Patents Examined by Meghan Ulanday
  • Patent number: 10060592
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting assembly that comprises: a single lens having a first and a second plurality of near-field lens elements, and an exit surface; and a first and a second LED source that directs light through the respective first and second plurality of lens elements. The first and the second plurality of lens elements are configured to transmit light in a respective spread pattern and a high-intensity pattern through the exit surface. The assemblies can be configured such that the spread pattern and the high-intensity pattern collectively meet the low beam headlight requirements set forth in any current global vehicular lighting regulation, e.g., the current U.S. NHTSA Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Li Yan, Ketan K. Desai, David A. Brown, Stephen Kenneth Helwig, Sleiman N. Abdelnour
  • Patent number: 10040181
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool includes a housing defining a first longitudinal axis and an illuminating assembly mounted to the housing. The illuminating assembly includes lighting elements distributed on the housing around the first longitudinal axis, a circuit board electrically connected to the lighting elements, a main body, and a fixing member. The lighting elements are supported by the circuit board. The main body partially covers the lighting elements and the circuit board. The lighting elements and the main body are fixed to the housing by the main body cooperative with the fixing member. The lighting elements are distributed around the first longitudinal axis so that light of the lighting elements can be emitted from multiple different angles, shadows are avoided in corresponding zones, and therefore the lighting elements can be called shadow-less lighting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Chervon (HK) Limited
    Inventors: Xiangqing Fu, Gan Wei, Fengqin Zhou
  • Patent number: 10042156
    Abstract: A semiconductor-based light source device for an endoscope that provides for an even power distribution and/or color distribution of light. The semiconductor-based light source device includes a plurality of semiconductor light sources and a plurality of fiber bundles, in which the respective fiber bundles are each segregated into a plurality of fiber sub-bundles for directing substantially the same amount of illumination from a respective semiconductor light source to each of a corresponding plurality of illumination windows disposed at a distal end of the endoscope. By providing such a semiconductor-based light source device, in which the respective semiconductor light sources are operative to adjust the intensity and/or color or wavelength of the light emitted by the respective semiconductor light sources, a desired color temperature and/or color balance for illumination of tissue and/or other matter under examination by the endoscope can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Gyrus ACMI, Inc.
    Inventor: Lawrence J. St. George
  • Patent number: 10036521
    Abstract: An electrically powered flame simulator comprises at least two light sources, an integrated circuit electrically connected to the light sources for intermittently illuminating at least one of the light sources independently of other light sources such that the light sources together provide the effect of a flickering movement, and a power source for providing power to the integrated circuit. The flame simulator may be mounted in a decorative or ornamental device such as a candle or fire log, or used on decorative clothing, or may be part of a hazard or warning system. One or more solid state light sources may also be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: STERNO HOME INC.
    Inventors: Robert A. Gutstein, Monita Liu
  • Patent number: 10035448
    Abstract: A warning light assembly for a vehicle having a tilt bed is provided. The warning light assembly includes a housing having an opening and a light assembly pivotally suspended within the housing. The light assembly is configured to pivot through the opening when the housing is rotated, thereby remaining in a substantially perpendicular orientation relative to a ground surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Inventor: Lori Lynn Smith
  • Patent number: 10018332
    Abstract: An ornamental fixture having a support structure and a plurality of ornaments mounted to the support structure in a substantially completely spherical arrangement of ornaments. The ornaments may be glass crystal ornaments, for example, octagonal glass crystals, and a light may be mounted within the fixture. The support structure may include an upper support ring and at least one lower support ring vertically spaced from the upper support ring and a plurality of arcuate sector assemblies removably mounted to the upper support ring and the at least one lower support ring. The sector assemblies retain the ornaments to provide a substantially continuous 360-degree array of ornaments. The sector assemblies can also be disassembled from the support structure for maintenance, servicing, relamping, and cleaning of the fixture. For example, the disassembled components of the fixture may be washed in a dishwasher without damaging the ornaments or the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: SWAROVSKI LIGHTING, LTD.
