Patents Examined by Robert J May
  • Patent number: 12044372
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a flexible wall washer and a manufacturing process thereof, comprising a strip-shaped PCB, a plurality of LED chips, a plurality of flexible holders, and a plurality of lenses, wherein the PCB is provided with a plurality of pleated portions, the plurality of LED chips are uniformly distributed on the PCB between the two adjacent pleated portions, the plurality of flexible holders are hinged together at the front and the rear in sequence to form a chain holder, the rear side of each of the flexible holders is provided with a mounting cavity and the lens is installed in it. The PCB is provided on the rear side of the chain holder, the plurality of the lenses cover on the LED chips in one-to-one correspondence, and the pleated portion protrudes in the direction of the flexible holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: General Lighting Electronic Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jiuhuai Xie
  • Patent number: 12044373
    Abstract: A system may have lights produce illumination. A light may be provided with a collimated light source that produces collimated light. The collimated light source may use lenses or reflective optical elements to produce the collimated light. The light may have an array of light elements each of which emits a respective beam of the illumination. Each light element may have a preshaping lens that receives the collimated light and produces corresponding preshaped output light and an output lens that receives the output light from the preshaping lens and produces a corresponding beam of the illumination. An electrically adjustable shutter may be located between each preshaping lens and output lens to adjust the illumination between a low-beam pattern and high-beam pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaofeng Tang, Kurt R Stiehl, Clarisse Mazuir, Christopher P Child
  • Patent number: 12038681
    Abstract: Disclosed are a projection optical path and a projection device. The projection optical path includes a first converged light of a first dual-light source system and a second converged light of a second dual-light source system; a first wavelength light, a second wavelength light, and a third wavelength light are respectively one of red light, green light, and blue light; a fourth wavelength light is within a wavelength range of the red light; the wavelength of the fourth wavelength light is defined as ?1; the wavelength of the one set as the red light among the first wavelength light, the second wavelength light, and the third wavelength light is ?2; ?1 is unequal to ?2; an excitation light source emits an excitation light; and the excitation light is emitted to the first dual-light source system or the second dual-light source system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: GOERTEK OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jingjian Gong, Yangchun Deng, Weitao Ding, Dean Liu, Gongtao Lu
  • Patent number: 12031694
    Abstract: A lamp for a vehicle and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a lamp comprising: an outer lens formed of a transparent material and having an inside surface facing a light source inside the lamp; a first color-painted layer, disposed on the inside surface of the outer lens and configured to have a same or similar color as an exterior color of a vehicle body of the vehicle; and a first black-painted layer, which is a different layer than the first color-painted layer and disposed on an inner surface of the first color-painted layer and configured to shield light emitted from the light source located inside the lamp toward the outer lens, wherein the first color-painted layer and the first black-painted layer include at least one first perforation extending through both the first color-painted layer and the first black-painted layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jaekwang Lee
  • Patent number: 12024085
    Abstract: Adjustment device for a motor vehicle headlight for adjusting at least one optically relevant unit (ORU) of the motor vehicle headlight. The adjustment device includes (i) a base body fixedly arranged with respect to the ORU, (ii) a sliding body, displaceably mounted along a displacement axis on the base body and designed to engage the ORU, (iii) a drive device, fixedly arranged with respect to the ORU, preferably on the base body, and designed to engage the sliding body and displace it along the displacement axis such that during a displacement movement of the sliding body by the drive device, the ORU is moved. The sliding body is mounted on the base body by a guide device designed to guide the sliding body driven by the drive device along the displacement axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: ZKW Group GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Höfler, Leopold Pritzl, Martin Artner, Thomas Petzold
  • Patent number: 12024290
    Abstract: An aircraft passenger reading light comprises at least one reading light source, which is arranged for emitting visible light in a reading light emission direction; and at least one infrared light source, which is arranged for emitting infrared light in an infrared light emission direction. The infrared light emission direction is inclined with respect to the reading light emission direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Anil Kumar Jha, Jens Leuschner
  • Patent number: 12004632
