Patents Examined by Omar Rojas
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Patent number: 11885475Abstract: The present invention pertains to lighting device systems or methods applicable to off-road utility vehicles. The concepts include light sources for light beam production, a housing enclosure that encompasses internal elements and includes opposing front and rear portions. Inventive concepts further include a heatsink arrangement along an outer surface of the rear portion via a fastening system that is configured to transfer generated heat from the light sources and includes a sealing member with fasteners for securing the heatsink through the housing such that the sealing member becomes positioned between the heatsink and interfacing housing structures.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Valeo North America, Inc.Inventors: Alexis Debiard, Fernando Javier Villanueva
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Patent number: 11879623Abstract: Proposed is a lighting device using combined power generation. Particularly, the lighting device using combined power generation includes a first power generation part including a first thermoelectric element whose first surface has a high temperature part formed by solar heat, the first power generation part being configured to generate electrical energy by using the first thermoelectric element, a second power generation part including a second thermoelectric element whose first surface has a high temperature part formed by heat generated from an LED module, the second power generation part being configured to generate electrical energy by using the second thermoelectric element, and a cooling part that is provided between the first power generation part and the second power generation part and simultaneously cools a second surface of each of the first thermoelectric element and the second thermoelectric element.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2023Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Inventors: Ok Ja Jeon, Seung Won Seo, Xue Bin Yin, Yoon Ju Kook, Bong Hyoung Kim
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Patent number: 11879609Abstract: The lamp for a vehicle includes a lamp housing, a light source part housed at the lamp housing and that irradiates light, a bezel installed in the lamp housing, an optical fiber, one end of which is fixed to one side of the bezel and an opposite end of which is assembled on an opposite side of the bezel, connected to the light source part, and that outputs light irradiated from the light source part, and an fixing unit, in which the opposite end of the optical fiber is assembled on the opposite side of the bezel, and the fixing unit includes a bracket fixed to the bezel, and an fixing member, to which the opposite end of the optical fiber is fixed, and assembled in the bracket.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventor: Ki Ryong Song
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Patent number: 11867369Abstract: Linking assemblies are provided for attaching multiple lamps together. One example lamp assembly includes a linking member and first and second fastening devices. The linking member includes first and second sides. The first side includes surface defining a first channel, and the second side includes a surface defining a second channel. The first fastening device is configured to extend through the first channel, thereby securing the first side of the linking member to a side of a first lamp. The second fastening device is configured to extend through the second channel, thereby securing the second side of the linking member to a side of a second lamp. An angle between the first side of the linking member and the side of the first lamp is adjustable based on contact of the side of the first lamp along the surface of the first side.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Diode Dynamics, L.L.C.Inventors: Trevor Dobbins, Tom Kornblum
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Patent number: 11852312Abstract: A light shielding component including a covering portion, and a snap-fit portion, with the covering portion used to cover a light guide to block the transmission of light rays. The snap-fit portion including at least one slot, which is used to fix the light shielding component.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Valeo VisionInventors: Blaise Jars, Vincent Huet
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Patent number: 11835192Abstract: A displacement system for simultaneous displacement of a first and a second light module of a lighting apparatus, wherein the first light module is mounted so that it can swivel about a first swivel axis and the second light module is mounted so that it can swivel about a second swivel axis, and wherein the two swivel axes extend parallel to each other.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Walter Staffenberger, Leopold Pritzl
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Patent number: 11828423Abstract: A light bulb apparatus includes a bracket, a flexible light strip, a bulb shell, a central base and a driver. The bracket includes a central bar and multiple top hooks. The multiple top hooks have first ends connected to the central bar. The flexible light strip has multiple first bending points fixed to second ends of the multiple top hooks for expanding the flexible light strip. a bulb shell. A driver for converting an external power source to a driving current. The central base encloses a part of two wires. The central base exposes first electrodes of the two wires for connecting to the flexible light strip. The central base exposes second electrodes of the two wires for receiving the driving current. The central base and the bulb shell form a closed space for holding the flexible light strip and the bracket.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: LEEDARSON LIGHTING CO., LTDInventors: Chunhua Wang, Liangliang Cao, Hongkui Jiang, Juncheng Che, Yanzeng Gao
