessor, a battery, and a first transceiver engaged to and positioned in the shell. The microprocessor is operationally engaged to the battery and the first transceiver. The shells are selectively mutually couplable so that all the bulbs of mutually coupled hair attachments are operationally engaged to the microprocessor. Programming code positioned on an electronic device of a user and enables the electronic device to signal the microprocessor to selectively actuate the bulbs.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2021Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Inventor: Jasu Robinson-Okai
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Patent number: 11409029Abstract: A light-emitting device includes first and second light-emitting elements arranged along a first direction; at least one light-transmissive member having a lateral surface and covering the upper surfaces of the first and second light-emitting elements; and a light-reflective member in contact with at least portions of the lateral surfaces of the first and second light-emitting elements, and the lateral surface of the light-transmissive member. The light-transmissive member has first and second surfaces exposed from the light-reflective member and located above the upper surfaces of the first and second light-emitting elements, respectively. The light-reflective member includes a first portion located between the first surface and the second surface in the first direction above the first and second surfaces. The first portion includes at least one concave curved surface in a first cross-section extending along the first direction and perpendicular to the upper surface of the first light-emitting element.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2021Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Shinichi Sawabe, Yuki Ogawa, Takeshi Morikawa
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Patent number: 11409096Abstract: In one aspect, a light module is disclosed, which includes a housing providing a hollow chamber extending from a proximal end to a distal end, and a lens positioned in the hollow chamber, where the lens has a lens body comprising an input surface for receiving light from a light source and an output surface through which light exits the lens body, said lens further comprising a collar at least partially encircling said lens body. The light module further includes at least one shoulder on which the lens collar can be seated for positioning the lens within the housing. A light source, e.g., an LED, is coupled to the hollow chamber, e.g., at its proximal end, for providing light to the lens.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Acera LLCInventors: Thomas V. Root, Thomas Davis, Michael Cook, Carlton Jones, David Leo, Michael S. Epstein
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Patent number: 11408585Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of decorative lamps and discloses a waterproof and shatterproof light string, including an electric wire. A female socket is arranged at one end of the electric wire, and a male plug capable of being plugged and electrically connected with the female socket is arranged at the other end of the electric wire, and a plurality of lamps are arranged in the middle of the electric wire in parallel; the lamp includes a lamp holder and a bulb connected with the lamp holder, and a gap is arranged between the lamp holder and the bulb; a water discharge port is formed in one side of the lamp holder; and the bulb includes a shatterproof plastic bulb shell.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2021Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: DONGGUAN GUANYI LIGHT-DECORATION CO., LTD.Inventor: Shifang Wang
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Patent number: 11402563Abstract: With a simple configuration, an optical device which realizes uniform light distribution and adequate display quality is provided. An optical device includes: a light guiding layer; a first optically functional layer provided on at least one of a first principal face and a second principal face of the light guiding layer; and a ray control structure, at an end of the light guiding layer on a light-incident side, being provided on a surface of the first optically functional layer that is on an opposite side to the light guiding layer. The ray control structure reduces light which is incident from an edge of the light guiding layer to the first optically functional layer at an angle smaller than a critical angle.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventor: Kari Rinko
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Patent number: 11391877Abstract: A backlight source is provided which includes a light guide plate 10 and a light-emitting unit 20. The light guide plate 10 includes a first surface and a second surface disposed oppositely. The light-emitting unit 20 is located on the side of the light guide plate where the first surface disposed. The grating layer 30 includes at least one grating unit configured to diffract light emitted by the light-emitting unit 20. The overall structure of the backlight source is no longer limited by the distance between the LEDs and the first layer diffusion layer, and therefore the thinning and lightening of the backlight source is realized. A manufacturing method of a backlight source and a display device are further provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2018Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wei Wang, Huijuan Wang, Yafeng Yang, Xiaochuan Chen, Xue Dong, Xiandong Meng, Xianqin Meng, Jifeng Tan
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Patent number: 11391878Abstract: A light emitting module includes: a lightguide plate having an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, the upper surface including a first hole; a light emitting element on a lower surface side of the lightguide plate, the light emitting element facing the first hole; and a reflective resin layer, wherein the first hole includes a first portion and a second portion, the first portion includes a first lateral surface sloping with respect to the upper surface, the second portion has a second lateral surface sloping with respect to the upper surface, the second lateral surface being present between an opening in the upper surface and the first lateral surface of the first portion, and the reflective resin layer is located in the first portion of the first hole.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2021Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventors: Ryohei Yamashita, Toshinobu Katsumata, Seitaro Akagawa, Toshiaki Moriwaki
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Patent number: 11391450Abstract: A lighting fixture with a pole, a lighting source, and a driver. The pole can be hollow and has a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The lighting source can be mounted to the first end of the pole. The driver can be mounted within the pole at the second end. Electrical wiring can be provided within the pole extending between the lighting source and the driver.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Energy Bank IncorporatedInventors: Neal R. Verfuerth, Brandon J. King
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Patent number: 11378268Abstract: A luminaire (1) having a preferably flat light exit region (2) that is surrounded by a rectangular light frame (10), wherein the luminaire frame (10) spans a first plane (E) and has a frame height (H) that is perpendicular to the first plane (E) and, at one of its corners (11), a beveled surface (12) in which a plug contact (30) is arranged, and an electromechanical plug connector for a luminaire of this kind are provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: HERBERT WALDMANN GMBH & CO. KGInventor: Marcus Eberhardt