Patents Examined by Mary Ellen Bowman
  • Patent number: 11009651
    Abstract: A light source structure, a backlight module and a display are provided. The light source structure includes a substrate and plural light source groups. The light source groups are arranged on the substrate, in which each of the light source groups includes plural light-emitting units, and there is a first distance between any two adjacent light-emitting units in each of the light source groups, and there is a second distance between two closest light-emitting units that are respectively in any two adjacent light source groups. The second distance is smaller than the first distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignees: Radiant Opto-Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Jui-Lin Chen, Pin-Hsun Lee, Yen-Ping Cheng, Yuan-Jhang Chen, Ruei-Lin Huang
  • Patent number: 11009211
    Abstract: A folding lampshade includes a lampshade fabric, a lower ring and an upper ring. The inner sides of both upper and lower edges of the lampshade fabric are respectively and movably connected to the lower ring and the upper ring. The upper ring includes three divided curved ring bodies, and the middle of the upper ring has a hardware connector, and the hardware connector is connected to the upper ring through the three support link-rods, and the support link-rod has an end rotatably installed onto the hardware connector and the other end connected to opposite free ends adjacent to the two curved ring bodies by a T-shaped hardware interface part. The structural design of this invention movably connects the lampshade fabric with the upper ring, so that the upper ring can be detachably connected to the hardware connector through the T-shaped hardware interface part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Inventor: Yao Cong Zhong
  • Patent number: 11009227
    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: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: FUSE, LLC
    Inventor: Matthew S. Brown
  • Patent number: 11002412
    Abstract: First adapter (10) and second adapter (40) are each separately securable to a respective automotive light bar (200, 201) at mutually facing lateral light bar end caps (206). The adapters (10, 40) interfit, such as first adapter (10) having one or more tenons (14; 18) received in shape-conforming recess or mortise (44) of second adapter (40). The coupling assembly formed from interfit first and second adapters (10, 40) sufficiently supports a midspan region of conjoined light bars (200, 201) to permit omission of mounting L-brackets (208) conventionally required at the mutually facing light bar ends (206), thus allowing fewer holes to be drilled in vehicle roof or bumper (212) and resulting in an aesthetically cleaner presentation of the overall lengthened light bar assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Apkarian, Nicholas Fowler
  • Patent number: 11002904
    Abstract: This application discloses a display device. The display device includes a display module, a frame surrounding the sides of the display module, a backlight module stacked with the display module, and a backplane. The frame includes holes. The backplane includes a main plane, side walls, and protrusions. The main plane is located on a side of the backlight module away from the display module. The side walls extend from the edges of the main plane toward the display module and are perpendicular to the main plane. The protrusions are located on the side walls and each of the protrusions is embedded in a corresponding one of the holes of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fujian Ren, Liang Li, Tianma Li, Dake Wang, Guohui Wang, Qijun Zhang, Donglong Lin, Shulin Qin
  • Patent number: 10999976
    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 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Agnetix, Inc.
