Patents Examined by Matthew J Peerce
  • Patent number: 11460163
    Abstract: In a vehicle lamp body device provided with a first light source arranged at a center of a base and second light sources arranged at both ends of the base, the device includes a first lightguide rod configured to branch and guide light from the first light source to an outside of both ends of the base and a second lightguide rod configured to guide light from the second light sources to the outside of both ends of the base respectively, the first lightguide rod and the second lightguide rod are superimposed in a light emission direction on the outside of both ends of the base and optical paths of the first lightguide rod and the second lightguide rod are merged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Iwao, Daisuke Nakashima, Hiroya Ohkubo
  • Patent number: 11460629
    Abstract: An illumination device is provided and includes a light guide; a light emitter facing the light guide; a wiring substrate provided on the light emitter and electrically connected to the light emitter; and a frame surrounding the light guide and the light emitter, wherein the wiring substrate has a first edge and a second edge which extend in a first direction, and a third edge which connects the first edge and the second edge, the frame has a fourth edge facing the third edge, the third edge and the fourth edge are spaced apart from each other and form a trench which communicates with an outside of the illumination device, and the trench has a curved portion in plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Toji Aoshima, Shiori Akamatsu, Takashi Ota, Tomohisa Onishi
  • Patent number: 11454368
    Abstract: Disclosed are a lamp for a vehicle and a vehicle including the lamp. A lamp for a vehicle according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a light source configured to emit first light; and a beam splitter configured to form transmitted light by transmitting a part of the first light and form reflected light by reflecting another part of the first light, in which the transmitted light transmitted through the beam splitter and the reflected light reflected by the beam splitter form beam patterns outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yong Hee Won
  • Patent number: 11453341
    Abstract: A vehicle mirror device includes a mirror housing attached to a vehicle and a mirror that is held by the mirror housing and transmits light from inside of the mirror housing while reflecting light from outside of the mirror housing. The mirror housing accommodates therein a light source, a reflector having a reflective surface that reflects light of the light source, and a mask having a light transmitting part through which the light from the light source reflected by the reflector is projected. The light source and the reflector are arranged so that the light is projected toward the light transmitting part of the mask by one time of reflection, and the reflector is arranged so that the reflected light is projected at an angle with respect to a normal line of a reflective surface of the mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: ICHIKOH INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Yusuke Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11454363
    Abstract: An illumination device includes a light source and a light guide including a first light guide portion and a second light guide portion. The second light guide portion contains a light-emitting face, and the excitation light emitted by the light source is coupled and enters the first light guide portion and is emitted via the light-emitting face of the second light guide portion. The area of the cross section, perpendicular to a light guide central line, of the second light guide portion is gradually decreased in the direction of an optical axis of the light source. An angle between an intersecting line of the light-emitting face of the second light guide portion and the cross section passing through the light guide central line or any tangent line of the intersecting line and the light guide central line is an acute angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: YLX Incorporated
    Inventors: Bin Chen, Xianpeng Zhang, Yi Li
  • Patent number: 11454367
    Abstract: A slim type lamp apparatus of a vehicle may include a light source for radiating light; and a lens portion including an incident portion through which the light radiated by the light source is incident, a reflection portion extending from the incident portion to reflect and move the incident light, and an emission portion extending from the reflection portion and emitting the light reflected by the reflection portion, the reflection portion diffusing some light upon reflection of the light to form a diffusion beam pattern by the emission portion and condensing other light upon reflection to form a condensing beam pattern by the emission portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, SL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jung Wook Lim, Byoung Suk Ahn, Sung Ho Park, Ki Hong Lee, Seung Sik Han, Jin Young Jung, Hye Jin Han
  • Patent number: 11448369
