Patents Examined by Robert J May
  • Patent number: 12222082
    Abstract: A right-side vehicle lamp (2R) comprises: a lamp housing (14); a lamp cover (12) that covers an opening in the lamp housing (14); a low-beam illumination unit (3) positioned inside a lamp chamber (S) formed from the lamp housing (14) and the lamp cover (12); radar (5) configured so as to emit radio waves outside the vehicle, thereby acquiring radar data; and a shielding part (6) positioned so as to face the radar (5) so as to shield the radar (5) from the outside of the vehicle, the shielding part (6) being configured so as to transmit the radio waves emitted from the radar (5). The shielding part (6) is formed integrally with the lamp cover (12). The boundary (B) between the shielding part (6) and the lamp cover (12) is positioned outside the field of view (Fv) of the radar (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuta Maruyama, Yoshihiro Katsurada, Yuichi Watano, Osamu Kuboyama
  • Patent number: 12222078
    Abstract: A composite vehicle lamp includes: a lamp unit; and a lamp housing configured to house a plurality of the lamp units. Each of the plurality of the lamp units has: a light source; and an optical system configured to emit light from the light source in a desired light distribution. The plurality of the lamp units includes: one light-guide-type lamp unit having a light guide; and another light-guide-type lamp unit having another light guide whose form is different from that of the one light-guide-type lamp unit. The one light-guide-type lamp unit and the another light-guide-type lamp unit are turned on as lamps having the same function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shohei Kanezuka, Haruka Morii
  • Patent number: 12222534
    Abstract: Provided is an optical film comprising a first base portion; a pyramid pattern layer including a plurality of pyramid patterns formed on a first surface of the first base portion and a first side of a base of the pyramid pattern arranged in a pyramid direction; and a first prism pattern layer including a plurality of first prism patterns formed on a second surface of the first base portion and an edge of the first prism pattern arranged in a prism direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: LMS Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byeonghun Lee, Hyeonuk Park, Dongkyu Lee, Changgoo Park
  • Patent number: 12215842
    Abstract: A device comprises, for example, a base with a translucent portion having an outer surface, a plurality of refractors configured to refract incident light within a visible spectrum supported by the translucent portion, and a plurality of reflectors configured to reflect incident light within the visible spectrum supported by the translucent portion. The plurality of refractors and reflectors may comprise a first refractor coupled to the outer surface, a first reflector coupled to a refractor but not coupled to the outer surface, and a second reflector coupled to a refractor and another reflector but not coupled to the outer surface. Some of the refractors and reflectors may be coupled to the outer surface, and some of the reflectors may not be coupled to the outer surface. The refractors may comprise glass crystal, and be of different sizes. The reflectors may be spherical, and be of different sizes and/or hues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: W Schonbek LLC
    Inventor: Roslyn Yando
  • Patent number: 12216393
    Abstract: An illumination device includes: a plurality of light source assemblies; and a plate-shaped optical unit on which light source light beams from the plurality of light source assemblies are incident from mutually different directions, and the plate-shaped optical unit is sectioned into a reflection surface and a transmission surface in accordance with an incident light intensity distribution of each of the light source light beams. Then, transmitted light having passed through the plate-shaped optical unit among the light source light beams and reflected light having been reflected by the plate-shaped optical unit among the light source light beams are emitted with directions aligned, and a boundary between the transmission surface and the reflection surface in the plate-shaped optical unit is formed at a position where incident light intensities of the light source light beams individually from the plurality of light source assemblies have substantially equal values to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Shingo Ohkawa, Gen Yonezawa
  • Patent number: 12214715
    Abstract: A function module includes at least one lighting unit and/or at least one sensor unit. The function module also includes a covering panel through which light from the at least one lighting unit emerges from the function module and/or by way of which the detection region of a respective sensor unit extends out of the function module. The function module also includes a first frame and a second frame, with the covering panel being provided on the first frame and the second frame being configured for rigid attachment to the motor vehicle. The first frame is movable from a nominal position relative to the second frame should the action of a force be directed against the frame toward the covering panel from the outside. A returning device is provided in order to return the first frame to the nominal position once the action of the force has ceased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dominik Behnsen, Josef Gruebl, Andreas Lang, Martin Riedner
  • Patent number: 12213545