    Abstract: A personal mirror apparatus for viewing a surface of a body of a user which is obscured from view by the user includes a mirror assembly comprising a plurality of mirror panels. The mirror panels are pivotally interconnected, and each mirror panel of the plurality of mirror panels has a reflective surface and a back surface opposing each other. The mirror assembly is positionable in a use condition wherein the plurality of mirror panels partially bound a region such that the plurality of mirror panels face the region. A light emitting assembly is coupled to the mirror assembly and is positioned to direct light away from the reflective surface of one of the plurality of mirror panels. A mount is attached to the mirror assembly and is positioned on the back surface of the first mirror panel. A handle is coupled to and extends away from the mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Inventor: Wendy McDonald
  • Patent number: 12000573
    Abstract: A light assembly for a vehicle includes a light bar and a projector. The light bar configured to be connected to the vehicle. The projector is rotatably connected to the light bar. The projector is rotatable relative to the light bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Weber, Dale Butterworth
  • Patent number: 12001028
    Abstract: A speckle-suppressing lighting system includes an optical waveguide, a first solid-state light source, a second solid-state light source, and a diffuser. The optical waveguide has a proximal end and a distal end. At least part of the diffuser is between the proximal end and the distal end. The first solid-state light source is optically coupled to the optical waveguide near the proximal end, and emits a first light beam that propagates toward the distal end and has a first center wavelength. The second solid-state light source is optically coupled to the optical waveguide near the proximal end, and emits a second light beam that propagates toward the distal end and has a second center wavelength differing from the first center wavelength. The diffuser diffuses the first light beam and the second light beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: THE TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
    Inventors: Xiaoxin Wang, Charles J. Carver, Jr., Eric R. Fossum, Jifeng Liu, Xia Zhou, Nicholas R. Shade
  • Patent number: 11994370
    Abstract: In an electronic dazzling element having at least one optical emitter with at least one electronic light-emitter for emitting light pulses, the light-emitter of the at least one optical emitter is controlled in such a way that a light pulse sequence emitted by the light-emitter is adapted to the physiology of the human eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Diehl Stiftung & Co. KG
    Inventors: Johannes Hoelzl, Wolfgang Cabanski, Oliver Klettke, Robert Stark, Mathias Glasmacher
  • Patent number: 11994264
    Abstract: A lighting device for a motor vehicle having a multiplicity of light sources from which light radiates in operation of the lighting device, an optical component that has at least one light entry surface for the light radiating from the light sources and at least one light exit surface for the light that has entered through the at least one light entry surface, as well as a secondary optical system that has at least one light entry surface for the light radiating from the at least one light exit surface of the optical component as well as at least one light exit surface for the light that has entered through the at least one light entry surface, wherein the light that has exited from the at least one light exit surface of the secondary optical system produces a light distribution outside the motor vehicle in operation of the lighting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventor: Piet Risthaus
  • Patent number: 11988352
    Abstract: A light module for a motor vehicle light is obtained, comprising a light source assembly comprising at least one light source unit, at least one first guide section, and at least one first fasting section, and an optics assembly comprising at least one optical element, at least one second guide section, and at least one second fastening section, wherein the light source assembly and the optics assembly can be moved toward one another along the adjustment axis (J) in a first state, in particular an adjustment state, by the first guide sections, and wherein the light source assembly and the optics assembly can be fixed in place in relation to one another with the first and second fastening sections in a second state, in particular in an adjusted final assembly state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Marelli Automotive Lighting Reutlingen (Germany) GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Seiffge, Lothar Pfitzner
  • Patent number: 11987198
    Abstract: A vehicle airbag cover assembly, comprises a cover element and an electronic module comprising a light emitting element. The module is embedded in an at least partially transparent plastic material thus forming an integrated electronic module. The integrated module is arranged at the cover element such that an illumination from the at least one light emitting element is visible for a passenger when the airbag cover assembly is installed in a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Eissmann Automotive Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Wimbert, Norman Eitel, Hannes Böhm
  • Patent number: 11982509
    Abstract: A modular illumination and aiming apparatus, a preferred embodiment of which includes an optical head module, mounting module, and an end cap module. The modular illumination and aiming apparatus is configured to be quickly and intuitively adjusted by a user in response to changing target and environmental conditions. The modular illumination and aiming apparatus is configured to be ergonomically supportive such that a user may maintain a consistent firing grip while activating the illumination and aiming functions. The optical head module is configured to allow the user to change radiation types by adjusting an end cap. The alignment mechanism in the optical head module for the radiation source and optics is configured to provide a robust and zero-play optical mount in order to resist recoil and general physical shock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: B.E. MEYERS & CO., INC.
