Patents Examined by Peggy A. Neils
  • Patent number: 12179662
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an illuminable indication system that includes a light emitting diode (LED) assembly including at least one LED, and a flexible member at least partially covering the LED assembly, the flexible member including a translucent portion, wherein when illuminated by the at least one LED, the translucent portion provides an illuminated indication to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeanette Puig-Pey, Louella Patterson, Mike Powell, Paul Severinski, Samuel Hanlon
  • Patent number: 12180411
    Abstract: A body composition comprising: a bulk molded compound (BMC) comprising: one or more thermoset resins; one or more fillers; one or more reinforcements; and one or more binders; a thermally conductive material disposed within the bulk molded compound so that then the body composition as molded into a body the body assists is removing thermal energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Robert Fraizer, Colby Darlage, Scott Adaska
  • Patent number: 12176723
    Abstract: A light bulb includes one or more LEDs and a housing containing the one or more LEDs. At least a portion of the housing is at least partially transparent to one or more wavelengths of light emitted by the one or more LEDs. A driver is disposed within the housing and electrically connected to the one or more LEDs for driving the one or more LEDs. A non-metallic base is formed at an end of the housing. A contactless electrical power receiver is disposed within the non-metallic base and electrically connected to the driver. The contactless electrical power receiver is configured to contactlessly receive electrical power from an external power source and provide the received electrical power to the driver. A light bulb socket configured for contactless power transfer to the light bulb is also provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Inventor: Joshua S. Benjestorf
  • Patent number: 12173863
    Abstract: A stand light including a telescoping body defining a central longitudinal axis and including a main center shaft, an extension pole extendable out of the main center shaft, and a sleeve movably supported on the main center shaft. The stand light further includes a head assembly supported by the extension pole. The head assembly includes a light head, a support arm coupled to the light head, and a light source supported on a face of the light head. A plurality of legs are pivotally coupled to the body and movable with the sleeve. The light head is rotatable relative to the support arm about a first axis that is perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis. The light head is rotatable to a first position where the light source is directed toward the extension pole, and to a second position where the light source is directed away from the extension pole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Josh Adams, Emily C. Doberstein, Ross McIntyre, David Proeber, Duane W. Wenzel
  • Patent number: 12169063
    Abstract: A strawberry lamp holder structure that can be automatically produced, wherein the strawberry lamp holder structure includes a bulb casing, a lamp holder, and a lamp holder cover; the lamp holder cover is inserted into the lamp holder; the direction in which the lamp holder cover is inserted into the lamp holder is denoted as a first direction, and the direction perpendicular to the first direction is denoted as a second direction; viewed from the second direction, the lamp holder cover is recessed inwardly to form first clamping parts, and the lamp holder is recessed inwardly to form second clamping parts located on the same side as the first clamping parts; a first gap is formed between the first clamping part and the second clamping part. The installation action is simpler and the automatic production is more convenient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: Shenzhen HYSIRY Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Ming Li
  • Patent number: 12169325
    Abstract: Eyewear including an optical element, a controller, a support structure configured to support the optical element and the controller, light sources coupled to the controller and supported by the support structure, and a diffuser positioned adjacent to the light sources and supported by the support structure, the diffuser including microstructures that diffuse light emitted by the light sources in a radial anisotropic diffusion pattern or a prism-like diffusion pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventor: Cècile Claire Madeleine Carlson
  • Patent number: 12163645
    Abstract: A flush mount lighting fixture can incorporate aspects that provide reconfigurability and convenience. Selector switches can provide a wide selection of illumination levels and color temperatures. The switches may be inaccessible while the fixture is installed to thereby prevent unwanted adjustment. A magnetically attached faceplate is easy to install, replace, adjust, and change for other faceplates. A top diffuser may be interchangeable with a wall wash insert. The top diffuser can produce a lighting pattern that is circularly symmetric with a fixture axis of the fixture. The wall wash insert produces a lighting pattern that is asymmetrical and may be offset from the fixture axis of the fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: NICOR, INC.