    Abstract: Implementations of a flashlight assembly having a padded article of manufacturer configured to secure a lighting to the back of a wearer's hand and to secure a switch to activate the light adjacent a user's index figure with at least a portion of the wearer's hand and fingers exposed is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Inventor: Phillip Knox
  • Patent number: 12215838
    Abstract: A lighting tool for a vehicle includes a first light source and a second light source, a first-light-guide-body that guides first light emitted from the first light source, and a second-light-guide-body that guides second light emitted from the second light source, the first-light-guide-body has a rod-shaped first light guide part, a first incidence part located on a base end side of the first light guide part, and a branch emission part that emits some of first light, which is guided in the first light guide part, to an outside of the first light guide part, and the second-light-guide-body has a rod-shaped second light guide part, a second incidence part located on a base end side of the second light guide part, and a branch incidence part that causes first light, which is emitted from the branch emission part, to enter the second light guide part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki Abe, Norifumi Imazeki
  • Patent number: 12209718
    Abstract: A portable tower including a head assembly, a pole section including a telescoping section movable between a retracted position and an extended position and mounting the head assembly, a plurality of legs mounted to the pole section and movable between a stowed position and a deployed position, and a solar panel assembly mounted to one of the legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Eversun Energy Inc.
    Inventors: Austin Vawter, Muhammad Nasar, Ryan Liu, Farhan Naeem
  • Patent number: 12209721
    Abstract: A solid state steerable illumination system for a vehicle includes a first light source configured to generate light having a first wavelength, a first liquid crystal polarized grating (LCPG) device arranged to receive light from the first light source, and a vehicle control module configured to supply drive voltages to the first light source and the first LCPG device to generate a beam of light, wherein an output orientation angle of the beam of light is variable according to drive voltage applied to the first LCPG device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Tzvi Philipp, Brenton John Sirowatka
  • Patent number: 12208725
    Abstract: An optical axis adjustment device for a headlamp unit to be mounted in a vehicle is configured to adjust an optical axis of the headlamp unit. and the optical axis adjustment device includes a load information acquirer, a displacement amount calculator, and an optical axis adjuster. The load information acquirer is configured to acquire load information indicating a load on an engine of the vehicle. The displacement amount calculator is configured to calculate a displacement amount of the optical axis on a basis of the load information. The optical axis adjuster is configured to adjust the optical axis of the headlamp unit on a basis of the displacement amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kentarou Yamasaki, Noriaki Asano
  • Patent number: 12203635
    Abstract: Support assemblies for supporting a light-emitting diode (LED) lamp, which may be a heavy LED lamp. In an embodiment, a support assembly includes a frame having a ring and configured to be detachably connected to a front cover of an LED lamp. The support assembly also includes a plurality of position modules uniformly distributed around the periphery of the ring, wherein the position modules may cover at least a portion of the front cover of the LED lamp, and at least one support leg attached to the frame. The at least one support leg supports the frame and an inserted LED lamp on at least one support surface, and at least one support leg is slidably coupled to the frame and adjustable to provide a support length between the frame and the at least one support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Yong Li, Edward John Thomas, Shuyi Qin, Min Fang, Honghao Wu
  • Patent number: 12203619
    Abstract: A lamp includes light sources, and MFLs corresponding to the light sources, each light source is configured to output light along an optical axis, each MFL is configured to receive the light output from the respective light source and to transmit the received light, and the MFLs include a central MFL, to which a first light output from a central light source is input, and from which the first light is output to form a central part of a light distribution pattern, a peripheral MFL, to which a second light output from a peripheral light source is input, and from which the second light is output to form a peripheral part of the light distribution pattern, wherein an intensity of illumination of the peripheral part of the light distribution pattern is lower than an intensity of illumination of the central part of the light distribution pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Young Geun Jun
  • Patent number: 12202402
    Abstract: A method for producing a lighting device and a lighting device, comprising a flat light guide extending in a z-direction, wherein the light guide has a thickness, a back side, a front side and circumferential narrow sides, and scattering particles are arranged in its volume. A reflector is arranged at the back of the light guide and at least one light source is optically connected to the light guide for coupling light. Furthermore, the lighting device has a surface coating. In order to provide homogeneous illumination of the interior and a compact lighting device, the surface coating has a light transmission starting from the at least one light source in the z-direction, which increases to the extent that the curve of the light intensity of the at least one light source decreases and the light guide is formed by cohesive back-injection of a carrier foil with the surface coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Ana Bizal, Juergen Griebel, Robin Hofner, Christian Nutto, Heiko Schoene