    Inventors: Alexander Bigby, Thomas Alldredge, Matthew Meyers
  • Patent number: 11982429
    Abstract: A luminaire system has a support rail comprising an elongated support profile and a current conducting profile arranged therein, as well as a component (electrical or electronic) with a coupling element for electrically and mechanically coupling the component to the support rail via an opening in the support profile. The luminaire system has a component with a coupling member that electrically couples and mechanically couples various components, said coupling member also having a blocking element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Zumtobel Lighting GmbH
    Inventors: Claudio Ender, Michael Spiegel, Wolfgang Bechter
  • Patent number: 11976800
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting assembly includes a light housing, a lens, a light source within a cavity provided by the light housing and the lens, and a light blade projecting from the lens outside the cavity. A vehicle lighting method includes emitting light from a light source that is inside a cavity provided by a light housing and a lens, and directing the light through a light blade that is outside the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Kaski, Omar Benjamin Lara Monarrez, Derek English, Brandon Schwandt, Linsheng Chen, Dean Carbis, Robert Todd Laster
  • Patent number: 11960111
    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: November 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Hsuan Chen, Chung-Yung Tai, Chun-Yi Wu
  • Patent number: 11959609
    Abstract: A lens unit, a lens for a low-beam illumination module, a low-beam illumination module and a vehicle. The lens unit includes a rear surface and a front surface; the lens unit has a focal line, and the focal line is a straight line perpendicular to a light emitting direction of the lens unit; the rear surface and the front surface are adapted to project light rays passing through the focal line into parallel light rays, and the front surface is a free-form curved surface. The lens unit has the optical characteristics of a cylindrical lens, and is able to cause parallel incident light to be focused into a line instead of a focal point upon passing through the lens unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: HASCO VISION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiangqian Chen, Zhaoyu Chen, Guomin Xu, Tao Zhang, Ying Li, He Zhu, Wenhui Sang
  • Patent number: 11951900
    Abstract: A vehicular forward viewing image capture system includes an accessory module configured for attachment at an in-cabin side of a windshield of a vehicle. While the vehicle is traveling along a road, multiple frames of captured image data are processed at a data processor to determine movement of an object of interest present in a field of view of the CMOS image sensor. The vehicular forward viewing image capture system is provided with vehicle data via a vehicle communication bus. With the accessory module attached at the in-cabin side of the windshield of the vehicle, image data captured by the CMOS image sensor and vehicle data provided via the vehicle communication bus are processed. With the accessory module attached at the in-cabin side of the windshield of the vehicle, captured image data is processed to determine a road condition of the road ahead of the equipped vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Kenneth Schofield
  • Patent number: 11953169
    Abstract: An in-situ replaceable LED car headlight and a design method, comprising a lamp body shell, a light source assembly provided with LED lamps, a driving assembly, and a fan, wherein the light source assembly is arranged at a head of the lamp body shell, and the driving assembly is arranged at a tail of the lamp body shell; a middle part of the lamp body shell is provided with a central installation part for accommodating the fan, and the fan is installed between the light source assembly and the driving assembly; the driving assembly is electrically connected with the fan by adopting a flexible board connecting wire. A structure in which the fan is arranged in the central position is adopted, so that the fan can be placed in the part with the largest internal space of the lamp body within the range limited by laws and regulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Jiaxing Guangtai Lighting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hui Gao, Linghui Chen, Chengjie Zhu, Lihua Hu