Patents Examined by Nathaniel Lee
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Patent number: 9862305Abstract: A vehicle headlight device includes a variable light distribution mechanism that is able to change an illuminating area of light emitted ahead of a vehicle equipped with the vehicle headlight device from at least one light source, and is able to illuminate part of the illuminating area at a higher intensity than other parts, a direct field of vision estimator that estimates a direct field of vision on which a vehicle operator is assumed to keep his/her eyes within an area ahead of the vehicle; and a light distribution controller that sets the illuminating area so as to contain the direct field of vision estimated by the direct field of vision estimator, and controls the variable light distribution mechanism to illuminate an area corresponding to the direct field of vision at a higher intensity than a periphery of the area.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventor: Isamu Nagasawa
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Patent number: 9865672Abstract: Techniques to fabricate and assemble a lighting system including multiple patterned OLED lighting panels to form a high-resolution macro image are provided. An image to be displayed is determined and divided into multiple portions. Patterned static OLED lighting panels that display each portion of the image are fabricated and assembled into a fixture to form a macro-image lighting system. The fixture may removably receive and hold individual panels, such that each panel may be replaced if any malfunction occurs. Each of the patterned OLED panels may be individually driven through an electrical connection within the fixture so as to be operated at substantially the same brightness and/or same chromaticity.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2014Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATIONInventors: Emory Krall, Huiqing Pang, Jason Paynter, Jeffrey Silvernail, Ruiqing Ma
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Patent number: 9863617Abstract: The light source unit has holding portions for holding a socket on a mounting surface facing the socket, and the socket has an engagement portion for engagement with holding portions. The engagement portion has engagement claws biased in parallel to the mounting surface movably oppositely to each other and engaged with the holding portions, and a holding mechanism that holds the engagement claws while they are adjacent to each other so as not to be engaged with the holding portions. The engagement claws and the holding portions are engaged with each other when the light source unit is disposed in the mounting position to the socket, and the engagement claws held by the holding mechanism is released. For this reason, it is possible to install the light source unit to the socket with a weak force.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2013Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Akihiro Hirano
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Patent number: 9863590Abstract: Environmental lighting assemblies are disclosed that may include a structural element, which may be a tubular J-shaped element or other shape or structure, as well as a driver module and an LED lighting engine assembly with a removable locking assembly for generating output light to streets, the ground, trees, or other surfaces, objects, or structures.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2015Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: DEEPSEA POWER & LIGHT, INC.Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Jon E. Simmons, Aaron J. Steiner, John I. Chew
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Patent number: 9857528Abstract: A backlight module, a plastic frame and a reflection sheet of the backlight module are disclosed. The backlight module includes a plastic frame and a reflection sheet disposed at a bottom side of the plastic frame. Wherein, the reflection sheet includes a first folding structure; a second folding structure is formed at a bottom portion of the plastic frame; the first folding structure and the second folding structure are complementary and are correspondingly adhered and connected for fixing the reflection sheet at the bottom side of the plastic frame. Accordingly, under a condition without increasing a width of the plastic frame, connection reliability between the plastic frame and the reflection sheet is ensured.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2014Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LtdInventor: Qing Guo
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Patent number: 9857066Abstract: A light fixture includes a sealed path between a group of LED modules and a sensor cavity. The light fixture performs self-diagnosis and implements corrective measures upon detection of one or more environmental condition changes in the sealed path. In response to detecting an environmental condition change, the light fixture will automatically implement a corrective measure.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2016Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Ephesus Lighting, Inc.Inventors: Walten Peter Owens, Christopher D. Nolan, Joseph R. Casper
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Patent number: 9841153Abstract: An LED cove light system having a wall piece mounted to a back surface of a cove, the wall piece having a top edge which is at the same height as a top surface of a front wall of the cove. A light fixture component is removably attachable at an angle to the wall piece and carries one or more LEDs positioned to project light from the cove out into an adjacent space of a room.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2016Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: Tempo Industries, LLCInventors: Dennis Pearson, Michael D. Bremser, James Johnson, Thomas Lueken, Shaun Toms
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Patent number: 9822937Abstract: Retrofit kits for retrofitting LED light engines into existing light fixture housings. The retrofit kit includes a hook bracket that may be mounted in the housing and from which an end of the LED light engine can be suspended so as to permit an installer to electrically connect the LED light engine. The retrofit kit also includes a mounting bracket to secure the free end of the LED light engine into the housing after the LED light engine has been rotated upwardly into the housing from the hanging position.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLCInventors: Stephen Barry McCane, Forrest Starnes McCanless
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Patent number: 9822959Abstract: A light emitting device includes a substrate member having a flexible base member, a plurality of wiring portions disposed on the base member, and a covering layer covering the wiring portions and having openings exposing a part of wiring portions, a plurality of light emitting elements electrically connected to the wiring portions, and a plurality of sealing members sealing the plurality of light emitting elements, respectively. The light emitting device has a weight of 1 g/cm2 or less.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2013Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Nichia CorporationInventor: Kazuhiro Kamada
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Patent number: 9812314Abstract: The invention relates to a lamp (1) comprising a light source (2) that can be excited by microwaves to provide illumination and a housing (4) surrounding the light source, said housing having at least one light exit opening (5). The light exit opening (5) has associated therewith a grille structure (6) or a labyrinth structure (7) acting as a microwave shield.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2014Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: EATON PROTECTION SYSTEMS IP GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Jens Burmeister, Gerhard Schwarz
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Patent number: 9807945Abstract: The present invention provides an illumination apparatus for plant cultivation, including a unit configured to change light in any wavelength region of 300 nm or higher and 600 nm or lower (wavelengths of 452 nm to 474 nm, for example) to light in the wavelength region having dominantly a right-circularly polarized light component. The illumination apparatus of the present invention enables irradiation with light that is capable of giving a specific effect in plant cultivation.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Yoshihisa Usami, Mitsuyoshi Ichihashi