  • Patent number: 12204139
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus in which lighting can be placed to project from any surface of a light transmitting substrate to areas that would normally be blocked out from adjacent lighting. The light transmitting substrate can be cut to any shape and is filled entirely with programmable light to allow light to permeate from any surface desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Inventor: Christopher Diaz
  • Patent number: 12188648
    Abstract: A larger amount of light generated by a light source is emitted to the interior of an accommodation chamber. A lighting device provided on a side wall of an accommodation chamber of a refrigerator includes a light source that generates light, and a cover including a light incident portion on which the light generated by the light source is incident. The cover includes a light exit portion that includes a protrusion formed at a front surface facing the interior of a storage compartment, and causes light to exit to the interior of the storage compartment, and a light reflection diffusion portion that is formed on the back side of the light exit portion at a back surface facing the light source side, includes a plurality of recesses each having an inner peripheral surface, and directs light toward the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yui Kumon, Masaru Misumi
  • Patent number: 12188640
    Abstract: A separated table lamp, comprising: a base, a first electrical connection portion being arranged on the base, and an electronic control module electrically connected to the first electrical connection portion being arranged inside the base; a lamp head comprising a light source assembly; and a foldable bracket, one end of the foldable bracket being rotatably connected to the lamp head, and the other end of the foldable bracket being detachably connected to the base. The foldable bracket is internally provided with a cable channel for a cable to pass through, a second electrical connection portion is arranged on the end of the foldable bracket connected to the base, one end of the cable is electrically connected to the light source assembly, and the other end of the cable is electrically connected to the second electrical connection portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignees: Suzhou Opple Lighting Co., Ltd., Opple Lighting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xin Dai, Jianmin Xie
  • Patent number: 12181114
    Abstract: An IR illuminator provides infrared radiation for a digital camera that includes a camera lens including a camera field of view; also including equidistant mounting substrates arranged adjacent to the digital camera with IR LEDs mounted to each mounting substrates and a cover lens positioned over the IR LEDs. The free-form cover lens shape facilitates an emitted radiation emission pattern but prevents visible light reflectivity into the camera lens such that the IR radiation emission pattern has an asymmetric field of view. Two IR illuminators near the camera are angled away from the camera optical direction. The cover lens may be a Fresnel lens, may include a diffractive layer or a collimator to shift radiation emitted from the LED towards an asymmetric distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Valeo North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Brant Potter
  • Patent number: 12174487
    Abstract: A lighting device includes light sources, a board having a mount surface on which the light sources are arranged, and a reflection member disposed on the mount surface of the board and having a rectangular plan view shape. The reflection member includes insertion holes in each of which at least one of the light sources is disposed and wall portions defining a surface area of the reflection member into reflection areas in a grid. Some of the wall portions surround at least one of the insertion holes. The reflection areas include a first reflection area at a corner portion of the reflection member. The wall portions include one wall portion that is included in the first reflection area and the one wall portion includes a passing portion through which light from one of the light sources that is adjacent to the reflection area via the one wall portion passes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Sharp Display Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Hirotoshi Yasunaga, Hisashi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 12158604
    Abstract: An optical film, an optical film set, a backlight module and a display device are provided. The optical film includes a main body, plural first prism structures and plural second prism structures. The main body has a first optical surface and a second optical surface. The first prism structures are disposed on the first optical surface. Each of the first prism structures extends along a first direction. The second prism structures are disposed on the second optical surface. Each of the second prism structures extends along a second direction. The first direction is different from the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Hsuan Chen, Chung-Yung Tai, Chun-Yi Wu