Patents Examined by Matthew Peerce
  • Patent number: 9771016
    Abstract: A vehicle light apparatus includes a low-beam headlight unit, and a composite headlight unit that includes a plurality of light-emitting modules and a control module. Each light-emitting module includes a high-beam light element and a turn signal light element. The control module is electrically coupled to the light-emitting modules and the low-beam headlight unit so as to simultaneously turn off the high-beam light elements and turn on the low-beam headlight unit when the turn signal light elements are switched on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Coplus Inc.
    Inventor: Jacob Wu
  • Patent number: 9759407
    Abstract: A housing for a light fixture is described herein. The housing can include a first housing portion having at least one first coupling feature and at least one first receiving feature, where the at least one first receiving feature is configured to receive at least one first light module at a first adjustable distance from the first housing. The housing can also include a second housing portion having at least one second coupling feature, where the at least one second coupling feature mechanically couples to the at least one first coupling feature. A position of the first housing portion relative to the second housing portion can be changed using the at least one first coupling feature and the at least one second coupling feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Yi Yang, Daniel Robert Treible, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9752745
    Abstract: An illumination device for a motor vehicle includes a light source consisting of a number of semiconductor diodes, and a scanner onto which a light beam obtained from light of the light source falls and which modifies the position of the light beam during operation of the illumination device and thereby moves a light spot produced by the light beam at a distance from the illumination device. The moved light spot allows a predetermined light distribution to be generated. The illumination device is designed such that the scanning speed at which the light spot is moved, the scanning path along which the light spot is moved, and/or the size of the light spot can be varied and is/are controlled to generate the predetermined light distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Helmut Erdl, Abdelmalek Hanafi
  • Patent number: 9720269
    Abstract: A display device includes a display module configured to output image information, a front case configured to cover a front edge portion of the display module, with an opening formed in a central portion, and a rear case coupled to the front case to cover a back side of the display module, with a rib projected therefrom to support the back side of the display module. The display module includes a display panel, a light guide unit arranged on the back side of the display panel, a back cover configured to cover the first lateral side of the light guide unit and a predetermined portion of the back side of the light guide unit, and a light source coupled to the back cover. The display device may reduce the material cost and the overall weight by omitting a metallic top cover and reducing the size of the back cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Gilsik Jung, Munhe Lee, Jinbum Lee, Moonhong Choi, Jaemin Hyun
  • Patent number: 9720244
    Abstract: An intensity distribution management system includes a light source, a mask for receiving light therefrom and for allowing some light to propagate through and past the mask, a surface for receiving light allowed past the mask, and a diffusive element disposed between the mask and the light source for ensuring a substantially even light intensity distribution in relation to the surface. An imaging method includes emitting a light beam, manipulating the beam to have a first numerical aperture across a first divergence axis, directing the beam through a diffusive element to increase the numerical aperture of the beam, directing the beam through one or more transmissive portions of a mask, the mask being disposed relative to the diffusive element, and imaging transmitted portions of the beam to a target surface wherein the beam has a substantially ripple-free and uniform intensity distribution across the first divergence axis at the target surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: nLIGHT, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph V. DeBartolo, Jr., Scott Karlsen, Rob Martinsen, Jay Small
  • Patent number: 9709727
    Abstract: A light assembly is provided that includes a housing, a light pipe assembly, and a conforming seal. The housing has a cavity extending through the housing between first and second ends of the housing. The housing holds a light source that is configured to emit light within the cavity. The light pipe assembly has an attachment end disposed at the first end of the housing. The light emitted by the light source is received by the light pipe assembly at the attachment end and is transmitted through the light pipe assembly. The conforming seal has a tubular shape that at least partially surrounds the housing and the light pipe assembly. A first segment of the conforming seal extends along the light pipe assembly and conforms to the light pipe assembly. A second segment of the conforming seal extends along the housing and conforms to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: TYCO ELECTRONICS CANADA ULC
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Goto, Jaroslaw Henryk Dawidziuk
  • Patent number: 9709236
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a light source including a semiconductor light emitting device, and a metal support member on which the light source is mounted. The support member is integrally formed with a shade portion configured to block a portion of light emitted from the semiconductor light emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shingo Kato
  • Patent number: 9702520
    Abstract: Automotive daytime running lights, includes a light source and reflecting plates arranged on a light path of the light source. A substrate is arranged near the reflecting plates. A plurality of reflecting cups is formed on a surface of the substrate. Every reflecting plate faces a corresponding reflecting cup. The reflecting plates can rotate around light source to change the light exiting from the light source. The invention uses a laser source with reflecting plates to make the automotive daytime running lights have high visibility and be aesthetic in appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: ScienBiziP Consulting(Shenzhen)Co.,Ltd.
