Patents Examined by Mary Ellen Bowman
  • Patent number: 11391880
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an optical member including: a first layer that includes a first region having a refractive index n1 and a second region having a refractive index n3; and a second layer disposed on a first main surface of the first layer so as to be in contact with the first region and the second region, the second layer having a refractive index n2. The first layer includes a plurality of said second regions adjoining the first region along a planar direction of the first layer; the plurality of second regions constitute a geometric pattern; and n1 to n3 satisfy the relationship n1<n3<n2. When an optical member according to the present invention is integrated with a lightguide in use, excellent light extraction function is exhibited and leakage of light due to light scattering is suppressed, while attaining good mechanical strength at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kari Rinko, Kozo Nakamura, Daisuke Hattori
  • Patent number: 11378259
    Abstract: A light-emitting module includes a first mounting board which has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a recess on the first surface. An opening passes through the first mounting board from a bottom surface of the recess to the second surface. A second mounting board has a mounting surface and a light-emitting element surface opposite to the mounting surface and is provided in the recess such that the light-emitting element surface faces the bottom surface of the recess. A light-emitting element is provided on the light-emitting element surface and configured to emit light through the opening. An elastic cushion is provided between the bottom surface and the light-emitting element surface. The second mounting board projects from the first surface of the first mounting board when a force pressing the second mounting board toward the bottom surface of the recess is not applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Kageyama, Kimihiro Miyamoto, Takashi Tani
  • Patent number: 11378734
    Abstract: An indicator module is provided, including a device housing, a circuit board, a plurality of light sources, a dividing structure, and a homogenizing plate. The device housing includes a transparent window. The circuit board is disposed in the device housing. The light sources are disposed on the circuit board, wherein each light source is adapted to provide a light beam. The dividing structure is disposed in the device housing, wherein the dividing structure defines a plurality of divided spaces, and the divided spaces respectively correspond to the light sources. The homogenizing plate is disposed in the device housing. The homogenizing plate corresponds to the divided spaces, wherein an air gap is formed between the transparent window and the homogenizing plate. The light beam enters the divided space from the light source, passes through the homogenizing plate and the air gap, and is emitted through the transparent window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: WISTRON NEWEB CORP.
    Inventors: Yan-Da Chen, Ying-Yen Lu, Tzu-Heng Huang, Jun-Wei Wang
  • Patent number: 11371689
    Abstract: The luminaire according to the invention comprises an inner space that is separated into a first section and a second section by a separating wall. While the first section is free and comprises at least one light source, an operating circuit for the light source and/or other components that form potential ignition sources and/or other components that may not be considered as ignition sources are arranged in the second section. The second section is provided with an open pored fill material. The separating wall comprises at least one opening that allows a flow connection between the two sections. The section of the inner space provided with fill material serves as pressure relief volume for the first section, in which the light source is arranged. The fill material can fill the section completely or partly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: R. STAHL SCHALTGERÄTE GMBH
    Inventor: Klaus Rössler
  • Patent number: 11365555
    Abstract: A mobile lighting device is disclosed with extendable boom sections. The boom sections are stored in a horizontal position and then pivot to a vertical position before being extended upward. A light section is positioned at the uppermost end of the last extendable boom section. A variety of safety features are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: BOSS LTG, INC
    Inventors: Walter Chambers, Todd Chambers, Layne P. Yander
  • Patent number: 11366262
    Abstract: A lighting device includes light sources and a light guide plate. The light guide plate includes a base portion and a light collecting portion. The base portion includes a light entering surface and a light exiting surface. The light collecting portion protrudes from the light exiting surface. The light collecting portion includes light collecting sections elongated in a first direction parallel to a normal direction to the light entering surface and arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The light collecting sections perform linearity adjustment to rays of light so that the rays of light travel along the first direction. The light collecting sections include first light collecting regions and second light collecting regions. The second light collecting regions perform the linearity adjustment at a degree greater than a degree of the linearity adjustment by the first light collecting regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shugo Yagi, Yuuichi Kanbayashi, Satoshi Tsubooka
  • Patent number: 11363900
