Patents Examined by Nathaniel Lee
  • Patent number: 9862305
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Isamu Nagasawa
  • Patent number: 9865672
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Emory Krall, Huiqing Pang, Jason Paynter, Jeffrey Silvernail, Ruiqing Ma
  • Patent number: 9863617
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akihiro Hirano
  • Patent number: 9863590
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: DEEPSEA POWER & LIGHT, INC.
    Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Jon E. Simmons, Aaron J. Steiner, John I. Chew
  • Patent number: 9857528
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Qing Guo
  • Patent number: 9857066
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Ephesus Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Walten Peter Owens, Christopher D. Nolan, Joseph R. Casper
  • Patent number: 9841153
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Tempo Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Dennis Pearson, Michael D. Bremser, James Johnson, Thomas Lueken, Shaun Toms
  • Patent number: 9822937
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Barry McCane, Forrest Starnes McCanless
  • Patent number: 9822959
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Kamada
  • Patent number: 9812314
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: EATON PROTECTION SYSTEMS IP GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Jens Burmeister, Gerhard Schwarz
  • Patent number: 9807945
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Usami, Mitsuyoshi Ichihashi
  • Patent number: 9804315
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshiro Aoki, Yasushi Kawata, Arichika Ishida
  • Patent number: 9803828
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas Carl Lueken, Michael Scott Neuer, Zhijie Chen, Jamey Butteris, Ezekial Thomas Hill
  • Patent number: 9803845
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: URSATECH LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoxiong Luo, John B. Page
  • Patent number: 9797563
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: URSATECH LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoxiong Luo, John B. Page
  • Patent number: 9798067
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBH
    Inventors: Patrik Gassner, Kenneth Martin
  • Patent number: 9784415
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Inventors: Jennifer Sande, Julie Linge
  • Patent number: 9784418
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Ties Van Bommel, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet
  • Patent number: 9772438
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., HEFEI BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hanqi Chu, Jinmoo Park, Shounian Chen
  • Patent number: 9765958
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Séura, Inc.
    Inventors: Andy C. Lumaye, Robert J. Elsing