Patents Examined by Nathaniel Lee
  • Patent number: 9229154
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes: light sources; a light guide member (120) arranged at a prescribed gap to the light sources such that light from the light sources enters from respective side faces (121) and exits from a light exiting surface (122); a first extending part (181) that extends along the side face (121) of the light guide member (120); and a second extending part (182) that extends along a surface of the light guide member (120) that is opposite to the light exiting surface (122). The backlight unit is provided with heat dissipation plates (180) that dissipate heat generated by the light sources. Each heat dissipation plate (180) has a larger area at the top portion than the bottom portion when the backlight unit is installed in a liquid crystal display device (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshitake Ishimoto
  • Patent number: 9217903
    Abstract: To provide a display device which can realize multi-gray scale display by reducing voltage fluctuation of a pixel, a display device includes a plurality of source signal lines, a plurality of gate signal lines which is provided so as to intersect with the source signal lines, and a pixel electrode to which a signal voltage of the source signal line is applied through a transistor including an oxide semiconductor, which is provided near an intersection portion of the source signal line and the gate signal line; in which in the pixel electrode which is provided between a pair of the adjacent source signal lines, edge portions thereof overlap with edge portions of the source signal lines and an overlapped area with one of the source signal lines is substantially equal to an overlapped area with the other source signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jun Koyama
  • Patent number: 9206967
    Abstract: Discussed is a display device including a substrate having at least one of a first and a second electrode, a conductive adhesive layer configured to cover the wiring substrate, and a plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices coupled to the conductive adhesive layer, and electrically connected to the first and second electrode, wherein the conductive adhesive layer has a first conductive adhesive layer disposed in a first region and a second conductive adhesive layer disposed in a second region adjoining to the first region such that the conductive adhesive layer is partitioned into a plurality of regions on the wiring substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Kyuhyun Bang
  • Patent number: 9198566
    Abstract: A light assembly for a hand-held medical diagnostic instrument. The light assembly includes a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface, a light source mounted to the top surface, and the bottom surface having first and second electrical terminals. The light assembly further includes a circuit board disposed inclined to the substrate, the circuit board having first and second electrical terminals, a first connector mounting and electrically connecting the first electrical terminal of the substrate to the first electrical terminal of the circuit board, a second connector mounting and electrically connecting the second electrical terminal of the substrate to the second electrical terminal of the circuit board, a heat sink, and a thermal conductor thermally connecting at least one of the first and second electrical terminals of the substrate to the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: WELCH ALLYN, INC.
    Inventors: Raymond A. Lia, Ervin Goldfain, Chris R. Roberts, Steven R. Slawson, Robert J. Wood
  • Patent number: 9188306
    Abstract: An optical assembly of alert light has two optical halves obtained by symmetrically dividing the optical assembly along an optical reference plane. Each optical half has a base with one side corresponding to the optical reference plane and having a junction surface. A light entrance portion and a light exit portion are on two opposite sides of the optical reference plane. The two optical halves are assembled to form the optical assembly of alert light with the junction surfaces of the two optical halves attached to each other. Accordingly, the structural simplification of the divided optical halves facilitates the molding of the optical halves and reduces limitations in manufacturing the optical halves, thereby satisfying the demands of different light form, light projection angles and product shapes in generating diversified alert lights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Inventor: Neng-Chen Yeh
  • Patent number: 9182092
    Abstract: A lighting fixture includes first and second elongated lamp carriage assembles supporting respective first and second elongated lamps and an enclosure including first and second spaced plates. The first lamp carriage assembly is fixedly coupled between the first and second plates for directing light output by the first lamp in a first direction. The second lamp carriage assembly is slidably and pivotally coupled at its ends to the first and second plates for directing light output by the second lamp in a second direction that crosses the first direction. The lighting fixture can further include a third elongated lamp carriage assembly supporting a third elongated lamp. The third lamp carriage assembly is slidably and pivotally coupled at its ends to the first and second plates for directing light output by the third lamp in a third direction that crosses the first and second directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Brightline, Inc.
