Patents Examined by Omar Rojas
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Patent number: 12292170Abstract: An illumination device for vehicles, having a housing, a cover lens, which closes an opening in the housing, an elongate light guide, a light source for coupling light into the elongate light guide, a groove-like receptacle for receiving the elongate light guide, an outcoupler for coupling out the light coupled into the elongate light guide. The outcoupler is arranged along part of a lateral surface of the elongate light guide. The groove-like receptacle runs along an edge of the cover lens so that a position light is produced.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2024Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaAInventors: Ansgar Gollnick, Giuseppe Mattina
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Patent number: 12287080Abstract: A trim attachment system includes a light fixture housing and a first coiled spring bracket having a first coil section and a first elongated section. The first elongated section is positioned in the light fixture housing and attached to the light fixture housing, where the first coil section is attachable to a trim to pull up the trim toward an opening of the housing. The trim attachment system further includes a second coiled spring bracket having a second coil section and a second elongated section. The second elongated section is positioned in the light fixture housing and attached to the light fixture housing, where the second coil section is attachable to the trim to pull up the trim toward the opening of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2023Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING, B.V.Inventors: Pradip Vilasrao Jogdand, Timothy Glenn Wright, Jared Michael Davis, Jason Quentin Paulsel, Jay Paul Bokros
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Patent number: 12283176Abstract: An illuminated indicator for a doorbell can be arranged to receive light along an optical axis (e.g., that is perpendicular to a front face of the doorbell housing) and emit the light from an output portion that defines a closed loop (e.g., that extends around the optical axis) and in a direction that is parallel to the optical axis. The illuminated indicator can include a light pipe that receives light along the optical axis and reflects the light to follow a radially outward and divergent path, e.g., that is perpendicular to the optical axis. The radially outward and divergent light can be reflected to follow a path that is parallel to the optical axis for emission at an output portion of the light pipe. The light pipe can be configured to transmit a doorbell switch activation force to other parts of the doorbell to cause actuation of the switch.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2024Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: SimpliSafe, Inc.Inventors: Patrick Lloyd Murphy, Gregory Kintz
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Patent number: 12281768Abstract: A vehicle lamp is mounted on a vehicle body in which a front-rear direction of the vehicle body is a first direction. The vehicle lamp comprises a light emitting unit and an optical unit. The light emitting unit includes at least one light emitting member. The optical unit includes at least one lens having a light incident portion, a reflective portion, and a light output portion. The light incident portion is disposed corresponding to the light emitting member. The light output portion is disposed along a second direction at a slant angle relative to the first direction. The reflective portion includes a plurality of reflective faces arranged in an array. The light emitting member emits light rays which pass through the light incident portion into the lens. The reflective portion reflects the light rays to the light output portion to thereby output the light rays.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2023Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: MIN HSIANG CORPORATIONInventor: Chung-Chi Huang
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Patent number: 12281779Abstract: An LED decorative lamp, having a lampholder body, a blocking member, an LED, and leads; the lampholder body is provided with a channel longitudinally penetrating both ends at a first opening and a second opening of the lampholder body; the LED, the leads, and the blocking member are arranged in the channel; the LED extends out of the second opening, the blocking member has a blocking end and a separation end, the blocking end is arranged in the channel and is in interference fit with the first opening, and the separation end is arranged in the channel and extends towards the second opening so as to be positioned between the two poles of the LED. A production process of the LED decorative lamp is provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2023Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Inventors: Qingbiao Wu, Linlin Wu
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Patent number: 12280183Abstract: A bulb lamp, including a lamp shell, a light-transmitting cover, a power panel, a lamp panel, at least one illumination module and at least one sterilization module. An annular first step extends inside the peripheral side of the lamp shell, and a plurality of air inlets are provided above the first step; the light-transmitting cover is connected to the bottom ring side of the lamp shell and surrounds the lamp shell to form an accommodating cavity, the bottom of the light-transmitting cover is provided with at least one air outlet in communication with the accommodating cavity, and the accommodating cavity is in communication with the air inlet; the power panel is arranged in the accommodating cavity; the lamp panel is arranged in the accommodating cavity and is lower than the first step, and an installation space is formed between the lamp panel and the first step.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2023Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: Shenzhen Guanke Technologies Co., LtdInventors: Qing Lan, Ligen Liu, Liang Wu, Xuren Qiu, Qinwan Gong
