Patents Examined by Mary Ellen Bowman
  • Patent number: 11789193
    Abstract: A lighting device including: a light guide having a first side surface extending in a first direction and a second side surface opposing to the first side surface and extending in the first direction, a first LED being disposed at the first side surface, a second LED being disposed at the second side surface; in which a first area extends in the first direction and a second area extends in the second direction in the light guide; a prism sheet is disposed on the light guide; a prism extending in the first direction and arranged in the second direction is formed on the prism sheet; a first surface of the prism has a first angle with normal direction of the second prism sheet; a second surface of the prism has a second angle with normal direction of the second prism sheet; the first angle is larger than the second angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Makoto Hasegawa, Masafumi Okada
  • Patent number: 11788692
    Abstract: A rotational emergency egress light module is coupled by a universal receptacle to an ambient lighting luminaire. The rotational emergency egress light module includes a lamp and an optical lens. The optical lens directs light from the lamp in a predetermined direction. The emergency egress light module is configured to rotate such that the direction of the light from the optical lens illuminate a path of egress in a building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: EXPOSURE ILLUMINATION ARCHITECTS, INC.
    Inventor: Daniel S. Spiro
  • Patent number: 11789308
    Abstract: A module structure and a display device are disclosed. The module structure includes a backlight sheet, a display screen, and a glass cover which are stacked, and further includes a light guide plate, LED lights, and a flexible circuit board disposed between the display screen and the glass cover, the LED lights are located on a side of the light guide plate facing away from a display area, and the LED lights are electrically connected to the flexible circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Boning Wang, Jian Ren, Xiaoping Zhang, Site Cai, Yangli Zheng, Hang Xia, Huaxu Yang, Naiqi Men, Yaodong Wang, Luo Zhang, Mang Fu
  • Patent number: 11787253
    Abstract: A fluid tank for storing a compressible fluid may have a translucent wall is disclosed. A light emitting diode (LED) may be configured to illuminate the wall. The fluid tank may comprise a tube and two end caps. The tube may be coupled to the end caps. Connecting rods disposed in the tube may be coupled to the end caps to squeeze the end caps onto the opposed ends of the tube. The LED may be disposed between one of the end portions of the tube and the end cap attached to that end portion of the tube. When the LED is illuminated, light is projected into the tube so that the tank now has a color to it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Universal Air, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuzuru Oishi, Daniel Ratcliff
  • Patent number: 11785189
    Abstract: An illumination system, including a light source module and a light uniformizing element, is provided. The light source module provides an illumination light beam. The light uniformizing element has a light incident surface and a light exit surface opposite to the light incident surface, and includes at least one light splitting surface. The light splitting surface is located inside the light uniformizing element. A normal vector of the light splitting surface is perpendicular to a central axis of the light uniformizing element. The illumination light beam is incident to the light incident surface of the light uniformizing element at an oblique angle, and the illumination light beam is split multiple times by the light splitting surface, so that the light uniformizing element outputs a uniformized illumination light beam at the light exit surface. A projection device and a light uniformizing element are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventor: Haw-Woei Pan
  • Patent number: 11785701
    Abstract: A plasma generator includes an AC power supply, a power supply electrode and a ground electrode, one of which is disposed in a gas flow path and the other of which is a conductive wall constituting the gas flow path, an inflexible connection member configured to electrically connect the AC power supply and the power supply electrode, and an insulating material (power supply side insulating material, ground side insulating material) covering a side of one of the power supply electrode and the ground electrode, the side facing the other electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: EMD CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akinori Ebe
  • Patent number: 11774665
    Abstract: A light source module comprises: a printed circuit board; a light source disposed on the printed circuit board; a first light guide layer disposed on the printed circuit board, and accommodating the light source; and a second light guide layer disposed above the first light guide layer, wherein a material of the first light guide layer is different from that of the second light guide layer, and a refractive index of the first light guide layer is greater than that of the second light guide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eay Jin Lim, Seong Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 11774668
    Abstract: A light-emitting module includes a light guide plate, a light-emitting element, a first reflection layer and a second reflection layer. The light guide plate has a light incident surface, a light exit surface, a first surface, and a second surface. The light incident surface has three edges connected sequentially. The first surface, the light exit surface, and the second surface are connected to the edges respectively. The first surface and the second surface are respectively located on opposite sides of the light guide plate. The light exit surface extends away from the light incident surface and is elongated. The light-emitting element is configured to emit light toward the light incident surface. The first reflection layer is disposed corresponding to the first surface to cover the first surface. The second reflection layer is disposed corresponding to the second surface to cover the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Chicony Power Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsuan-Wei Ho, Ting-Wei Chang
  • Patent number: 11777061
    Abstract: Described at light emitting diode (LED) devices emitting different colors on the same wafer, which facilitates their integration with close packing density (not requiring transfer of devices from two different wafers to a third substrate module). The LED devices and driving methods allow light of different colors and similar luminance levels to be emitted for given input current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Robert Armitage, Isaac Wildeson
  • Patent number: 11774670
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display panel, a method for manufacturing a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a back frame, a backlight module and a panel, where the backlight module and the panel are arranged in the back frame, the back frame includes a back plate, and the back plate is provided with a hollow-out area. The backlight module is arranged between the back plate and the panel and includes a light transmissive area and a light emitting area, and the light transmissive area corresponds to the hollow-out area. The panel is arranged on a side of the backlight module away from the back plate, and includes a display area and a transparent area, where the display area corresponds to the light emitting area, and the transparent area corresponds to the light transmissive area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xuefei Qin, Guangyun Tong, Yu Zhang, Bochang Wang
  • Patent number: 11776939
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include apparatuses and method for a stacked light emitting diode (LED) display. A stacked LED display can include a first array of LEDs that are configured to emit red light, a second array of LEDs that are configured to emit green light, and a third array of LEDs that are configured to emit blue light. The stacked LED hologram display can include a number of actuators configured to adjust a position of a first array of LEDs in a first direction and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, adjust a position of a second array of LEDs in the first direction and the second direction, and adjust a position of a third array of LEDs in the first direction and the second direction to control the packing scheme of the LEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Zahra Hosseinimakarem, Marta Egorova
  • Patent number: 11774667
    Abstract: A backlight comprises a plurality of light sources mounted on a mounting substrate in rows; lenses respectively arranged on the light sources; and a reflective sheet disposed on the mounting substrate and provided with through-holes through which the light sources protrude, wherein a first light source spacing of the plurality of light sources in a row direction is set to Px, an inter-row spacing of the plurality of light sources in other direction orthogonal to the row direction is set to Py, a first maximum length of each of the through-holes in the reflective sheet in the row direction is set to a, an inter-row maximum length of each of the through-holes in the reflective sheet in the other direction is set to b, the reflectivity of the reflective sheet is set to a and the reflectivity of the mounting substrate is set to ?, the following mathematical formula 1 is satisfied if P ? y > Px : ? ? ( P ? x - a ) + ? ? a ? ? ( P ? y - b ) + ? ? b ยท P ? y P ? x > 0 .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: ENPLAS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuki Fujii
  • Patent number: 11774659
    Abstract: A display device includes an operation screen attached to an apparatus to accept instructions for the apparatus, display lamps each including a light emitter to provide notification of a state of the apparatus, a light source to emit light, a substrate on which the light source is mounted, a lens that makes up the light emitter of each one of the display lamps, a light guide to guide the light emitted from the light source to the lens, and a housing that covers the substrate. In the display device, the housing has an opening at which the lens is exposed, at an area including a corner formed by an edge of a top face on which the operation screen is disposed and a side face. In the display device, the lens and the light guide is coupled to each other at a coupling surface, and the coupling surface is orthogonal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Jumpei Aoyama, Satoshi Odanaka, Reo Kojima
  • Patent number: 11768326
    Abstract: A backlight module and a display device are provided. The backlight module includes a back cover, a support plate, a plastic frame, an engaging member, and a film assembly. The back cover includes a bottom cover and a side cover. The side cover is connected with a periphery of the bottom cover. The side cover and the bottom cover cooperatively define an accommodation space. The support plate is connected with the side cover. The plastic frame includes a side wall and a top wall. The side wall is connected with a periphery of the top wall. The engaging member is located between the support plate and the top wall, and connected with the support plate or the top wall. The film assembly is mounted in the accommodation space. The film assembly includes a film assembly body and a tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignees: MIANYANG HKC OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., HKC CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Danwang Song, Haijiang Yuan