    Abstract: A reconfigurable lighted post (e.g., mailbox), including a post, and first and second dual channel members attached to the post. The dual channel members include dual channels, where the first channel of each houses a strip of LEDs, and the second channel defines a channel into which an insert to be back or trans-illuminated can be inserted. Both dual channel members are attached to the post so that the first channels housing the strips of LEDs are positioned towards the post, while the second channels are positioned away from the post. The insert to be illuminated is receivable between the second channels (i.e., that face one another). The insert may include a house address number, or other characters cut-out or otherwise formed into the insert, so that light from the LED strips back or trans-illuminates the insert when received between the facing second channels. Deck rail lighting is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Inventor: Brody M. O'Connor
  • Patent number: 11353181
    Abstract: A solar disk light has a disk light body, the disk light body including a housing and a lid over the housing, the housing being hollow to contain components of the disk light. The disk light body has solar cells on an outer surface thereof for harvesting solar energy and detecting ambient light, and LEDs for emitting light. The LEDs are adapted to be selectively driven to emit cool temperature light or warm temperature light. The wiring and driver electronics configured to deliver electrical power to the LEDs from the battery, and configured to drive some or all of the LEDs to emit warm light or cool light depending on a switch setting or signals received from a remote-control transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: E. Mishan & Sons, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Mishan
  • Patent number: 11353642
    Abstract: An optical filter includes a colloidal crystal layer including: a plurality of particles including at least one of an inorganic material or a resin material; and a binder disposed between the plurality of particles. The optical filter reflects a part of light in the wavelength range of 300 nm or more and less than 800 nm. A multiplex optical filter includes multiple optical filters. A light emitting device includes the optical filter and a light source, and a part of primary light emitted from the light source is transmitted through the optical filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryosuke Shigitani, Shunpei Fujii
  • Patent number: 11353647
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a liquid crystal panel and an illumination device. The illumination device includes a first light guide having a first opening and facing the liquid crystal panel, a first light source facing the first light guide, a second light guide provided in the first opening and having a first main surface facing the liquid crystal panel, a second main surface, and a side surface, a second light source having a light emitting surface facing the side surface, and a wavelength conversion element located between the side surface and the light emitting surface, and configured to convert a wavelength of light from the second light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Shimokawa, Nobuyuki Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11353180
    Abstract: An LED lamp comprises a lampshade, a base connected to the lampshade, a photoelectric module comprising a light source module and a power supply module disposed in an accommodating space formed between the lampshade and the base, the photoelectric module is detachably fixed to the base through a mounting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: JIAXING SUPER LIGHTING ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTD
    Inventors: Zhixiong Yao, Tao Jiang, Aiming Xiong, Lin Zhou, Jian Lu, Mingbin Wang, Zhichao Zhang
  • Patent number: 11340395
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a light source, a backlight module and a manufacturing method thereof and a display device. The light source includes a light-emitting element and a circuit board supplying power for the light-emitting element, the circuit board includes a first bottom plate and a first side plate, the first bottom plate and the first side plate are connected to form a bent shape, and the light-emitting element is arranged on the first side plate and located on an identical side of the first side plate with the first bottom plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignees: HEFEI BOE DISPLAY LIGHTING CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Xu, Wenbo Sun, Jitai Xia, Zungan Ling, Xing Wang
  • Patent number: 11339951
    Abstract: An LED light source with a lens is mounted to a light housing. The lens is sealed to form an encapsulated atmosphere about the LED. The housing has a cylinder and a divider between the cylinder and the LED. A slidable and sealed piston in the cylinder creates an air chamber between its upper surface and the divider and a lower surface of the piston is exposed to air pressure of the outer atmosphere. A conduit is formed through the divider to interconnect the encapsulated atmosphere with the air chamber in the cylinder. LED heat causes the pressure of the encapsulated atmosphere to increase, and it flows through the conduit to press against the piston. This piston slides to create a larger air chamber to equal the increased pressure of the encapsulated atmosphere to the pressure of the outside atmosphere. The reverse occurs when the LED cools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Inventor: Paul E. Britt
  • Patent number: 11340557