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Patent number: 12270522Abstract: A motor vehicle lighting device including a housing with a first module for emitting a first beam, a second module for emitting a second beam, extending above the first, a third module for emitting a third segmented beam, extending above the second beam, and an optical projection system. The second module is arranged below the first module, the third module is arranged below the second module, and each of the modules includes a plurality of light sources, a collector for collecting and reflecting the rays emitted by the plurality of light sources into a beam, and a portion of the optical projection system that is arranged to project the beam, the portion forming an image of the collector.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2021Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: Valeo VisionInventor: Yves Gromfeld
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Patent number: 12271020Abstract: The present application discloses a display device, the display device includes a frame area. The display device includes a backplate, a light guide plate, and an optical diaphragm. A receiving cavity is defined in the backplate, the light guide plate is located in the receiving cavity, the light guide plate includes at least one light guide plate extension part, the light guide plate extension part is located in the frame area, the optical diaphragm is arranged on the light guide plate, the optical diaphragm includes at least one diaphragm extension part, and the diaphragm extension part is located in the frame area. The diaphragm extension part is engaged together and connected with the light guide plate extension part.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2022Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Wenbin Wang, Lijian Xiao, Zhonghong Guan, Guanqiao Zhao, He Peng, Wenbin Lu
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Patent number: 12270524Abstract: A vehicle lighting assembly includes a solid state light emitter mounted on a first side of a substrate. A second side of the substrate is connected or adjacent to a heatsink. The heatsink may have a lower thermal conductivity than the second side of the substrate. A blower fluidly engages with the heatsink to flow fluid, e.g., air, through passages in the heatsink. The heatsink can include at least one aperture such that the moving fluid from the blower contacts at least a portion of the second side of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2023Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: Magna Exteriors Inc.Inventors: Mark Christopher Hlavach, Abishek Sadhu Anchan
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Patent number: 12270516Abstract: A Christmas LED bulb manufacturing process includes: taking a conductive wire: taking a conductive wire with a preset length, the conductive wire being a Dumet wire or a platinum wire; removing impurities: removing foreign matters and impurities on a surface of the conductive wire; welding a chip: welding and fixing a LED chip to the conductive wire after impurity removal; sealing: after the chip is welded, injecting one of silica gel, resin and silica gel, or a mixture of resin and a high thermal conductivity material into the LED chip to wrap the LED chip; assembling: inserting the sealed LED chip into a glass tube; and performing glass-sealing: melting two ends of the glass tube for sealing and molding.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2023Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: Polyrocks Technology (Hunan) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xiangyong Wang, Hong Yang
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Patent number: 12270536Abstract: A light fitting comprises a housing (10) with at least a connection (14) for a light source (30) and with an electronic control circuit (13) which is able and configured to control and to power the light source (30). The control circuit (13) adopts during operation a reference potential from a reference point, particularly earth. The housing is connected for heat-exchanging contact to a cooling device (20) which comprises at least one channel (21, 22) for carrying a heat-carrying medium. The heat-carrying medium comprises here an electrically conductive cooling liquid and is electrically coupled to the reference point during operation.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2022Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: WIETSE BEHEER B.V.Inventor: Wietse Van Bokhoven
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Patent number: 12259099Abstract: A projection headlamp is provided including a shield disposed between the reflector and aspherical lens of the lamp to control light emission area of the headlamp. The projection headlamp includes a dark part improvement element configured to optimize a shield design to add some light to the dark part or advance light blocked for providing the dark part to a far-field part. This dark part improvement is advantageous for driving, thereby improving a driver's driving stability.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2023Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventor: Hong Seok Kim
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Patent number: 12259101Abstract: A vehicular lamp includes a light source, a reflector, and a projection lens. The vehicular lamp is configured to radiate, toward front of the lamp via the projection lens, light from the light source, the light being reflected by the reflector. A reflective surface of the reflector includes a reflective region configured to illuminate a short-distance road surface within 5 m in front of the lamp. A light diffusing treatment for diffusing and reflecting emitted light from the light source is applied to the reflective region.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2022Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Takahiro Suzuki, Takaya Shimizu, Toshiyuki Fujimura