    Inventors: Ihor Lys, Nicholas Maderas
  • Patent number: 10993296
    Abstract: A light-emitting module includes: a base body including electrical conductor wirings; a light-emitting element disposed on the base body and electrically connected to the electrical conductor wirings; a light reflection film disposed on an upper surface of the light-emitting element; and a half mirror disposed on a light extraction surface side of the light-emitting element and spaced apart from the light-emitting element. A spectral reflectance of the half mirror under perpendicular incidence at a wavelength longer than a peak emission wavelength of a light emitted from the light-emitting element is greater than a spectral reflectance of the half mirror under perpendicular incidence at the peak emission wavelength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Motokazu Yamada
  • Patent number: 10989858
    Abstract: An illumination device according to one or more embodiments may include flat light guide plate units each including: a light guide plate, a light source unit, a cover covering a light emission surface of the light guide plate, and a case positioned on a back surface side of the light guide plate; and a base to which the light guide plate units are attached. The attachment surface may be divided into sections for attaching the light guide plate units such that the light guide plate units are laid over the attachment surface. Each of the sections may be provided with a circuit board for driving the light source unit, and a fixing portion for detachably fixing the light guide plate unit to the base. Each of the light guide plate units includes a visible sheet positioned between the light guide plate and the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Onitsuka, Junya Fujita, Takehiro Agata
  • Patent number: 10991860
    Abstract: A light-emitting device comprising: a light source; and a light guide that is optically coupled to the light source, the light guide including a plurality of first non-fluorescent light extraction elements and a plurality of second non-fluorescent light extraction elements that are printed on the light guide, each of the first light extraction elements having a reflectance that is higher than a reflectance of any of the second light extraction elements, each of the first light extraction elements having a light transmittance that is lower than a light transmittance of any the second light extraction elements, each of the first light extraction elements having the same shape and size as any other one of the plurality first light extraction elements, and each of the second light extraction elements having the same shape and size as any other one of the plurality of second light extraction elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Jeroen Den Breejen, Xin Zhang, Frederic Stephane Diana
  • Patent number: 10989390
    Abstract: A hybrid lens collimates light emitted by a light source via refraction and reflection. A folded optic element of the lens comprises an outer reflective surface, a lens output surface, and a hollow core comprising a sidewall having a curved profile, a core output boundary, and a core input opening through which the light emitted by the light source enters the hollow core. A reflector of the lens receives the light emitted by the light source, reflects a first portion of the light into the hollow core of the folded optic element, and directly transmits a second portion of the light into the hollow core without reflection by the reflector. In one example, the lens output surface has a diameter of 65 millimeters, the lens has a thickness (between the light source and the lens output surface) of about 13.5 millimeters and provides substantially collimated light with a beam divergence angle of 12 degrees or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: DMF, Inc.
    Inventors: Amir Lotfi, Benjamin Pin-Chun Chen, David Kessler
  • Patent number: 10982842
    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: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    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: 10981491
    Abstract: An in-vehicle light apparatus for a vehicle is provided and includes lamp radar units. The lamp unit includes a light source and a reflector arranged around the light source and outputting light from an opening area of the reflector to a predetermined region including in a first direction. The radar unit is provided on a lower or upper side of the lamp unit and includes a circuit board having a board surface arranged in a substantially horizontal state and an antenna unit that transmits an electromagnetic wave and receives a reflected wave in a second direction. The opening area extends in a third direction different from the first direction and the second direction in plan view, and a direction perpendicular to the second direction on the board surface is a direction intersecting the first direction and non-parallel to the third direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Iwai, Ryosuke Shiozaki, Shuji Akamatsu, Osamu Shibata, Ken Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10976582
    Abstract: A display which thickness is allowed to be reduced is provided. A display includes: a display panel; and a back-face member having rigidity and provided on a back face of the display panel, the back-face member covering the back face, or the back face and other part of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroaki Fujii, Satoshi Mukoyama, Soya Araki, Hisanori Tsuboi, Hidetomo Miyake, Takeshi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10976485