    Inventors: Cyrus Myers, Timothy Patnode
  • Patent number: 9989793
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel having a display area and a non-display area; a light source configured to supply light to the display panel; a bottom chassis on which the light source is disposed; a top chassis coupled to the bottom chassis and not covering an edge portion of the display panel; and a mold unit coupled to the top chassis and covering the edge portion of the display panel, wherein the mold unit may be transparent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won Jin Kim, Jae Suk Yoo, Su Chang Ryu
  • Patent number: 9989231
    Abstract: The invention discloses a novel arrow tail lamp, comprising an inertial on-off loop formed by the connection of a shell, a low voltage light source and an inertia switch, the inertial on-off loop can be switched between a closed circuit and an open circuit under the function that the inertia switch is functioned by the inertia in a same direction, and an inertial on-off loop formed by the low voltage light source and the power supply through the inertia switch, is arranged in the shell. The novel arrow tail lamp can be started depending on the inertia when the arrow is shot, therefore arrow shooting process is a process of starting the novel arrow tail lamp; furthermore, after the user swings the arrow tail downwards, the disconnection of the on inertial on-off loop can be realized, so that the novel arrow tail lamp is convenient and quick to use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Inventors: Kanglin Mai, Yaofen Zhong
  • Patent number: 9989222
    Abstract: A light-emitting device is able to output white in accordance with the white rendering effect required in various application sites. The light-emitting device includes a (circuit) substrate, at least one light-emitting unit disposed on the substrate, an electrically conductive section disposed on the substrate, a protection layer disposed on the substrate, and an electric conductor disposed on the protection layer and electrically connected with the light-emitting unit and the electrically conductive section. The protection layer is formed with a receiving section. The light-emitting unit is positioned in the receiving section and securely enclosed by an adhesive body. The light-emitting device can achieve a pure white general output optical spectrum to overcome the problems of the conventional technique that the structure is complicated, the manufacturing time is longer and the manufacturing cost is higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Edison Opto Corporation
    Inventors: Kuo-Feng Tseng, Shih-Tai Chuang, Chi-Yang Tsou
  • Patent number: 9983350
    Abstract: A backlight module and a liquid crystal display device, the backlight module comprises a back plate (101) and a fixing frame (102) firmly connected with the back plate (101), and further comprises a light guide plate (106); the fixing frame (102) is provided with a protrusion (111) extending towards an inner side of the backlight module, the light guide plate (106) extends into a region under the protrusion (111) of the fixing frame (102) and is pressed by the protrusion (111); the light guide plate (106) is provided with a lamp fixing hole (112) configured to fix a lamp. A liquid crystal display device comprising the backlight module is further disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Caizheng Zhang, Jingshi Li, Hyungkyu Kim
  • Patent number: 9976732
    Abstract: The light fixture includes a frame configured to define a channel, and a substantially flat light emitting diode (LED) panel disposed within the frame. Power circuitry is disposed within the first channel, the power circuitry being configured to electrically couple the substantially flat LED panel to an external AC power supply. The power circuitry is sized to be positioned within the first channel and has a length and a width, the length-to-width ratio being at least 5 to 1, and optionally at least 10 to 1. The power circuitry is configured to convert an AC input into a DC output suitable for powering the substantially flat light emitting diode (LED) panel. The substantially flat light emitting diode (LED) panel includes an optically transmissive panel, and an array of LEDs disposed adjacent to an edge of the optically transmissive panel and disposed adjacent at least one edge of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Unity Opto Technology Co., LTD.
    Inventors: J. Richard Myers, John Araki
  • Patent number: 9974141
    Abstract: A lighting system includes multiple light sources, a sensing unit, and a control system. The light sources have different emission spectra, and the sensing unit is configured to measure a spectral content of light. The control system may be configured to use measurements from the sensing unit to select respective intensities for emissions from the light sources and then independently control the light sources to emit the respective intensities. In particular, the control system can select and render a spectral distribution selected based on the light reflected from objects that are being illuminated or render a spectral distribution to supplement light from other light sources and achieve a lighting objective.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Telelumen, LLC
    Inventors: Dmitri Simonian, Steven Paolini
  • Patent number: 9970603
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an illumination device. The illumination device includes a cap structure. The cap structure is partially coated with a reflective material operable to reflect light. The illumination device includes one or more lighting-emitting devices disposed within the cap structure. The light-emitting devices may be light-emitting diode (LED) chips. The illumination device also includes a thermal dissipation structure. The thermal dissipation structure is coupled to the cap structure in a first direction. The thermal dissipation structure and the cap structure have a coupling interface. The coupling interface extends in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The thermal dissipation structure has a portion that intersects the coupling interface at an angle. The angle is in a range from about 60 degrees to about 90 degrees according to some embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Hsuan Sun, Wei-Yu Yeh, Hsueh-Hung Fu, Dong Jung Suen
  • Patent number: 9964281
    Abstract: Disclosed are flashlights that optimize the light output and beam focus of both a flood beam and a spot beam. The disclosed flashlights include a housing member and a lens including a first focusing element adapted to shape a light beam into a spot beam and a second focusing element adapted to shape a light beam into a flood beam. A first LED is positioned to direct light through the first focusing element, and a second LED positioned to direct light through the second focusing element. The first LED has a smaller die than the second LED, and the distance between the first LED and the first focusing element is greater than the distance between the second LED and the second focusing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Coast Cutlery Co.
    Inventors: Gregory David Windom, Kam Fu Choo, Hai Rong Shi, Chao Jun Ding, Shao Jian Feng, Kin Pak Leung
  • Patent number: 9964696
    Abstract: A lighting module comprises: a light guide plate comprising a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the light guide plate is configured to emit a first light upward from the top surface and a second light downward from the bottom surface; a first case covering an one side of the light guide plate; a second case covering an other side of the light guide plate; a first light source which is disposed in the first case and is configured to emit light to the one side of the light guide plate; and a second light source which is disposed in the second case and is configured to emit light to the other side of the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Han Gyoul Kim, Young Kuk Kwak, Sang Jun Hong, Young Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 9958757
    Abstract: This invention relates to a collapsible ring light assembly comprising: a first arcuate tubular member and a second arcuate tubular member. The arcuate tubular members can be attached to and detached from each other. Each arcuate tubular member includes a plurality of standard light sockets adapted for use with a wide variety of bulbs. The ring light assembly has a diameter of at least about 24 inches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: IMAGE-IN, LLC
    Inventor: John Anthony Turk
  • Patent number: 9945522
    Abstract: A light module can comprise a light emitting diode that generates light and an optic that manipulates or manages the resulting light. The optic can direct the generated light off axis, resulting in an illumination pattern that is biased towards one side of the light module, for example in a desired direction. Thus, the optic can transform the emission pattern of the light emitting diode to create an illumination pattern that is aimed in a desired direction. The optic can comprise a light-blocking shield to suppress, manage, or redirect light that would otherwise emanate from the light module in an unintended direction, for example opposite the desired direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Bryant, Kevin Charles Broughton
  • Patent number: 9933144
    Abstract: A light fixture mounting assembly that includes a lamp housing having a sidewall and an opening defined by a rim at one end of the sidewall and a detent extending outward from the sidewall in a position to engage an outer surface of a panel when the housing is in an installed position. A lamp module is carried within the lamp housing and comprises a lamp positioned to emit light through the housing opening. The lamp housing is configured to carry either a spring clip-type retainer or a hose clamp-type retainer to hold the lamp housing in the installed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: MAN-D-TEC, INC.
    Inventors: Terry Roy Mandy, Dalton John Mandy, Brandon Roy Mandy, Tyler Flake
  • Patent number: 9915530
    Abstract: A laser readable surveying rod is provided with adjustable lighting elements. More specifically, lighting elements, such as LED lights are provided along a length of a surveying rod such that laser readings may be taken at night or in dark conditions. Lighting elements may be translated along a length of a rod, particularly where it is desirable to illuminate only a portion of a rod and conserve valuable energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: RM ASSET GROUP, LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Gregory, Reed W. Baker
  • Patent number: 9902320
    Abstract: A lighting device for a vehicle is disclosed. The lighting device comprises at least one light source in communication with a controller. The light source is configured to emit a first emission to excite a photoluminescent portion. The controller is operable to adjust an output color of an emitted light from the lighting device by adjusting an intensity of light output from the at least one light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Stuart C. Salter