Patents Examined by Mariceli Santiago
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Patent number: 11098246Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a semiconductor light source in direct contact with a polymer composite comprising a color stable Mn4+ doped phosphor, wherein the lighting apparatus has a color shift of ?1.5 MacAdam ellipses after operating for at least 2,000 hour at a LED current density greater than 2 A/cm2, a LED wall-plug efficiency greater than 40%, and a board temperature greater than 25° C.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2019Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLCInventors: James Edward Murphy, Anant Achyut Setlur, Florencio Garcia, Robert Joseph Lyons, Ashfaqul Islam Chowdhury, Nagaveni Karkada, Prasanth Kumar Nammalwar, William Winder Beers
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Patent number: 11091090Abstract: A lighting device (1) comprising a housing (2) accommodating at least one light source (14), said housing (2) comprising an at least partially transparent wall (6) supporting a touch interface (7) for controlling the light source (14) and allowing through the light generated by the light source (14), and a cover (3) closing the housing (2); the assembly formed by the housing (2) and the cover (3) being tightly assembled by clipping means (4), said lighting device (1) further comprising a flexible mechanical and electrical connection means (20) compressed between the touch interface (7) and the light source (14) allowing both control of the light source (14) and compensation of the stresses exerted by the clipping means (14).Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: PSA AUTOMOBILES SAInventors: Marc Norais, Damien Schnuriger, Guillaume Royer
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Patent number: 11088217Abstract: An OLED module can include a panel, a middle frame coupled to a rear surface of the panel, a PCB assembly provided at the outside of the panel, connected to the panel and folded to be arranged on a rear surface of the middle frame, and a back cover coupled to an outer surface of the middle frame provided with the PCB assembly arranged thereon.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2019Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jung-Hoon Shin, Kyung-Tae Park
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Patent number: 11079085Abstract: A lighting module and a headlamp for vehicle lighting are provided. The lighting module includes a dynamic bending light module; and a lens that is situated in operative relationship with the dynamic bending light module; wherein the lens has a thin aspect.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2018Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Valeo North America, Inc.Inventor: Gavin Warner
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Patent number: 11073646Abstract: Thin multilayer reflectors are described. In particular, thin multilayer reflectors that partially transmit blue light and reflect green and red light are described. The thin multilayer reflectors have a uniform left bandedge across each dimension of the film, wherein the location of the left bandedge varies in a range of no more than 10% of the average left bandedge across that dimension.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2018Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: Matthew B. Johnson, Edward J. Kivel, Ryan T. Fabick, Gilles J. Benoit
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Patent number: 11067247Abstract: The invention provides a collimator comprising a Fresnel lens comprising a refractive lens portion and a toothed total internal reflection portion. A light blocking element is at least between the lens portion and the light source. A portion of a light source output is blocked from reaching at least one region of the inner lens portion. At some or all parts of the lens portion, light does not reach those parts from the full area of the light source. This partial light blocking means the whole shape of the light source is not projected onto all of the lens portion, and the halo effect is reduced or eliminated.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2018Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Signify Holding B.V.Inventor: Oliver Dross
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Patent number: 11071224Abstract: A novel, highly convenient or reliable functional panel is provided. A novel, highly convenient or reliable method for manufacturing a functional panel is provided. The functional panel includes a first base; a second base having a region overlapping with the first base; a bonding layer that bonds the first base to the second base; and an insulating layer in contact with the first base, the second base, and the bonding layer. With this structure, an opening which is formed easily in a region where the bonding layer is in contact with the first base or the second base can be filled with the insulating layer, which can prevent impurities from being diffused into the functional layer located in a region surrounded by the first base, the second base, and the bonding layer that bonds the first base to the second base.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2015Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Kohei Yokoyama, Yoshiharu Hirakata
