Patents Examined by Mary Ellen Bowman
  • Patent number: 11313532
    Abstract: In one aspect, optic assemblies are provided comprising a collimating optic directing light along a collimation axis and light redirection elements comprising facets for redirecting a portion of the light in one or more directions away from the collimation axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: IDEAL INDUSTRIES LIGHTING LLC
    Inventors: Eric J. Tarsa, Kurt Wilcox, Theodore Lowes, Jean-Claude de Sugny
  • Patent number: 11316083
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention discloses a backlight module and a display device. The backlight module includes a circuit board. A side surface of the circuit board is provided with a plurality of light emitting elements spaced apart from each other. A light output surface of at least one of the light emitting elements is covered with a first encapsulation layer. A side surface of the first encapsulation layer away from the at least one light emitting elements is a curved surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: HUIZHOU CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuexia Lin, Yongyuan Qiu
  • Patent number: 11313550
    Abstract: A light guiding column is with a waterproofing function and for guiding light emitted from a light emitting component to outside of a case. The light emitting component is disposed on a base plate. The base plate is disposed inside the case. The light guiding column includes a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion passes through a through hole formed on the case in a tight-fitting manner. The second end portion is opposite to the first end portion and clamped between the base plate and the case in a tight-fitting manner. A chamber is formed between the second end portion and the base plate, and the light emitting component is accommodated inside the chamber. The present invention can reduce an amount of components for assembly to reduce manufacturing cost and difficulty in assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Moxa Inc.
    Inventors: Mao-Hung Yang, Chih-Hou Chien
  • Patent number: 11310885
    Abstract: A lighting system includes two or more lighting fixtures, each comprising a housing, at least one light source mechanically supported by the housing, at least one pipe thermally coupled to the housing to carry a fluid coolant, an AC power port, and at least one network communications port. The AC power ports of respective lighting fixtures are coupled together with a plurality of industrial power cables without using one or more conduits for the plurality of industrial power cables. The network communications ports of the respective lighting fixtures are coupled together with a plurality of waterproof network communications cables. In one example, a lighting system kit comprises two or more lighting fixtures having an AC power port comprising an industrial type connector. The kit further comprises multiple industrial power cables and one or more industrial drop tee cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Agnetix, Inc.
    Inventors: Ihor Lys, Nicholas Maderas
  • Patent number: 11306897
    Abstract: Lighting system including bowl reflector, visible-light source, central reflector, and optically-transparent body. Bowl reflector has central axis, and rim defining emission aperture, and first visible-light-reflective surface defining portion of cavity in bowl reflector. First visible-light-reflective surface includes parabolic surface. Visible-light source is located in cavity and configured for generating visible-light emissions from semiconductor light-emitting device. Central reflector includes second visible-light-reflective surface, having convex flared funnel shape and having first peak facing toward visible-light source. Optically-transparent body has first base being spaced apart from second base and having side wall extending between first and second bases. Concave flared funnel-shaped surface of second base faces toward convex flared funnel-shaped second visible-light reflective surface of central reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: ECOSENSE LIGHTING INC.
    Inventors: Chris P. Latsis, Elizabeth Rodgers, Paul Pickard, Sana Ashraf, Xin Zhang, Richard Wu, Raghuram L. V. Petluri
  • Patent number: 11307349
    Abstract: A backlight module and a display module are provided. The backlight module includes a back plate, a light guide plate, and a light source. The back plate includes a receiving cavity. One side of the back plate is formed with a through hole. The light guide plate is disposed in the receiving cavity. A light incident surface of the light guide plate corresponds to the through hole, the light source is disposed in the through hole, and the light source corresponds to the light incident surface of the light guide plate. By forming the through hole on one side of the back plate and providing the light source in the through hole, a side frame is not required to be provided, a thickness of a frame of the backlight module is reduced, and a narrow frame is realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hua Gu
  • Patent number: 11300726
    Abstract: A display module includes a panel, a light guiding component, and an optical adhesive layer. The light guiding component includes a light guiding plate having a side facing the panel, and light guiding dots, equally spaced on the side of the light guiding plate. The optical adhesive layer positioned on the light guiding plate is transparent and has a side pasted on and connected to the panel and the side of the optical adhesive layer is comparatively far away from the light guiding component. This could prevent the optical adhesive from covering the light guiding layer of the light guiding component or prevent the refractive index of the flowing air layer from affecting the light transmission efficiency of the light guiding layer. Thus, the light transmission efficiency of the light guiding plate is raised and the display performance and the optical effect of the display module are raised.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: JRD Communication (Shenzhen) LTD.
    Inventor: Yang Yu
  • Patent number: 11300283
    Abstract: A light assembly coupled to a spray gun for spraying electrostatically charged coating material is disclosed. The spray gun includes a gun body comprising a barrel, a nozzle assembly extending from the barrel in a longitudinal direction, a voltage multiplier, and an actuator assembly configured to transition the voltage multiplier between an activated state and a deactivated state. The light assembly includes a light and circuitry electrically connected to the light. The circuitry is configured to supply electrical energy inductively obtained by the circuitry to the light when the voltage multiplier is in the activated state. The light assembly can also include a housing, a lens cover releasably attached to the housing, and a control member for changing a characteristic of the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Nordson Corporation
    Inventors: Terrence M. Fulkerson, Brian D. Mather, Jared J. Bell, Michael Thomas, Jeffery A. Perkins, John A. Greco, Thomas Loparo, Stephen P. Lovass, Gregory S. Dawson, John Palazzo, Martin T. Vicens, John J. Binder, Jeffery Dailidas, James Khoury
  • Patent number: 11300724
    Abstract: A light emitting diode is provided. The light emitting diode includes a substrate, a first semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate, a light emitting layer disposed on a first portion of the first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer disposed on the light emitting layer, a first electrode disposed on a second portion of the first semiconductor layer, the first portion and the second portion not overlapping, a second electrode disposed on the second semiconductor layer. Thickness of the first electrode is greater than thickness of the second electrode. A backlight module including the light emitting diode is further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Guowei Zha
  • Patent number: 11294118
    Abstract: A luminaire is disclosed comprising an optical stack (200) transparent to radio waves, the optical stack comprising a first surface (210) including a light exit window (211) and a further surface (220) opposing the first surface, the optical stack including a planar light guide (300) having a first major surface facing or defining the first surface, an opposing second major surface facing or defining the further surface and at least one edge surface (310) extending between said opposing first and second major surfaces; and a frame (700) around the optical stack, the frame carrying at least one light source (100) optically coupled to one or more of said edge surfaces of the light guide, wherein the frame delimits the light exit window and an exposed portion (221) of the further surface opposing the light exit window, said light exit window and the exposed portion delimiting a conduit (230) for said radio waves through the optical stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Rick Gerhardus Nijkamp, Hendrik Jan Kettelarij, Vincent Stefan David Gielen
  • Patent number: 11285864
    Abstract: A light apparatus mounted on a vehicle includes a lamp unit having: a first cover, and a light source that emits light through a first cover into a predetermined area including a first direction. The light apparatus also includes: a radar unit provided on a lower side or an upper side of the lamp unit, and a separator provided between the lamp unit and the radar unit. The radar unit includes: a circuit board having a board surface arranged in a substantially horizontal state, and an antenna unit that transmits an electromagnetic wave in a range including a second direction different from the first direction and that receives a reflected wave from an object existing outside the vehicle. The antenna unit is arranged in the board surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Iwai, Ryosuke Shiozaki, Shuji Akamatsu, Osamu Shibata, Ken Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11281018
    Abstract: The present application discloses a light collimating thin film, an edge-type backlight module, a liquid crystal display device, and a micro light emitting diode display device. The light collimating thin film includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface which are opposed to each other, and a plurality of conical structures respectively penetrating the substrate. Axes of the plurality of conical structures are respectively perpendicular to the first surface and the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignees: HEFEI BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianwei Qin, Bing Zhang, Liang Gao, Bo Han, Hai Tang, Lu Gao
  • Patent number: 11262460
    Abstract: A radiation monitor for a lighting device, and operating methods and systems therefor are provided. In one example, a radiation monitor may include a first sensor receiving radiation output directly from a light-emitting element of the lighting device and radiation output from external sources; and a second sensor receiving the radiation output from the external sources without receiving the radiation output directly from the light-emitting element of the lighting device. The radiation monitor may determine an intensity of the radiation output directly from the light-emitting element based on a difference in the output signals from the first sensor and the second sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Phoseon Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Nordseth, Garth Eliason, Gordon Neumann, Gary Till, Gary McKenzie
  • Patent number: 11262048