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Patent number: 12247709Abstract: The present disclosure provides a lamp bulb structure and a lamp with the same. The lamp bulb structure includes a lamp housing, a lamp head, a connection base and a wick assembly mounted on the connection base and electrically connected to the lamp head, the lamp housing includes a lighting part having a lighting cavity and a connecting portion having an annular opening communicating with the lighting cavity; the connection base includes a first connecting member and a second connecting member; the first connecting member is inserted in the annular opening by interference fit, and the first connecting member forms a recess having an opening facing away from the lighting cavity; the second connecting member is inserted in the recess by interference fit; the lamp head is sleeved on an outer wall of the connecting portion and covers the annular opening.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2023Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: Nanning City Hong Cai Illuminations Technology Company LimitedInventor: Faquan Liang
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Patent number: 12247713Abstract: A light-guide-part has width that gradually increases from first-end toward second-end and shape in which both sides of the light-guide-part in widthwise direction having optical axis interposed between are curved toward one-direction. An incidence-part has incidence-surface located in central part of the first-end of the light-guide-part and facing light source. The incidence-surface has shape in which both sides of the incidence-surface in the widthwise direction having the optical axis interposed between are curved toward the one-direction, curved in concave shape when the light-guide-part is seen from the one-direction, and curved in convex shape in cross section in thickness direction of the light-guide-part parallel to the optical axis. A reflecting-part has reflecting-surface inclined toward the one-direction on the second-end of the light-guide-part.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2024Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Daisuke Nakashima
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Patent number: 12241612Abstract: A lighting apparatus for a vehicle includes a base plate having a plurality of mounting portions and a plurality of lighting modules detachably mounted to the plurality of mounting portions. The plurality of lighting modules is configured to radiate light and to define a design of the lighting apparatus depending on locations at which the lighting modules are mounted.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2023Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Chang Hoon Choi, Byeong Ho Jeong
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Patent number: 12225662Abstract: A lighting module of a motor vehicle signaling device includes a ceramic substrate having opposite first and second faces, and a plurality of selectively activatable light sources mounted on the first face of the ceramic substrate. Each of the first and second faces of the ceramic substrate are provided with at least a first and a second respective interconnection layer. The ceramic substrate comprises a plurality of through holes designed to interconnect the first interconnection layer to the second interconnection layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2021Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: VALEO VISIONInventors: Alexandre Val, Samuel Daroussin, Zdravko Zojceski, Antoine De Lamberterie
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Patent number: 12215835Abstract: A headlight module includes a light source to emit light; and a light guide projection optical element including an incidence surface to condense the light, thereby forming a first light, a first reflecting surface to reflect partial light as part of the first light, thereby forming light in a first light distribution pattern having a cutoff line from light other than the partial light, and a second reflecting surface inclined with respect to an optical axis of the light source so as to be farther from the optical axis as a distance from the light source along the optical axis increases. The second reflecting surface forms light in a second light distribution pattern by reflecting second light formed of the partial light reflected by the first reflecting surface and adds the light in the second light distribution pattern to the light in the first light distribution pattern.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohide Morimoto, Masashige Suwa
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Patent number: 12209725Abstract: A light source distribution element for headlight device includes: a first light guide portion that is located between a first joint surface of an incident portion and a first emission portion, and is to guide light from the first joint surface of the incident portion to the first emission portion; and a second light guide portion that is located between a second joint surface of the incident portion and a second emission portion, has a first reflection surface formed on one of opposite side faces of the second light guide portion and a second reflection surface formed on the other one of the opposite side faces, and is to reflect light from the second joint surface of the incident portion by using the first reflection surface and the second reflection surface to guide the light to the second emission portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2021Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Masashige Suwa, Muneharu Kuwata
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Patent number: 12208687Abstract: A display device for a vehicle includes: a first transparent or translucent layer comprising a pictogram, a second transparent or translucent layer, covering the pictogram, a liquid crystal display, arranged in line with the pictogram, and a light source configured to emit light to illuminate the pictogram by passing through the liquid crystal display and the second layer. The liquid crystal display at least partially covers the second layer, and an assembly formed by the first layer and the second layer is rigid.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2022Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: FAURECIA INTERIEUR INDUSTRIEInventors: Christophe Cuvillier, Armand Brousselle