    Inventors: Lina Huang, Jiabin Yu, Yunhong Hu
  • Patent number: 12158251
    Abstract: A flame simulation projection device including a first light source, a light reflection mechanism, a second light source and a housing, wherein the first light source, the light reflection mechanism and the second light source are separately matched and connected to the housing; the first light source is disposed facing the light reflection mechanism; the housing forms an inner cavity; and the second light source is disposed facing the outside of the inner cavity. Since the first light source, the light reflection mechanism, the second light source and the housing form a standardized, serialized and integrated module, it can not only speed up the progress of production, assembly and maintenance of products, but also be designed by DIY. Users can freely arrange flame imaging screens and/or simulated fuel beds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: NINGBO RICHEN ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE CO., LTD
    Inventor: Wei Zhou
  • Patent number: 12157533
    Abstract: A cockpit assembly for a micro-mobility fleet vehicle may include at least two visible and at least partially opposed faces linked by a fold aligned along an axis of a handlebar assembly, such as a first face, a second face, and an intermediate portion connecting the first face to the second face. The first face may include a headlight assembly. The second face may include a display of a user interface that is arranged to face a rider of the fleet vehicle. The display may be disposed adjacent to and/or beneath a mobile device holder. The first face, the second face, and the intermediate portion may wrap at least partially around the handlebar assembly to position the first face towards a front of the fleet vehicle and the second face towards a rear, a rider, and/or a seat of the fleet vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Rex Luedtke, Kelly Erin Johnson, Alejandro Salvador Garcia, Sanket Parshuram Phalgaonkar, Oliver Maximilian Mueller, Jeffrey Allen Boyd
  • Patent number: 12158255
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to lenses for lamp assemblies, for example, for automotive lamps such as head lamps, or perhaps tail lamps, turn signals, brake lamps, cargo lamps, and the like. These lamps may use incandescent or High Intensity Discharge (HID) lamps which generally create enough heat to reduce or eliminate fluid that may form on the lens such as in the case of condensation, rain, sleet, snow, ice, fog, and the like. Such a buildup of fluid may result in suboptimal light transmission and may degrade the performance of the lamp to a degree that renders it temporarily unusable, particularly in poor weather. This is especially concerning in the case of some types of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lamps where the lamp may not produce sufficient residual heat to effectively remove the fluid that may build up on the lens either in liquid or solid form, and especially in colder weather.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Grote Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Jiabiao Ruan, Cesar Perez-Bolivar, Ammar Ali, Shengjie Tang, Sankalp Pampattiwar, Saurabh Kale
  • Patent number: 12147067
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical system, and more particularly, to an optical system with optical fiber. According to an optical system with optical fiber and a method of controlling an optical system with optical fiber of the present invention, it is possible to implement two different light radiating functions by applying a side light emitting optical system to a vehicle lamp and applying light sources of different wavelengths to both sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kiryong Song
  • Patent number: 12135164
    Abstract: An indication device for a refrigerator includes an indicator light or a plurality of indicator lights indicating synchronously, a first detection unit configured to detect an object activity situation around the refrigerator, a second detection unit configured to detect an open/closed state of at least one door body of the refrigerator, and a processor. The processor is communicatively connected to the first detection unit, the second detection unit, and the indicator light to be adapted to control the indicator light to indicate a first state or a second state, according to detection results of the first detection unit and the second detection unit. The first state is different than the second state. A corresponding refrigerator includes a number of indicative elements and related indication states on a surface of a refrigerator panel which are simplified, but ensure sufficient coverage of various sensing functions and improve user satisfaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Dawei Mi, Rong Zeng, Chenli Hu
  • Patent number: 12129988
    Abstract: An illumination device (100) includes an illumination unit (1, 2) which illuminates a surface (Ob). The position and the orientation of the illumination unit (1, 2) relative to the surface (Ob) can be changed. A distance sensor (4.1, 8.2) measures an indicator of the current distance between the illumination unit (1, 2) and the surface (Ob). A signal processing control unit (10) is configured to control an output unit (6.1, 6.2) of the illumination unit (1, 2). The controlled output unit (6.1, 6.2) outputs an indication of how much the measured distance deviates from a predetermined reference distance (Ref1, Ref2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: DRÄGERWERK AG & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Ralf Buchtal, Hanno Kretschmann
  • Patent number: 12129991
    Abstract: A flexible mat light having a mat and a light. The mat includes a top and a base connected by hinges having at least one living hinge. The top of the mat includes an outer shell adapted to mount the light and protect the light. The mat and base may include magnets to attach the light to a metal surface or when folding the top and base of the mat through the living hinges to place the light in a carrying mode. Due to the flexibility of the mat, the light may be placed in a standing position wherein the light may be directed in multiple positions; or the light may be placed in a carrying mode; or the light may be attached to a metal surface, the low-profile of the light allowing it to be out of the work area; or the light may include a hook for hanging the light near the work area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Walter R. Tucker Enterprises, Ltd