    Abstract: A light emitting device (1) having a longitudinal axis (A) comprising at least one LED light source (8, 9) adapted for, in operation, emitting first light, at least one LED filament (4, 5, 6, 7) adapted for, in operation, emitting second light, at least one translucent core element (2), the translucent core element comprising a circumferential wall (3), an inner space (21) enclosed by the circumferential wall, and an outer bulb (13) enclosing the at least one translucent core element (2) and the at least one LED filament (4, 5, 6, 7), wherein the at least one LED light source (8, 9) being arranged in the inner space enclosed by the circumferential wall of the translucent core element, and the at least one LED filament (4, 5, 6, 7) being arranged outside of the at least one translucent core element, and wherein the at least one translucent core element (2) is centrally arranged on the longitudinal axis (A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Ties Van Bommel, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet
  • Patent number: 11441753
    Abstract: An optical unit includes a first light source, a second light source, a rotary reflector that rotates about an axis of rotation while reflecting first light emitted from the first light source, and a projection lens that projects the first light reflected by the rotary reflector into a light illuminating direction of the optical unit to form a first light distribution pattern. The second light source is disposed such that second light emitted from the second light source enters the projection lens without being reflected by the rotary reflector. The projection lens is configured to project the second light into the light illuminating direction of the optical unit to form a second light distribution pattern such that the second light distribution pattern overlaps an end portion of the first light distribution pattern in a right-left direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Sakurai, Hidetada Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11441752
    Abstract: A light device is configured to generate a plurality of beam pattern images in which various images of light emitted from a plurality of fine light emitters are projected through fine lenses and shields, whereby various images of light are projected in accordance with whether the fine light emitters are turned on. Further, a light source array, a shield array, and a lens array are each formed in a plate shape, so the size decreases and the structure is simplified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jung Wook Lim, Byoung Suk Ahn, Seung Sik Han, Sung Ho Park, Ki Hong Lee
  • Patent number: 11435049
    Abstract: The light device of a motor vehicle comprises a light unit (4) and a cover (2). The light unit (4) comprises a light guide (7) with a front surface (8) for the exit of light rays (10) from the light guide (7) situated opposite the cover (2), a rear surface (9) comprising unbinding elements (73) configured to reflect light rays (10) towards the front surface (8), and at least one binding surface (71) to bind light rays (10) emitted by the light source (6) associated with the binding surface (71) to the light guide (7). The light device further comprises a carrier (5) situated opposite the rear surface (9) of the light guide (7) and configured to reflect light rays (10) that have escaped from the light guide (7) through the rear surface (9) back to the light guide (7). The cover (2) comprises at least one impermeable region (22) preventing light rays (10) from passing out of the cover (2), and at least one permeable region (21) to allow light rays (10) to pass through the cover (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Varroc Lighting Systems, S.r.o.
    Inventors: Tomas Gloss, Jiri Kochanek, Ludek Mazal
  • Patent number: 11428391
    Abstract: A wire arranging device configured to arrange a lead-in wire and a lead-out wire includes a lead-in path configured to arrange the lead-in wire and a lead-out path configured to arrange the lead-out wire. A bulb lamp and a light string including the wire arranging device are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: DONGGUAN TUOYING PHOTOELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Huisheng Zou
  • Patent number: 11415293
    Abstract: A function member is disposed between a second lens cover and a second lighting unit so as to overlap the third light emitting area when seen in a front view, and the function member has a function of, when the light emitting surface is seen in a front view, transmitting through light emitted in the third light emitting area, and a function of, when the light emitting surface is seen from a view from diagonally above, blocking light emitted above than a first light emitting area and a second light emitting area among the light emitted in the third light emitting area, and transmitting through light emitted between the first light emitting area and the second light emitting area among the light emitted in the third light emitting area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Koji Sato
  • Patent number: 11408593
    Abstract: A battery powered lighting device is configured to be attached to lift bucket having sidewalls and an upper lip extending from uppermost portions of the sidewalls. The lighting device includes a main housing, a securing member, and a main light mounted to the main housing and located to illuminate areas outside of the lift bucket. The main housing includes a first securing surface and an upper housing portion, with the upper housing portion configured to be located above the upper lip of the lift bucket with the first securing surface engaged against a surface of the lift bucket. The main light is mounted to the main housing to move between a lower position wherein the main light is positioned below the upper housing portion and an upper position wherein the main light is positioned above the upper housing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Klein Tools, Inc.