    Inventor: Samuel P. Cercone
  • Patent number: 9184413
    Abstract: A flat panel display device provides a sealing structure for comprising and sealing a display unit disposed in a first region on a substrate. The display unit includes the first region and a second region, and a barrier is disposed in the first region on the substrate, on an outer side of the display unit, and adjacent to the second region. The sealing structure contacts the barrier, and includes at least one first layer of an inorganic material and at least one second layer of an organic material. A method of manufacturing the flat panel display device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Joong Joo, Myung-Soo Huh, Suk-Won Jung
  • Patent number: 9167860
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a protective modular helmet with an integrated lighting system, for example for use by a rider/driver of a vehicle such as a snowmobile, a motorcycle, or an all-terrain vehicle. A light source is mounted at chin level in the helmet. A moveable chin bar covers or conceals the light source when lowered. When the chin bar is raised, the light source is exposed and can be used for illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Inventors: Craig M. Fedewa, Mark A. Lambie
  • Patent number: 9172216
    Abstract: A pre-chamber sparkplug is suggested with a central electrode, with at least one ground electrode, which is distanced from the central electrode forming a spark gap, and with at least one transfer bore in a pre-chamber cap. The ground electrode comprises an internal circumferential area, which faces the central electrode, and an external circumferential area, which faces away from the central electrode. The internal circumferential area of the ground electrode shows a concave progression in the longitudinal direction of the pre-chamber sparkplug, subjected to a tensile force, and the external circumferential area shows a convex progression in the longitudinal direction of the pre-chamber sparkplug, subjected to a pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH
    Inventor: Anko Ernst
  • Patent number: 9169996
    Abstract: A luminaire comprising lamellae holding means, a light source, and a set of lamellae comprising a plurality of (inclined) lamellae. The set of lamellae extends at least partially over a light emission window. The lamellae have a reflective front surface facing towards the light source, said front surface being designed to partially reflect light to the exterior and partially transmit light, for example in that the lamellae are diffusely translucent or have a perforated surface. The set of lamellae is provided with light converging means, for example a Fresnel lens, which optionally are integrated in the lamellae to prevent the luminaire becoming too bulky.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Ramon Pascal Van Gorkom, Michel Cornelis Josephus Vissenberg, Ludovicus Johannes Lambertus Haenen
  • Patent number: 9163816
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus that has the specific features of attaching to a light bulb base and creating a light bulb with the additional feature of being able to be dimmed and flexed for directional lighting at the socket of the light bulb itself. An additional feature of this attachment is to allow for the light bulb to be turned off or on at the point of where the light bulb is attached to its socket from which electricity is drawn. A third feature of said device is to have the addition of a USB port also on the socket dimming device as a way to draw energy from the light bulb socket for the additional feature of using a USB port with some type of electronic device that can be charged at the base of the light socket itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Inventor: Robert Baschnagel
  • Patent number: 9146027
    Abstract: A lamp holder for holding a source of LED light includes a lamp holding component that is sized and arranged to securely receive the source of LED light. Keyed openings, engageable with fasteners associated with the mounting surface, are used to releasably attached the lamp holding component to the mounting surface and to urge the source of LED light against the mounting surface once the lamp holding component is attached thereto. Electrical contacts carried by the lamp holding component, provided to engage corresponding electrical contacts of the source of LED light, are also arranged to urge the source of LED light against the mounting surface when the lamp holding component is attached to the mounting surface. The lamp holding component also includes resiliently mounted holding elements for releasably holding the source of LED light in an accessible location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: IDEAL Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan E. Zantout, Dennis M. Breen, IV, Benjamin D. Swedberg
  • Patent number: 9140848
    Abstract: A backlight device (illumination device) 80 includes a plurality of LEDs 22 and entrance ends 30a that light from the LEDs 22 enters, and further includes a plurality of light guide bars 30 that guide the light from the LEDs 22 and a bar-shaped attachment member 55 to which the LEDs 22 and the light guide bars 30 are attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takeshi Masuda
  • Patent number: 9140842