    Abstract: A moving indicator for an analogue display device, in particular for a timepiece. The indicator includes a multi-layer part including an opaque metal layer and a transparent light guide layer and forming a body and a head of the indicator. The head is centred relative to a rotational axis of the indicator and arranged to receive a luminous flux on the bottom face thereof. A fluorescent material is arranged on the transparent light guide layer at the head of the indicator to absorb at least part of said luminous flux and to re-emit a second luminous fluorescence flux in the transparent light guide layer. Other aspects comprise a set of indicators, a display device and a watch comprising one or more moving indicators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventor: Pierpasquale Tortora
  • Patent number: 11339948
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a lens of refractive index n having a spherical exit surface of radius R and a luminous element positioned such that at least a portion of an edge of an emitting surface of the luminous element lies on a sphere of radius R/n opposite the exit surface, whereby that portion of the edge of the emitting surface is aplanatically imaged by the spherical exit surface. The light-emitting device may further include one or more reflective sidewalls arranged to reflect a fraction of light emitted from the luminous element before it is refracted by the exit surface. A luminaire incorporating a housing and a light-emitting device of this type is also provided, which may include one or more additional optical elements such as reflectors or lenses to further direct and shape light from the light-emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Quarkstar LLC
    Inventors: George E. Smith, Robert C. Gardner
  • Patent number: 11333322
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a backlight module and a method of manufacturing the backlight module. Through splicing a light panel on a reinforcing plate and fixing with a double-sided tape, and then performing a membrane pressure press or a casting process to the backlight module, forms a fluorescent film of mini-LED as a whole surface structure, in a bid to prevent waveguide blocking light in propagation of the fluorescent film, thereby improving a problem of splicing dark line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Yang, Fancheng Liu, Chunhung Huang, Guowei Zha
  • Patent number: 11327217
    Abstract: An edge-lit luminaire includes a housing, a lens, a light emitter, a first reflector, and a second reflector. The housing has a central opening that defines a central area. The lens includes a plurality of extraction features substantially evenly distributed over a lens area. The lens is positioned proximate the central opening, and the lens area is larger than the opening area. The light emitter is positioned adjacent the lens and configured to direct light in a direction generally orthogonal with respect to the central opening. The first reflector is positioned proximate a first surface of the lens distal the central opening. The first reflector substantially covers the first surface of the lens. The second reflector is positioned proximate a second surface of the lens opposite the first surface. The second reflector substantially covers the second surface of the lens outside of the central opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Hubbell Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: John William Andrews, James Andrew Brush
  • Patent number: 11320581
    Abstract: The present application provides a backlight module and a display device, wherein mini light-emitting diode (mini-LED) chips disposed on a substrate for light emission, the mini-LED chips being spaced apart from each other and comprising a first LED chip for emitting red light, a second LED chip for emitting green light, a third LED chip for emitting blue light, and a fourth LED chip for emitting yellow light; and wherein a sealant is transparent and disposed on the substrate and covering the mini-LED chips for package; and an optical film structure disposed on the sealant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shiyuan Xiao
  • Patent number: 11320140
    Abstract: A container apparatus can include a container and an insert assembly. The insert assembly can include four elongate members. The four elongate members can include light emitting devices for illuminating the interior of the container and/or temperature altering elements for cooling and/or heating the interior of the container. The container can have a rectangular base and a rectangular sidewall extending upwardly from the base. The sidewall can define four corners of the container, and four elongate recesses can be formed in the sidewall proximate the four corners of the sidewall to receive the elongate light members. The recesses can be sized and shaped to conform to the elongate insert members so that the insert members can be releasably retained within the elongate recesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: FUSE, LLC
    Inventor: Matthew S. Brown
  • Patent number: 11314194
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a light source, a light guide, a light guide cover, and a unit frame. The light guide is in a bar form and, while guiding light that has entered from the light source along the axial direction, sends forth the light. The light guide cover holds the light guide. The light guide cover is attached to a unit frame. The light guide cover includes a main body portion and a plurality of light guide holding portions provided along the longitudinal direction of the main body portion and holding the light guide at a plurality of places, and a plurality of guide engaging portions provided along the longitudinal direction of the main body portion. The unit frame has a cover fitting face to which the light guide cover is fitted and a plurality of cover guides with which a plurality of guide engaging portions engage respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Masahiro Ueno, Hiroaki Ohashi, Hirofumi Tsuji, Hiroaki Takai, Yasutaka Hashimoto, Tomoyasu Yamada