    Inventor: Chen-Han Lin
  • Patent number: 9695991
    Abstract: A diffused flexible LED linear light assembly (100) includes a flexible LED linear light component (102) having a flexible base (104) with individual LEDs (106) spaced longitudinally along the direction of the component (102). A partially translucent housing (120) houses the flexible LED linear light component (102). A curved section (124) of the translucent housing (120) varies in thickness in its lateral surfaces. The thickness may be varied so as to allow a relatively higher percentage of light transmission in areas of weakest LED output strengths. This light output intensity through the translucent housing, in view of the thickness variation, is substantially even or constant circumferentially and radially through the translucent section (124) of the translucent housing (120).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: ITC Incorporated
    Inventor: Michael V Camarota
  • Patent number: 9683709
    Abstract: An LED lighting apparatus is provided. The LED lighting apparatus comprises: an LED module; a heat dissipation member; and a connection member for connecting the LED module and the heat dissipation member mechanically and heat-conductively. The heat dissipation member comprises a reflective surface for reflecting light from the LED module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chung Hoon Lee, Dae Sung Cho, Sung Ho Jin, Ji Hye Ahn
  • Patent number: 9683728
    Abstract: A flashlight system comprising a housing assembly including a lower member having a longitudinal axis and an upper assembly coupled to the lower member. A light source having an optical axis substantially perpendicular to lower member longitudinal axis is mounted in the upper assembly. Control buttons are coupled to the upper assembly and positioned and spaced in proximity to one another. The lower member includes at least one side plate that is removable. The flashlight system includes a plurality of interchangeable removable side plates providing various features to enhance the overall functionality of the flashlight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: First-Light USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy B. Ross, Brian L. Reed
  • Patent number: 9676320
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp is provided with a housing for mounting to a vehicle and defining a outward opening. A lens is attached to the outward opening of the housing to define a lamp chamber therebetween. The lens has an appearance portion and a concealed portion. A condensation trap feature is formed along an inner surface of the concealed portion of the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: NORTH AMERICA LIGHTING INC.
    Inventors: Paul Andrew Lyon, Karl Zeno Rauschendorfer, Chin-Jung Chen
  • Patent number: 9671074
    Abstract: A lighted artificial tree as that includes a first trunk body, a second trunk body, a first electrical connector, and a second electrical connector. The first electrical connector is housed in the first trunk body, and the second electrical connector is housed in the second trunk body. The first trunk body is configured to couple to the second trunk body, causing the first and second electrical connectors to make electrical connection, the first electrical connector being rotationally locked to the second electrical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Willis Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Johnny Chen
  • Patent number: 9671070
    Abstract: An LED spherical lamp includes a base, a power supply unit, a substrate and a cover. The power supply unit is installed inside the base, and the substrate has plural LED light emitting elements and is coupled to a side of the base, and the cover is fixed to the base for covering the substrate. The LED spherical lamp includes an electrical connector installed to the substrate and having a plurality of electrical terminals for electrically connecting the substrate to the power supply unit, and an engaging slot is concavely formed on a side of the electrical connector, such that the power supply unit drives the LED light emitting elements to achieve the lighting effect. The LED spherical lamp has the effects of simplifying the assembling and manufacturing procedure, assuring the electrical conduction of components, and facilitating the maintenance, repair, and replacement of the components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Unity Opto Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Hsien Wu, Sen-Yuh Tsai, Chun-Chieh Huang, Yu-Chang Chen
  • Patent number: 9671073
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a surface mount circuit board indicator. In one embodiment the surface mount circuit board indicator includes a printed circuit board (PCB) having at least one light emitting diode (LED) die, one or more traces and at least one lens, a housing comprising at least one opening on a side along a perimeter of the housing, wherein the PCB is coupled to the housing such that a light output surface of the at least one LED die faces a same direction as the at least one opening and at least one alignment pin coupled to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Dialight Corporation
    Inventors: Klaus Oesterheld, Kenneth Jenkins
  • Patent number: 9664350
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes an optical unit and a light source control circuit part. The optical unit is unitized by attaching a light source and an optical member to an attachment part. In a state where the optical unit is unitized, the light source control circuit part is attachable to the attachment part in a direction in which the light source and the optical member are not disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroki Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 9657913
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle lamp module, including a lamp cup structure, a light-emitting structure, and a lens structure. The lamp cup structure has multiple light-focusing curved surfaces, where each of the light-focusing curved surfaces has a first focal point and a second focal point, and the first focal point and the second focal point of each light-focusing curved surface are located on an axis of the light-focusing curved surface. The light-emitting structure includes multiple light-emitting elements, where each of the light-emitting elements is disposed corresponding to the first focal point of a corresponding one of the light-focusing curved surfaces. The lens structure has a lens focal point, a primary optical axis, and a reference line, where the lens focal point is located at an intersection point of the primary optical axis and the reference line and the reference line is parallel to the lens structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Inventor: Cheng Wang
  • Patent number: 9657936
    Abstract: A system for illuminating an object comprises a plurality of light beams; an emission region from which the plurality of light beams is emitted; and an illumination zone defined by placement of the light beams and being projected in a manner to maximize illumination of the object. A method for illuminating an object using a system comprising one or more light sources comprises generating a plurality of light beams; placing the light beams to define an illumination zone; and positioning the system such that the object falls within the illumination zone. A system for illuminating an object comprises a body having one or more openings in an outer surface; one or more light sources configured to generate a plurality of light beams; and a rotation mechanism configured to rotate the plurality of light beams to form a contiguous effective illumination zone configured to illuminate an object disposed anywhere therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: George Allen Carr, Jr.
    Inventor: George Allen Carr, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9645408
    Abstract: A surface mount device type laser module includes a housing, an edge-emitting type laser diode unit, a reflective optical component and a base. The base is accommodated within the housing, and the edge-emitting type laser diode unit is integrated into the base. The base includes at least one surface transmission structure. The at least one surface transmission structure is exposed outside the base and the housing. An electronic signal is transmitted through the at least one surface transmission structure. A laser beam provided by the edge-emitting type laser diode unit is reflected by the reflective optical component, and the reflected laser beam is transmitted through an opening of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Everready Precision Ind. Corp.
    Inventors: Jyh-Long Chern, Chih-Ming Yen
  • Patent number: 9625639
    Abstract: An optical member including a wavelength conversion layer to convert a wavelength of an incident light; an upper anti-reflective layer of at least two layers disposed on a first surface of the wavelength conversion layer; and a lower anti-reflective layer of at least two layers disposed under a second surface of the wavelength conversion layer opposite to the first surface. Further, wherein the at least two layers of the lower anti-reflective layer have different refractive indices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong Taek Oh, Sun Hwa Lee