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a light guide plate which is disposed under the display panel and includes a first side surface, a second side surface connected to one end of the first side surface, and a third side surface connected to the other end of the first side surface, a first light source disposed to face the first side surface and including a plurality of light emitting devices including a first light emitting device to emit a first color light and a second light emitting device to emit a second color light, and a first reflecting member disposed on the second side surface and having a complementary color to a color of the light emitted from a light emitting device, which is disposed closest to the one end of the first side surface, among the plurality of light emitting devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Hyun Kim, Hee-Kwang Song, Seokhyun Nam, Juyoung Yoon
  • Patent number: 9142601
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display is disclosed. According to some aspects, the display includes a substrate having a display region and a peripheral region that surrounds the display region. The display further includes a pixel in the display region, and a contact unit in the peripheral region. The contact unit is configured to receive a common power signal from an external power source. A wiring line unit on the substrate provides a driving signal to the pixel. The pixel includes a first electrode provided on the substrate, an organic light emitting layer provided on the first electrode, and a second electrode that protrudes toward the contact unit on a plane to be electrically coupled to the contact unit. As a result, the area in which the second electrode overlaps the wiring line unit in the peripheral region is reduced and the parasitic capacitance that may be generated between the second electrode and the wiring line may be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Wook Park, Ki-Wook Kim, Keum-Nam Kim
  • Patent number: 9130184
    Abstract: A new light-emitting device utilizing phosphorescence is provided. Further, an electronic device and a lighting device which utilize phosphorescence are provided. One embodiment of the present invention is a light-emitting device including a phosphorescent organometallic iridium complex comprising iridium and either pyrimidine having an aryl group at the 4-position or 1,3,5-triazine having an aryl group at the 2-position. One of nitrogen in the pyrimidine or 1,3,5-triazine is coordinated to the iridium. Also, each of the pyrimidine and 1,3,5-triazine has a substituent such as an alkyl group or an aryl group. Further the ortho position of the aryl group which is bonded to the 4-position of the pyrimidine or the 2-position of the 1,3,5-triazine is bonded to the iridium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Hideko Inoue, Hiromi Seo, Tomoya Yamaguchi, Satoko Shitagaki, Takahiro Ushikubo
  • Patent number: 9111744
    Abstract: A high-pressure discharge lamp having an ignition aid, mounted in an outer bulb, wherein the discharge vessel comprises two ends having seals in which electrodes are mounted and wherein a frame having a clip wire retains the discharge vessel in the outer bulb. The clip wire is bent toward the seal of the opposite pole electrode until the bent part formed thereby acts as an ignition aid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Brauner, Johannes Buttstaedt, Sascha Piltz
  • Patent number: 9093406
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display device is provided. The organic light emitting display device includes at least one capacitor, at least one transistor, and an organic light emitting element connected to the capacitor and the transistor. The transistor includes a first structure and a second structure disposed on the first structure with a first insulating layer therebetween. The capacitor includes a first electrode and a second electrode disposed on the first electrode with the insulating layer therebetween. A distance between the first electrode and the second electrode in at least a region, is less than a distance between the first structure and the second structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jungbae Kim
  • Patent number: 9086202
    Abstract: A projection light module having a light source, primary optics, secondary optics and a movable aperture, which is arranged in such a way that the primary optics transfer lighting current emanating from the light source in a first light distribution which is situated in a focal plane of the secondary optics so that the secondary optics transfer the first light distribution in a second light distribution situated in the front end of the light module, which is equipped to displace an optically effective edge of the aperture by actuating the aperture between a first control position and a second control position, wherein at least the second control position is defined by a mechanical limit stop. The aperture includes at least a resilient stop element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING REUTLINGEN GMBH
    Inventor: Olaf Rottstaedt
  • Patent number: 9086606
    Abstract: To provide a display device which can realize multi-gray scale display by reducing voltage fluctuation of a pixel, a display device includes a plurality of source signal lines, a plurality of gate signal lines which is provided so as to intersect with the source signal lines, and a pixel electrode to which a signal voltage of the source signal line is applied through a transistor including an oxide semiconductor, which is provided near an intersection portion of the source signal line and the gate signal line; in which in the pixel electrode which is provided between a pair of the adjacent source signal lines, edge portions thereof overlap with edge portions of the source signal lines and an overlapped area with one of the source signal lines is substantially equal to an overlapped area with the other source signal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jun Koyama