    Inventors: Clayton J. Gable, Kozeta C. Topchian, Eric Salinas, Scott M. Hargis, John H. Kargenian
  • Patent number: 11391453
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a housing assembly and an LED lighting fixture. The housing assembly includes a main body and a wire cover plate. The main body includes a bottom wall and a peripheral wall surrounding the bottom wall. The bottom wall and the peripheral wall are provided with a wire clamping notch, which includes a bottom wall opening, a peripheral wall opening and a notch snap-engagement portion. The bottom wall opening is located on the bottom wall, the notch snap-engagement portion is opposite to the bottom wall opening, and the peripheral wall opening is located on the peripheral wall. A stop wall is provided in the wire clamping notch. The stop wall is opposite to the peripheral wall opening and a wire clamping slot is provided on the stop wall. The wire cover plate includes a bottom wall covering portion, a wire clamping portion and a snap-engagement portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignees: Opple Lighting Co, , Ltd., Suzhou Opple Lighting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zeyu Liu, Yisheng Xiao, Xuexiang Chen
  • Patent number: 11391445
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a luminous nozzle and a nozzle base thereof. The nozzle base includes a nozzle base body and a fastener. The fastener cooperates with a cover to clamp the nozzle base body for installation and fixation. The nozzle base body includes a water inlet portion and a water spray portion communicated with each other. A predetermined number of lamp holes are provided transversely on an outer periphery of the water inlet portion. The luminous nozzle includes a nozzle core and a predetermined number of SMD LED lamps and further includes the above-mentioned nozzle base, with the nozzle core installed in the nozzle base body and the SMD LED lamps detachably installed in the lamp holes. This luminous nozzle has high light utilization efficiency and the SMD LED lamps have a stable installation structure and is easy to install and maintain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU RISING DRAGON RECREATION INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xuewen Liu, Huaibin Zhao
  • Patent number: 11384918
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp structure 1 comprises an inner lens 3 scattering light from a light source, and a reflector 4 that is disposed inward of the inner lens 3 in a vehicle inside-outside direction and reflects the light from the inner lens 3, the reflector 3 including a first face 4a that is disposed so as to intersect with the vehicle inside-outside direction and a second face 4b that is disposed so as to intersect with an up-down direction and connected with the first face 4a at a predetermined angle ?x to the first face 4a.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Iwao, Daisuke Nakashima, Hiroya Ohkubo
  • Patent number: 11378247
    Abstract: Vehicle exterior lighting systems for vehicles equipped with tailgate assemblies may be configured to provide redundant backup lighting functionality for all tailgate positions (e.g., closed, open, and removed). Exemplary systems may include both vehicle static body structure mounted backup lamps and tailgate structure mounted backup lamps for providing the backup lighting redundancy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Nicholas Aquilina, Michael Bryan Vanbelle, Corey M. Ross, Kenneth C. Meissner
  • Patent number: 11371669
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting device (1) for a motor vehicle headlight for generating a light pattern with a light-shadow line, wherein the lighting device comprises a light source (10), a light-permeable body (100), a light injection element (101) for injecting light which the at least one light source (10) emits, and a projection device (500). The light-permeable body (100) has an aperture device (103) with an aperture edge region (104). A light beam (S2) spreading in the optical element (110) is displayed by the projection device (500) as a light pattern (LV) with a light-shadow line (HD), with the light-shadow line (HD) being determined by the aperture edge region (104) of the aperture device (103).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: ZKW Group GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Kemetmüller, Bernd Eichinger, Markus Danner, Andreas Moser, Lukas Leonhartsberger
  • Patent number: 11365862
    Abstract: A lamp for an automobile and an automobile including the lamp. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a lamp for an automobile includes: a light source that generates and emits light; and a micro lens array (MLA) module which is provided in front of the light source and on which the light is incident. The MLA module includes: an entrance lens array; an exit lens array; and a shield provided between the entrance lens array and the exit lens array. The shield includes a protrusion area forming an upper periphery of the shield and protruding upward and a recess area recessed downward from the protrusion area. Minute protrusions each having a shape lifted upward are provided in some of the plurality of protrusion areas or the plurality of recess areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hyun Soo Lee
  • Patent number: 11345275
    Abstract: An apparatus for implementing a plurality of functions using a micro lens array may include a light source for generating light, a collimator that forms the light from the light source as straight light and emits the straight light, a road surface pattern array that outputs a road surface pattern indicating a travel direction of a vehicle on a road surface while the light emitted from the collimator passes, and a turn indicating array disposed spaced apart from the road surface pattern array in one direction, and outputting a signal indicating the travel direction of the vehicle while the light emitted from the collimator passes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hyun Soo Lee