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Patent number: 11828431Abstract: A lamp for a vehicle, the lamp including a light source configured to emit light, and a light guide body provided forward of the light source and configured to allow the light to enter the light guide body, in which the light guide body includes a body portion, the body portion includes a recessed region formed in a lower surface of the body portion and recessed upward, the recessed region includes a first section extending to be inclined upward in a forward direction, and a second section provided forward of the first section and extending forward or downward from the first section, and a material layer configured to reflect or absorb the light is provided on a surface of the second section.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventor: Hyun Soo Lee
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Patent number: 11828428Abstract: A vehicle lamp structure includes a heat dissipating device, an LED light source, a reflector, a supporting frame, a light-blocking plate, and a lens unit. The LED light source, the reflector, and the supporting frame are disposed on the heat dissipating device. The LED light source includes a substrate and LED units that are arranged along a lengthwise direction. The reflector has reflection surfaces that are respectively located above the LED units such that light emitted by the LED units is reflected by the reflection surfaces. The light-blocking plate is disposed in the supporting frame and has a frame body and at least one baffle, and the baffle is disposed in the frame body, such that through holes are formed in the frame body so that the light reflected by the plurality of reflection surfaces can pass through the through holes, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2023Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: SONAR AUTO PARTS CO., LTD.Inventor: Chung-Yi Chang
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Patent number: 11821603Abstract: A vehicle lighting device includes a socket; a substrate; and one first and four second light emitting elements. A square luminance distribution region is defined on light irradiation sides of first and second light emitting elements. A center of distribution region overlaps central axis of device. Distribution region is equally divided into four square first regions whose corners overlap center of distribution region. Each of first regions is equally divided into nine square second regions. A length of one side of second region is 0.8 mm. Luminance of distribution region is 90% or more of a total luminance of light emitted from device. In twenty second regions arranged along sides of distribution region, luminance of one second region is 2% or less of total luminance. In sixteen second regions provided inside twenty second regions, luminance of one second region is 3% or more and 10% or less of total luminance.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2023Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology CorporationInventor: Tomohiro Matsuo
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Patent number: 11821601Abstract: A lighting assembly for a motor vehicle is described, comprising: a first transparent surface, which is configured to transmit, in use, a low beam; and a second transparent surface, which is configured to transmit, in use, a high beam; an opaque element, which is movable between a first operating position, in which it is far from the first and second surfaces, and a second operating position, in which it obstructs at least one of the first and second surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2023Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: FERRARI S.p.A.Inventor: Gian Luca Nagliati
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Patent number: 11813975Abstract: A lighting apparatus for a vehicle may include: a housing installed inside the front of a vehicle and formed one side thereof with an opening, a plurality of light emitting units installed inside the housing and configured to emit light toward the opening, and a plurality of flap units rotatably installed in the housing, disposed to face the plurality of light emitting units, and configured to open or close the opening.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Do Hyung Kim, Soon Mo Lee, Moo Kwan Kim
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Patent number: 11815239Abstract: Provided is a vehicular lamp that forms a light distribution pattern for traveling having a lower end portion overlapping an upper end portion of a light distribution pattern for passing and is downsized with a simple configuration. The vehicular lamp includes a projection lens that projects light emitted from a first light source to form the light distribution pattern for passing and projects light emitted from a second light source to form the light distribution pattern for traveling. A lower lens part and an upper lens part are set in the projection lens about a lens axis as a center, a lower focus is set on the lens axis in the lower lens part, and an upper focus shorter in focal length than the lower focus is set on the lens axis in the upper lens part.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2020Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroya Imamura, Takashi Muto, Eiji Suzuki
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Patent number: 11808413Abstract: A lamp base includes a housing for at least partial accommodation of a carrier for a light source. Two mutually-opposing guide rails are provided in the housing for the form-fitted insertion of the carrier. The technology is particularly applicable to carriers with LEDs as light sources and addresses problems with adhesive or soldered attachment of the light source carrier.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: LEDVANCE GMBHInventors: Peter Hollaender, Max Zimmermann, Ulrich Biebel