  • Patent number: 11767967
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a light emitting element configured to emit first light; a first wavelength conversion member disposed on the light emitting element and having a lower surface bonded to the light emitting element, an upper surface, and a lateral surface that meets the upper surface, the first wavelength conversion member being configured to emit second light when excited by the first light; a second wavelength conversion member covering the lateral surface of the first wavelength conversion member without covering the upper surface of the first wavelength conversion member, the second wavelength conversion member having an oblique surface extending outward from the lateral surface of the first wavelength conversion member, the second wavelength conversion member being configured to emit third light when excited by at least one of the first light and the second light; and a first light reflecting member covering the oblique surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Hayashi, Satoshi Shichijo, Hiroki Fukuta
  • Patent number: 11761592
    Abstract: A light emitting apparatus includes a substrate, a plurality of light emitting structures, a window, and a reflector. The substrate has a luminous region and a non-luminous region. The plurality of light emitting structures is disposed on the luminous region of the substrate. The window has a dome shape and is disposed to cover the luminous region. The window is configured to control a traveling path of light emitted from the a plurality of light emitting structures. The reflector is configured to support the window and reflect the light emitted from the plurality of light emitting structures. The reflector has an opening that exposes the plurality of light emitting structures mounted on the substrate. A distance between two adjacent light emitting structures of the plurality of light emitting structures is 500 micrometers or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Yon Park, Jun Yong Park
  • Patent number: 11761621
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for forming a luminaire (1), which has a trough-shaped luminaire housing (10, 110) having a region (25, 125) for accommodating illuminants, which is surrounded by a seal (40), a cover (70, 80) which spans the region (25, 125) and abuts the seal (40) in a peripherally closed manner, a frame-like holding element (50, 150), which presses the cover (70, 80) into abutment with the seal (40). For the luminaire housing (10 110), the cover (70, 80) and the holding element (50, 150), are each available in at least two different variants, which can be combined in any way, wherein in order to form the luminaire (1) according to desired output properties and/or properties with regard to heat dissipation or moisture resistance, a suitable luminaire housing (10, 110), a cover (70, 80) and a holding element (50, 150) are in each case selected and the selected components are assembled to form the luminaire (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Bechter, Michael Spiegel, Claudio Ender
  • Patent number: 11754230
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical structure for producing a decorative lighting effect in a lighting device, and a lighting device comprising at least one of the optical structure, wherein the optical structure comprises an optical element formed in one piece and comprising at least one opening; and an LED-filament comprising a substrate and a plurality of light sources arranged on the substrate, the substrate being at least partly made of a flexible material; wherein the at least one opening is adapted to receive the LED-filament such that a portion of the LED-filament extends through and is at least partly enclosed by a surrounding wall of the at least one opening such that the LED-filament is guided by and held in place by means of the at least one opening of the optical element and wherein light emitted from the LED-filament interacts with the optical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Ties Van Bommel, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet
  • Patent number: 11754775
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes first and second light emitting elements; and a light guiding member including first and second light receiving portion corresponding to the first and second light emitting elements and configured to emit the light received by the first and second light receiving portions from a light emitting portion via a light guiding portion. The light guiding portion includes a reflecting surface forming portion between the first light receiving portion and the second light receiving portion in the first direction. The reflecting surface forming portion includes first and second reflecting surfaces. The first reflecting surface is formed by surfaces having different angles including a surface that reflects the light from the first light receiving portion to a side of the first light receiving portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuto Ishihara, Yasuhito Tsubakimoto, Gakushi Tanaka, Akira Nakashima
  • Patent number: 11757075
    Abstract: Provided is a silica glass member for hermetic sealing of an ultraviolet SMD LED element to be suitably used for hermetic sealing of, and as a transmission window material for, a surface mount-type package (SMD) having an ultraviolet LED mounted thereon and configured to emit ultraviolet light in a wavelength range of from 200 nm to 350 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU QUARTZ PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Fujinoki, Hiroyuki Nishimura, Akira Sato, Yuya Yokosawa, Tatsuya Mori