    Abstract: A backlight structure, a manufacturing method thereof, a display device and a mobile terminal are provided. The backlight structure includes a frame and a light shading member, the frame includes a main body, a first bending portion and a second bending portion, the first bending portion protrudes from the main body in a first direction, the second bending portion protrudes from the main body in a second direction, the first direction is opposite to the second direction, the second bending portion is located between two adjacent first bending portions. The frame further includes a hollow portion, the hollow portion is located between the two adjacent first bending portions and further extends to a position where the second bending portion intersects with the main body, and the light shading member is located within the hollow portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignees: HEFEI BOE DISPLAY LIGHTING CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xiaoli Xia
  • Patent number: 10966470
    Abstract: Aspects herein are directed to an apparel item having an integrated lighting system and method of forming the apparel item having the integrated lighting system. The integrated lighting system comprises a power supply unit affixed to the apparel item, one or more light arrays having visible light sources affixed to the apparel item, and one or more conductive traces affixed to the apparel item, where the conductive traces extend from the power supply unit to the light arrays and electrically couple the two such that the light arrays are powered when the power supply unit is operating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Inventors: Jorge E. Carbo, Jr., Iustinia Koshkaroff, Amir H. Morgan, Luke A. Pezzimenti
  • Patent number: 10966301
    Abstract: A lighting device including a light emitting module, a light pattern determination module, and a controller is provided. The light emitting module is configured to emit an illumination light. The light pattern determination module includes a first lens and a second lens. The first lens corresponds to a first light pattern, the second lens corresponds to a second light pattern, and the first light pattern is different from the second light pattern. The controller is configured to adjust at least one of the light emitting module and the light pattern determination module, so as to control an illumination light pattern of the illumination light passed through the light pattern determination module. In addition, a lighting method of the lighting device and a lighting system using the lighting device are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignees: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED, Lite-On Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Yao-Chi Peng, Kuo-Hui Chang, Ming-Hung Chien
  • Patent number: 10962181
    Abstract: A modular lighting system that includes or more luminaires that can be individually suspended from a surface or connected to each other to form a variety of scalable arrangements that project light downwardly therefrom. The luminaire can includes a housing that has a first and a second sidewall that is spaced from the first sidewall and a light source that is arranged between the first sidewall and the second sidewall. A first connector can be fixed to and delimit a first end of the luminaire and deliver power to the light source and a second connector can be configured to be fixed to and delimit a second end of the luminaire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Contemporary Visions, LLC
    Inventors: Robert A. Sonneman, Christian N. Garnett, Nuno Luis Pires Da Silva, Yang Wang
  • Patent number: 10955105
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp is provided with an upper light source and a lower light source spaced apart from the upper light source in a height direction. A reflector has a central optical axis extending a forward direction and oriented between the upper and lower light source. The reflector has first and second arrays of reflective surfaces. The first array of first reflective surfaces reflects light emitted from the upper light source in a first light pattern in the direction of the central optical axis. The second array of second reflective surfaces reflecting light emitted from the lower light source in a second light pattern in the direction of the central optical axis. At least one of the first reflective surfaces is oriented between two second reflective surfaces in the height direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: NORTH AMERICAN LIGHTING, INC.
    Inventors: Zachary Brian Fredricks, Paul Christopher Hawks, Marc Bell
  • Patent number: 10950766
    Abstract: A light-emitting device comprising: a light source; and a light guide that is optically coupled to the light source, the light guide including a plurality of first non-fluorescent light extraction elements and a plurality of second non-fluorescent light extraction elements that are printed on the light guide, each of the first light extraction elements having a reflectance that is higher than a reflectance of any of the second light extraction elements, each of the first light extraction elements having a light transmittance that is lower than a light transmittance of any the second light extraction elements, each of the first light extraction elements having the same shape and size as any other one of the plurality first light extraction elements, and each of the second light extraction elements having the same shape and size as any other one of the plurality of second light extraction elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Jeroen Den Breejen, Xin Zhang, Frederic Stephane Diana
  • Patent number: 10946792
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting system is provided primarily for use with emergency response vehicles. The vehicle lighting system includes at least one luminescent planar sheet affixed to a vehicle's mounting surface. The luminescent planar sheet includes a non-luminescent printed circuit board in the shape of a letter or number which has a top surface of a color which contrasts with the mounting surface's color. The luminescent planar sheet includes a plurality of light emitting LEDs which are surface mounted upon the printed circuit board so as to be arranged in the shape of the desired letter or number with the LEDs covering no more than 20% of the printed circuit board's top surface. Preferably, the LEDs cover no more than 7% the printed circuit board's top surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Inventor: Michael Shipman