Patents Examined by Leah Simone Macchiarolo
  • Patent number: 11555589
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: AES Clean Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Geiger, Jason Peers, Andrew J. Kugler
  • Patent number: 11555608
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Inventor: Leron Hollinshed
  • Patent number: 11549669
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Inventor: Daniel R. Vartan
  • Patent number: 11534682
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Ikuo Kobayashi, Takeshi Igarashi, Masaho Morita, Kazuyuki Suzuki, Akinori Ito
  • Patent number: 11525560
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Hsiang-Yu Chen, Chih-Lung Huang
  • Patent number: 11506828
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: SEEREAL TECHNOLOGIES S.A.
    Inventor: Ralf Häussler
  • Patent number: 11506364
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Hai Lin Ni, Xia Wang
  • Patent number: 11486552
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: BDZ INVESTMENTS LTD
    Inventor: John Bernard King
  • Patent number: 11480331
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Inventor: Sherri Mabe
  • Patent number: 11454381
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: LMPG Inc.
    Inventor: Aaron Prosch
  • Patent number: 11435568
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Holzapfel, Michael Kugler, Martin Roetzer, Marco Schade
  • Patent number: 11406166
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Inventor: Jasu Robinson-Okai
  • Patent number: 11409029
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Sawabe, Yuki Ogawa, Takeshi Morikawa
  • Patent number: 11409096
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Acera LLC
    Inventors: Thomas V. Root, Thomas Davis, Michael Cook, Carlton Jones, David Leo, Michael S. Epstein
  • Patent number: 11408585
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: DONGGUAN GUANYI LIGHT-DECORATION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shifang Wang
  • Patent number: 11402563
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kari Rinko
  • Patent number: 11391877
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei Wang, Huijuan Wang, Yafeng Yang, Xiaochuan Chen, Xue Dong, Xiandong Meng, Xianqin Meng, Jifeng Tan
  • Patent number: 11391878
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei Yamashita, Toshinobu Katsumata, Seitaro Akagawa, Toshiaki Moriwaki
  • Patent number: 11391450
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Energy Bank Incorporated
    Inventors: Neal R. Verfuerth, Brandon J. King
  • Patent number: 11378268
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: HERBERT WALDMANN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Marcus Eberhardt