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Patent number: 11809040Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a backlight unit, and a light conversion sheet between the display panel and the backlight unit. The backlight unit includes a substrate and light-emitting sections arranged on the substrate, one or more light sources are disposed in each of the light-emitting sections, the light conversion sheet includes first partition walls and light conversion sections arranged to correspond to the light-emitting sections, a first partition wall of the first partition walls is disposed between adjacent light conversion sections of the light conversion sections. Each of the light conversion sections includes first quantum dots emitting a first light and second quantum dots emitting a second light having a color different from a color of the first light, and the at least one light source provides light of a predetermined wavelength to the light conversion sheet.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yong Wook Kim, Soo Kyung Kwon, Jaeyong Lee
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Patent number: 11796137Abstract: A corn lamp is provided includes a lamp body assembly having a mounting lamp holder, a connecting bracket and a lamp cap. A lamp source module is mounted on the mounting lamp holder. The connecting bracket is arranged between the mounting lamp holder and the lamp cap. The mounting lamp holder is fixed with the lamp cap through the connecting bracket. A mounting base for mounting other external lamp bodies is arranged on an inner side of the mounting lamp holder. A first mounting cavity corresponding to the lamp cap is formed on an inner side of the mounting base, and the mounting base is detachably connected with lamp caps of other external lamp bodies through threads. The corn lamp is convenient to assemble and disassemble. A plurality of lamp body assemblies can be assembled and disassembled to meet the lighting requirements of different scenes.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: NINGBO JINGHUI OPTO-ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Guohui Bai, Xia Xiao, Guohuan Feng
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Patent number: 11800616Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) luminaire comprising a battery-backup portion is used to replace a luminaire operated only with alternate-current (AC) mains. The battery-backup portion comprises a rechargeable battery, a self-diagnostic circuit, and a front-end communication circuit. The self-diagnostic circuit comprises timers and is configured to provide test schedules and to auto-evaluate battery performance according to the test schedules with test results stored. The LED luminaire further comprises a remote user interface and a concentrator communication circuit configured to communicate with the front-end communication circuit configured to send the test results to the concentrator communication circuit as soon as a rechargeable battery test is performed.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Aleddra Inc.Inventor: Chungho Hsia
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Patent number: 11796136Abstract: A replacement lighting apparatus for automobiles is slim and includes an industry-leading footprint to fit into modern headlamps' minimal housing space. The lighting apparatus employs chip scale package light emitting diodes (CSP LEDs), flexible metal heat sinks, an improved collar having a watertight seal formed with an elastomeric gasket and the use of at least one, if not multiple, set screws, a wire harness with a nylon braided sleeve, and a solid-state design for maximum performance, long life, and superior scientifically proven heat mitigation.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Putco, Inc.Inventors: Conner Schramm, Parker Freeman, Seth Hoogendoorn, Nicholas Niemeyer, Paul Thomas Adair, James P. Elwell
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Patent number: 11781722Abstract: A cover unit for selectively covering an opening in a structure, including: at least a first cover element having a first axial end coupled to a first driving mechanism, and a second axial end coupled to a second driving mechanism; the first driving mechanism and the second driving mechanism configured to move the first cover element between a closed position and an opened position; each including: an arm configured to be rotatively coupled to the structure, at least one drive unit configured to drive a movement of the arm, and a joint configured to couple the arm to the axial end of the first cover element, the joint configured to allow a two-axis rotation and one linear axis movement, wherein the joint is configured to allow the first axial end and the second axial end of the first cover element to be moved differently during an opening movement and/or a closing movement.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Volvo Car CorporationInventors: Alborz Sedaghat Amoli, Oskar Blank, Thomas Lippert
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Patent number: 11784281Abstract: A method is disclosed. For example, the method includes printing an image on a substrate, applying an adhesive on select portions of the image, coupling the image to a wave guide such that the adhesive contacts a surface of the wave guide, and providing a light through the wave guide such that the light is emitted through the wave guide and the adhesive and the light is reflected by the select portions of the image back through the adhesive and the wave guide.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2020Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: David C. Craig, Ka Hei Fung, Brendan McNamara