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Patent number: 9804315Abstract: According to one embodiment, provided is a liquid crystal display device with a reduced size and little restriction for incorporation into other devices. The liquid crystal display device includes an array substrate that includes multiple thin film transistors for pixel driving. The liquid crystal display device also includes a counter substrate disposed in a manner opposed to the array substrate. The liquid crystal display device further includes an FPC arranged to transmit an external signal for driving of the thin film transistors. One of the array substrate and the counter substrate has an outline larger than that of the other, disposed on the display side, and includes a connecting portion at a position not opposed to the other on the side opposite to the display side. At least one end portion of the FPC is connected to the connecting portion, while the other end portion extends inward.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2015Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yoshiro Aoki, Yasushi Kawata, Arichika Ishida
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Patent number: 9803828Abstract: An LED module for a luminaire has a downwardly directed heat sink comprising cooling fins that extend rearward from the module's front end and downward from its top wall, which has a top face that abuts the underside of a luminaire carrier plate. A circuit board carrying at least one LED is mounted on the front face, and a prism is mounted to the heat sink over the LED(s). The front (light-emitting) face of the catadioptric prism has several prominent side-by-side sections which emit beam patterns that diverge laterally and overlap in a central region. A prominent full-width upper section on the front face emits a primarily downwardly directed beam pattern to help fill in dark spots.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2014Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Hubbell IncorporatedInventors: Thomas Carl Lueken, Michael Scott Neuer, Zhijie Chen, Jamey Butteris, Ezekial Thomas Hill
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Patent number: 9803845Abstract: A firestop element is provided which is fabricated from a polymer intumescent composition. The element is associated with a light can of a downlight. In some embodiments, the firestop element drops to a deployed position in the light can in the event of a fire.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2014Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: URSATECH LTD.Inventors: Xiaoxiong Luo, John B. Page
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Patent number: 9797563Abstract: A firestop element is provided which is fabricated from a polymer intumescent composition. The element is associated with a light can of a downlight. In some embodiments, the firestop element drops to a deployed position in the light can in the event of a fire.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2015Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: URSATECH LTD.Inventors: Xiaoxiong Luo, John B. Page
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Patent number: 9798067Abstract: The invention relates to a luminaire (1) having a housing which is closed by a translucent cover (11). The housing accommodates a light source and control gear (6), the light source being formed from a plurality of LEDs (8) arranged on at least one circuit board (9). According to the invention the light from the LEDs (8) is coupled into at least one light guide (7) which extends from the cover (11) towards the LEDs (8). The coupled-in light from the LEDs (8) is guided in the light guide (7) to the cover (11) and is preferably emitted diffusely.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2014Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBHInventors: Patrik Gassner, Kenneth Martin
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Patent number: 9784415Abstract: A safety cover for use on a handrail, grab bar or peripheral edge of a fixture or object at a darkened location. The cover features a longitudinally split tubular member of resiliently flexible material and an illumination source carried thereby that is operable to provide illumination of the darkened location. The tubular member has a circumferential resiliency that biases two free edges of the tubular member toward one another from to automatically close up the longitudinal split, whereby the tubular member frictionally grips the rail, bar or peripheral edge over which it is placed. An illuminating floor mat or toilet lid cover features at least one longitudinally-shaped illumination member running along at least one peripheral edge of the mat or cover with one or more light-emitting areas of said longitudinally-shaped illumination member in a visually detectable position left unconcealed by the mat or cover.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2015Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Inventors: Jennifer Sande, Julie Linge
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Patent number: 9784418Abstract: The present invention relates to a lighting device (300) having a housing (302) and multiple light sources (308) arranged in the housing. The light sources emit light of a first wavelength range. The lighting device includes a wavelength converting member (310) arranged at a distance from the light sources, and it comprises a first wavelength converting material configured to convert a part of said light of a first wavelength range into light of a second wavelength range. The lighting device further includes a color distribution member (312) providing a color distribution of the light emitted from the lighting device where the ratio of intensity of light with the first wavelength range to the intensity of light with the second wavelength range is larger at low angles to a light output surface of the lighting device than at high angles to the light output surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2013Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Ties Van Bommel, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet
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Patent number: 9772438Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight, a display panel and a display device, The backlight includes: a first light source and a second light source, the brightness of light emitted from the first light source is different from that of light emitted from the second light source; and a light guide plate, the first light source and the second light source are disposed above the same end surface of an edge of the light guide plate, and light-emitting surfaces of the first light source and the second light source face the end surface of the edge of the light guide plate, a light mixing structure is disposed on the end surface of the edge of light guide plate and is capable of mixing the light emitted from the first light source and the light emitted from the second light source into light with uniform brightness.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2014Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hanqi Chu, Jinmoo Park, Shounian Chen
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Patent number: 9765958Abstract: An illuminated mirror having a mirror defining a front surface and a rear surface. The mirror includes a reflective mirror portion and a translucent portion through which light can pass. A housing is secured to the rear surface of the mirror and the housing includes a first surface, a second surface, and a gap extending between the first surface and the second surface. The mirror further includes a light source coupled to a flexible substrate and positioned behind the rear surface of the mirror; and a reflective element secured to the rear surface and positioned adjacent the translucent portion of the mirror. The flexible substrate is secured to the first surface and the second surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2015Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Séura, Inc.Inventors: Andy C. Lumaye, Robert J. Elsing