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Patent number: 11060348Abstract: The window blind decorating kit is a kit. The window blind decorating kit is configured for use with a Venetian blind. The Venetian blind comprises a plurality of slats. The window blind decorating kit applies an image to the surface formed by the plurality of slats of the Venetian blind when the Venetian blind is positioned to block the passage of light. The window blind decorating kit comprises a stencil, one or more marking compounds, a lamp, and glitter. The one or more marking compounds and the glitter decorate the Venetian blind with a received image. The stencil guides the application of the one or more marking compounds and the glitter to the Venetian blind to form the received image. The lamp illuminates the received image.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Inventors: Angeleta Shaw, Sandra Mitchell
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Patent number: 11061264Abstract: A novel foldable display device or an electronic device using the same, e.g., a portable information processor or a portable communication information device, is provided. A foldable display device of which a display panel can be folded n times (n?1, and n is a natural number) at a curvature radius of greater than or equal to 1 mm and less than or equal to 100 mm is obtained. The display device can be miniaturized by being foldable. In addition, in the state where the flexible display panel is opened, display which is unbroken and continuous over a plurality of housings is possible. The plurality of housings can store a circuit, an electronic component, a battery and the like inside as appropriate, and the thickness of each housing can be small.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2020Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Seminconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yoshiharu Hirakata
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Patent number: 11054119Abstract: The invention provides a lamp (5) comprising a lamp body (6) and a mounting unit (8), for fitting through an opening in a substrate. The mounting unit has a front ring (10) for mounting against a front side of the substrate and an arrangement of lugs (12), sliders (20) and brackets (30). The brackets have a collapsed position in which the brackets fit through the opening; and an expanded locked position in which the brackets do not fit through the opening and the brackets are positioned for engaging with a back side of the substrate. The brackets are driven into their positions by a pushing/pulling arrangement rather than by using sprung arrangements. This enables damage to the substrate to be prevented.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2019Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Lijia Wang, Ying Xia, Jisong Xu
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Patent number: 11054112Abstract: A device including a phosphor layer having a plurality of air gaps arranged within the phosphor layer to block lateral light transmission. The phosphor layer can be sized and positioned to be continuously extend over a plurality of LED emitter pixels.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Lumileds LLCInventors: Kentaro Shimizu, Venkata Ananth Tamma, Hisashi Masui
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Patent number: 11054090Abstract: A white light emitting device includes a solid-state excitation source operable to generate excitation light having a dominant wavelength ranging from 440 nm to 455 nm; a first photoluminescence material which generates light having a peak emission wavelength ranging from 500 nm to 530 nm; and a second photoluminescence material which generates light having a peak emission wavelength ranging from 640 nm to 690 nm, where the device is operable to generate white light with an IEC TM-30 Gamut Index Rg ranging from 105 to 115. The device can be operable to generate white light having an IEC TM-30 Fidelity Index Rf which ranges from 85 to 95 and a sum of Gamut Index Rg and fidelity index Rf is greater than or equal to 195 and less than or equal to 200.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Intematix CorporationInventors: Xianglong Yuan, Yi-Qun Li
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Patent number: 11054087Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) filament light bulb is disclosed. The LED filament light bulb includes a plurality of LED filaments, an RF driver, an antenna, and a cover. The antenna defines a first end portion and a second end portion, where the first end portion of the antenna is electrically connected and in signal communication with the RF driver. The cover defines an external wall and a support structure. The external wall defines an interior volume and the support structure defines an evacuation passageway and a cavity. The evacuation passageway and the antenna are both received within the cavity of the support structure and the evacuation passageway is fluidly connected to the interior volume of the cover.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2019Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Technical Consumer Products, Inc.Inventors: Dustin Cairns, George J. Uhler, Paul Phillips, Jimmy Zheng
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Patent number: 11049424Abstract: The invention discloses a splicing frame device and a splicing method thereof, wherein the splicing frame device is used for installing a display screen body and comprises at least two layers of frames connected up and down, each layer of frame comprises at least two frame bodies, in two adjacent layers of frames, a splicing seam between the frame bodies in the upper layer and a splicing seam between the frame bodies in the lower layer are arranged in a misplaced way, and the frame bodies at two sides of the splicing seam are both connected to the frame body at an end of the splicing seam. The splicing frame device can also be an integral structure even without a transverse connecting structure, which greatly improves the structure stability of the splicing frame device and is conductive to reducing the manufacturing cost of the splicing frame device.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2018Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: ROE VISUAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Danhu Cai, Shunwen Tian, Chen Lu, Dries Vermeulen
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Patent number: 11041595Abstract: A luminaire includes a light emitting diode module, a driver housing, and a hollow connector that connects the driver housing and the light emitting diode module. The driver housing includes a rotatable cap and a driver that provides power to the light emitting diode module. The rotatable cap permits rotation of the hollow connector and the light emitting diode module in order to direct the light from the light emitting diode module in a desired direction. The light emitting diode module includes a plurality of optics wherein each optic covers at least one light emitting diode and at least one vent adjacent to each optic.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2019Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Khurram Z. Moghal, Bobby Brooks
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Patent number: 11041601Abstract: A first light guide lens includes a first entering section and a first emitting section located on opposite side to the first entering section, the first emitting section has a shape inclined or curved so that an outer side thereof retreats further than an inner side thereof, a plurality of light emitting elements include a first light emitting element disposed at a position overlapping the first entering section at the inner side when seen in a front view, and a second light emitting element disposed at a position that does not overlap the first entering section at the outer side when seen in the front view, and a light guide section that guides light emitted from the second light emitting element to a position corresponding to the outer side of the first entering section is provided between the second light emitting element and the first entering section.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2020Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Miyoko Nagaike, Hiroyuki Chikama, Shun Sato
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Patent number: 11043350Abstract: The invention discloses a photocathode comprising an amorphous substrate such as a glass substrate (110) presenting an input face that will receive incident photons and a back face opposite the front face. Nanowires (120) made from at least one III-V semiconducting material are deposited on the back face of the substrate and extend from this face in a direction away from the front face. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing such a photocathode by MBE.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2017Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignees: PHOTONIS FRANCE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUEInventors: Claude Alibert, Moustapha Conde, Jean-Christophe Harmand, Théo Jegorel
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Patent number: 11035524Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) light engine that includes an anode supporting base contact having a first arcular geometry; a cathode supporting base contact having a second arcular geometry; and a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) filament structures connected in series, the plurality of light emitting diode (LED) filament structures all connected at a common apex interface, wherein at least a first of the plurality of light emitting diode (LED) filament structures has an anode contact in electrical communication with the anode supporting base contact, and at least a second of the plurality of light emitting diode (LED) filament structures of has a cathode contact in electrical communication with the cathode supporting base contact.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: LEDVANCE LLCInventors: Tom Spehalski, Steve Farley
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Patent number: 11029011Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a lamp socket connector, a lighting device and a lighting system. The lamp socket connector includes a docking portion. The docking portion includes a docking port for docking a light source module, a docking channel extending from the docking port, and at least two socket terminals in the docking channel.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2019Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Opple Lighting Co., Ltd.Inventors: Feng Li, Xuejun Feng
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Patent number: 11028986Abstract: Disclosed is a self-power-generating water outflow device with a light. An LED light source and a driving circuit for driving the LED light source are disposed in a water outflow terminal, and a first positive electrode and a first negative electrode are electrically connected to the driving circuit. A connector is detachably connected to the water outflow terminal. The connector comprises a connection housing and a self-power-generating component. The self-power-generating component is disposed in the connection housing, and the connection housing comprises one or more second positive electrodes and one or more second negative electrodes electrically connected to the self-power-generating component. When the connector is connected to the water outflow terminal, the first positive electrode is in contact with the one or more second positive electrodes and the first negative electrode is in contact with the one or more second negative electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2020Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Xiamen Lota International Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xuedong Wang, Zhiyong Li, Chuanbao Zhu