    Abstract: An illumination system can produce a dynamically variable illumination pattern. The illumination system can include a light guide. The illumination system can include projection optics, which can contribute to the illumination pattern at relatively low beam angles (i.e., beam angles formed with respect to a surface normal of the light guide). The projection optics can include individually addressable light-producing elements that can direct light through one or more focusing elements. A controller can control which of the light-producing elements are electrically powered and can therefore control the illumination pattern contribution from the projection optics. The illumination system can also include scattering optics, which can contribute to the illumination pattern at relatively high beam angles. The scattering optics can direct light out of the light guide over a relatively large surface area, which can help reduce glare when the light guide is viewed directly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Soer Wouter, Johannes Willem Herman Sillevis Smitt
  • Patent number: 11262032
    Abstract: A flashlight having a directable beam of light from an upper section affixed to a base. The base has a bottom end and a sidewall extending upwardly from the base. A connector is made from a resilient material that has a first end and a second end. The connector has at least one score that is located between the first end and second end. The connector is bendable about the score so that the connector is movable between an extended and retracted position. An upper section is affixed to the connector and the upper section is located nearer the base when the connector is in its retracted position and relatively far from the base when the connector is in its extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Inventor: Alejandro Laxton
  • Patent number: 11262044
    Abstract: A lighting module disclosed in an embodiment comprises: a plurality of light emitting devices on a substrate; and a reflector arranged in the direction of emission of light from each light emitting device on the substrate. The light emitting device has a light exit surface, and the reflector has a reflecting surface concave toward the substrate, at least a portion of the reflecting surface corresponding to the light exit surface of the light emitting device. The reflecting surface is arranged at a height that increases gradually in proportion to the interval from the light emitting device arranged in the light incident direction. The reflecting surface comprises a plurality of convex portions arranged in a first direction and first bridge portions that connect between the plurality of convex portions. The first bridge portions are arranged along the convex portions and are arranged to be lower than a straight line that connect high points of adjacent convex portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Seong Jin Hwang
  • Patent number: 11256020
    Abstract: A light emitting structure has a substrate, a divider, a light guide element and a light emitting element. The divider is connected with the substrate and erected from the substrate. The light guide element is connected with the divider. The divider is positioned in between the substrate and the light guide element. A chamber is delineated by the substrate, the divider and the light guide element. The light emitting element is mounted onto the substrate, surrounded by the divider, accommodated within the chamber and transparent. The light guide element has an external surface, an internal surface and a convex section and/or a concave section. The external surface and the internal surface are oppositely positioned to each other. The external surface faces away from the substrate. The internal surface faces towards the substrate. The convex section and/or the concave section is formed on the external surface and/or the internal surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Inventors: Chern-Jiann Lee, Chih-Yu Fan, Pu-Gang Fan
  • Patent number: 11249345
    Abstract: Condition 1 (an absolute value of a difference between IB×B and EB×B is 55% or smaller) and condition 2 (an absolute value of a difference between IY×Y and EY×Y is 55% or smaller) are satisfied, where, when an area of the light-emitting surface is equally divided into inner and outer regions by a boundary line as an outer edge of a region similar in shape to the light-emitting surface in plan view of a white LED package, IB (%) is an area ratio of blue LED chips in the inner region; IY (%) is an area ratio of the region where no blue LED chips is disposed in the inner region; EB (%) is an area ratio of the blue LED chips in the outer region; and EY (%) is an area ratio of the region where no blue LED chip is disposed in the outer region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Enplas Corporation
    Inventor: Yuki Fujii
  • Patent number: 11249238
    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: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kari Rinko, Kozo Nakamura, Daisuke Hattori
  • Patent number: 11242981
    Abstract: A lighting fixture is provided that may include a channel configured for disposition at least partially within a recessed groove. The channel may be configured for mounting in the recessed groove by one or more fasteners, brackets and/or a combination of both fasteners and brackets. The lighting fixture may further include a mounting tray positioned within the channel and configured for mounting of a lighting element. The lighting fixture may also include a lens, for example a flexible lens, disposed at least partially within the channel and configured to at least partially cover the lighting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: QTran, Inc.
    Inventors: Justin Collado, Cliff Redner, Michael Kelley