    Inventor: Robert Cacciabeve
  • Patent number: 12130464
    Abstract: A luminaire includes alight source (110), an optical system (111), and a luminous areal element (LAE) (150a, 150b). The optical system (111) is configured to receive light from the light source (110) and output the light into a first far-field light distribution (145). The optical system includes one or more optical elements arranged to direct light from an input aperture (118) of the optical system to an output aperture (132) of the optical system, and one or more output surfaces at the output aperture through which light is emitted. The surface has a first dimension T. The LAE (150a, 150b) is spaced from the output aperture (132), and is configured to output light according to a second far-field light distribution (155a, 155b). The LAE has a light emission surface through which light is emitted having a second dimension W greater than T. The first and the second light distributions at least in part overlap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Quarkstar LLC
    Inventor: Eric Bretschneider
  • Patent number: 12130008
    Abstract: A light emission device includes a substrate, a light emission element, and a wavelength converter. The substrate has a first surface. The light emission element is mounted on the first surface and emits excitation light. The wavelength converter is positioned on at least a portion of the first surface and the light emission element. The wavelength converter converts the excitation light into illumination light. The substrate includes at least one of a recess or a projection. The recess has a second surface and a third surface. The second surface is positioned below the first surface. The third surface connects the second surface and the first surface to each other. The projection projects upward from the first surface. The wavelength converter is in contact with at least one of at least a portion of the second surface or at least a portion of the projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Akira Miyake
  • Patent number: 12129989
    Abstract: A light supplying device includes a box and a light emitting device. The box is provided with a cavity and configured to be fully closed or semi-closed, and the light emitting device is arranged in the box and configured to provide ultraviolet light and/or visible light. The device supplies light to a light receiving device such as luminous sporting goods to excite the fluorescent agent on the surface to produce fluorescence effect and shows luminous effect at night or in the dark. In such a way, the light receiving device such as the luminous sporting goods may receive the light anytime and anywhere, without sunlight irradiation, thereby improving the user's experience. Moreover, the device is convenient and portable, and has simple structure and high efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Inventor: Huazhi Zhao
  • Patent number: 12129987
    Abstract: A landscape lighting fixture utilizes a cylindrical bollard shroud member which houses an electrical light source, e.g. an LED module. The shroud number extends upwardly from an elongated riser element. A vertically adjustable path hat support system affixed to a path hat circumscribes the shroud member, thereby allowing the path hat to be vertically adjustable in relation to the shroud member. The path hat and path hat support system can also be vertically adjustable along the riser element, without an attached shroud member. In either case, the adjustability of the path hat allows the lighting fixture to provide a wider or narrower light beam angle from the light source without adjusting the illumination from the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: COASTAL SOURCE, LLC
    Inventors: Franco L D'Ascanio, Sean P Snowden, Harold Zimmermann
  • Patent number: 12123570
    Abstract: A street equipment assembly including a base and a plurality of poles. The poles can accommodate external devices, and the base is for receiving internal devices. The street equipment assembly allows sufficient electronic equipment to be installed on limited areas of roads, thereby in line with the needs of electronic equipment for smart urban development. The street equipment assembly in the present invention includes a connection pipe for guiding and connecting lines of the external and internal devices to the base. The connection pipe is further extended upwards to have its opening reach above top of the base to form a chimney structure. The chimney structure can prevent any liquid at the top of the base from entering the base through the opening of the connection pipe and can dissipate heat out of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: AGILEIOTS INVESTMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hung-Hsiang Chiang
  • Patent number: 12117132
    Abstract: A light emitting device (1) comprising at least one LED filament (2) adapted for, in operation, emitting LED filament light, the at least one LED filament comprising a carrier (6) and a plurality of LEDs (5) arranged on the carrier and adapted for, in operation, emitting LED light, and a heat sink element (3), the at least one LED filament (2) being arranged extending spiraling around a vertical center axis LA of the light emitting device, wherein the heat sink element (3) further is arranged extending spiraling around the vertical center axis of the light emitting device, and wherein the heat sink element (3) is arranged extending from the at least one LED filament towards the vertical center axis of the light emitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING, B.V.
    Inventors: Ties Van Bommel, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet