Patents Examined by Robert J May
  • Patent number: 11397318
    Abstract: In various embodiments, an arrangement is provided. The arrangement includes a light source for a light system; an adaptive mirror arrangement connected downstream of the light source via which adaptive mirror arrangement light that is emittable by the light source is directable, and a radiation source for a sensor system for capturing an environment. The radiation from the radiation source for the sensor system is directable via the adaptive mirror arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Osram Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Koller, Michael Rosenauer
  • Patent number: 11391431
    Abstract: In order to provide a motorcycle light in which a sufficient and sufficiently distributed light intensity can be provided with an emitting surface that appears as attractive as possible, it is assumed that the appearance of a motorcycle light is decisively influenced by the emitting surface and the subassemblies located in front of it in the main beam direction thereof, starting from the light sources and extending via the subassemblies that influence the light up to the emitting surface, wherein precisely the emitting surface and these subassemblies are also responsible for a sufficient and a sufficiently distributed light intensity. In particular, this influence and responsibilities seem to be of greater importance than the housing of the motorcycle light, which traditionally has been accorded great importance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Kellermann GmbH
    Inventor: Guido Kellermann
  • Patent number: 11390208
    Abstract: A system for controlling a headlamp for a vehicle is provided. The system includes a lamp unit comprising a plurality of light sources and configured to form a shadow zone in a light emission area by adjusting a position to which light is emitted and an amount of light for each light source; an information collector configured to acquire an image of a forward side based on a travel direction; and a controller configured to receive information on a forward vehicle acquired through the information collector and information on the shadow zone, and control the lamp unit to perform aiming correction of the shadow zone to position the forward vehicle at a central side of the shadow zone when the forward vehicle is not positioned at the central side of the shadow zone within the shadow zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Ho Park, Byoung Suk Ahn, Seung Sik Han, Ki Hong Lee, Jung Wook Lim
  • Patent number: 11383903
    Abstract: The beverage cover alarm is a lid for a beverage container that protects the beverage in the container from being tampered with. When the user must leave the beverage unattended, they place the lid onto the container and the lid uses one or more pressure sensors that are in contact with the rim of the container to detect removal. The lid comprises one or more LEDs that visually report that the beverage cover alarm is protecting the beverage or that the lid has been removed. Once the lid is removed a tampering warning is presented visually and the tampering warning cannot be reset without pressing a designated finger of the user against a fingerprint scanner located on the top of the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Inventors: Sherifa Gayle, Nikos Montesatos
  • Patent number: 11378271
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for ceiling fan remote controls that allows the wall switches, pull chains and remote control transmitters to both separately and independently control the ceiling fan lights and fan. Systems, device and methods for over-riding a ceiling fan remote control so that a single wall switch can activate the ceiling fan light(s) if the remote control transmitter is not available. Systems, devices, and methods for ceiling fan remote controls that allows the wall switches, pull chains, and remote controls to both separately and independently control the ceiling fan lights and the fan. Systems, devices and methods for ceiling fan remote control receivers that can be connected to two separate wall switches that allows a ceiling fan remote control system that allows for both the wall switch and remote transmitter to each control the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Chien Luen Industries Co., Ltd., Inc.
    Inventors: Charles E. Bucher, Zachary Zauhar
  • Patent number: 11372150
    Abstract: A backlight module and a displaying device. The backlight module comprises a backplane, a reflector plate and a light guide plate that are disposed in sequence, a light strip disposed on a first side of the light guide plate, and a plurality of positioning assemblies disposed at two ends of the first side of the light guide plate respectively, wherein each light guide assembly comprises a positioning element disposed on the backplane and a guide surface disposed at a corner of the first side of the light guide plate. The positioning assemblies are disposed on the first side, where the light strip is located, of the light guide plate, such that the light guide plate will be driven to move away from support members under a reactive force of the positioning elements when expanding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignees: K-Tronics (Suzhou) Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xianrong Cheng, Chuanwei Zhang
  • Patent number: 11359788
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a head lamp system of a vehicle and an operating method thereof, and includes a vehicle sensor for detecting driving situations of a vehicle, a first Digital Micro mirror Device (DMD) module and a second DMD module that include a plurality of micro-mirrors, and a module controller for controlling the plurality of micro-mirrors included in the first and second DMD modules based on signals provided from the vehicle sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yong Hee Won
  • Patent number: 11358517
    Abstract: A light projection device for a moving body is provided on the moving body and includes: a light source for irradiating light; an optical scanner which has a mirror portion for reflecting the light irradiated from the light source and a drive source for swinging the mirror portion, and scans the light irradiated from the light source; and a control portion which controls to acquire change information of an angle range at which the mirror portion swings, change the angle range at which the mirror portion swings by controlling the drive source based on the acquired change information, and change an irradiation range of the light irradiated from the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mika Hamaoka, Shinya Shimizu, Fuminori Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11339943
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting device for motor vehicles. Said lighting device comprises a primary hologram for providing a lighting function when the primary hologram is illuminated with illumination light. The illumination light is directed towards the primary hologram via a secondary hologram system which comprises a coupling-in hologram, a waveguide substrate and a coupling-out hologram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH
    Inventor: Petr Vojtisek
  • Patent number: 11339583
    Abstract: A door handle is configured for mounting to a door, and includes a shell having a front side and a rear side, with the shell defining an internal chamber. A shank extends from the rear side of the shell, and a light source is seated in the internal chamber. A window pattern is positioned on the rear side of the shell such that the light source is operable to project onto the door a light pattern corresponding to the window pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLC
    Inventors: Aida K. N. Watson, Madeline Ryals, Nicholas Upton, Chris R. Snider, Parth Kashikar
  • Patent number: 11338722
    Abstract: An automotive lighting control system is provided. A light-emitting diode (LED) system of an at least partially autonomous vehicle can include a first group of LEDs including cyan and amber LEDs, a second group of LEDs including cyan and at least one of red or amber LEDs, a third group of LEDs including cyan LEDs, and a controller configured to receive a first control signal indicating whether the at least partially autonomous vehicle is in autonomous drive mode or manual drive mode and cause the cyan LEDs of the first, second, and third groups LEDs to provide perceived cyan light when and only when the autonomous vehicle is in the autonomous drive mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventor: Sven Schellinger
  • Patent number: 11333343
    Abstract: A lighting device (e.g., a controllable light-emitting diode illumination device) may have a light-generation module that may be assembled and calibrated prior to the light-generation module being installed in a finished good. The light-generation module may include an emitter module having at least one emitter mounted to a substrate and configured to emit light. The light-generation module may include a first printed circuit board on which the emitter module may be mounted and a second printed circuit board on which those circuits that are essential for powering the emitter module may be mounted. The light-generation module may include a heat sink located between the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board. The emitter module may be thermally-coupled to the heat sink through the substrate and the first printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Ryan M. Bocock, Robert Bollinger, Jr., Richard S. Camden, Kevin L. Gascho, Robert C. Newman, Jr., Peter W. Ogden, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11326761
    Abstract: Illumination devices with improved color mixing optics are disclosed herein for mixing the colors produced by a multi-colored LED emitter module to produce uniform color throughout the entire beam angle of the output light beam, along with smoother edges and improved center beam intensity. Embodiments disclosed herein include a unique arrangement of multi-color LEDs within an emitter module, a unique exit lens with different patterns of lenslets on opposing sides of the lens, and other associated optical features that thoroughly mix the different color components, and as such, provide uniform color across the output beam exiting the illumination device. Additional embodiments disclosed herein include a unique arrangement of photodetectors within the primary optics structure of the LED emitter module that ensure the optical feedback system properly measures the light produced by all similarly colored emission LEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Fangxu Dong, Horace C. Ho, David J. Knapp
  • Patent number: 11326759
    Abstract: A lamp for a vehicle includes a light source unit for generating a first light; a light adjustment unit for adjusting a first light concentration for the first light to generate a second light having a second light concentration from the first light concentration; and a movable mirror unit for reflecting the second light to form an image of a predetermined shape on a road surface. A position where the image is formed on the road surface is changed depending on a position of the movable mirror unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Hye Jin Park, Jong Min Lee
  • Patent number: 11320107
    Abstract: A vehicle lens apparatus includes a top lens connected to a main lens. The main lens projects onto a horizontal surface a first light pattern with a width in a rear-to-front direction to include a first main light region, and two first lateral light regions respectively formed at left and right sides of the first main light region. The top lens projects a second light pattern convexed in a rear-to-front direction, and includes a second main light region superimposed on the first main light region, and two second lateral light regions respectively and rearwardly extending from left and right sides of the second main light region to protrude rearwardly from the first lateral light regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: T.Y.C. BROTHER INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ming-Chih Shih
  • Patent number: 11314157
    Abstract: A light source optical system includes a wavelength conversion unit configured to receive first color light emitted from by an excitation light source and emit second color light with a wavelength different from a wavelength of the first color light; and a first optical system and a second optical system provided in an optical path between the excitation light source and the wavelength conversion unit. The first optical system includes one optical element having a negative power, wherein the second optical system as a whole has a positive power, and wherein Conditional Expression (1) is satisfied as follows: 1.8<|Fn/F2|<5.0,??(1) where Fn is a focal length for a d-line of the optical element having the negative power of the first optical system, and F2 is a focal length for the d-line of the second optical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yohei Takano, Tatsuya Takahashi, Kasumi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11314011
    Abstract: A light guide body aggregate substrate includes: a light-transmitting substrate having a main surface; a plurality of unit regions located at the main surface of the substrate, wherein the plurality of unit regions are spaced apart from each other, wherein the plurality of unit regions are arranged one-dimensionally in one row extending in a first direction and a plurality of columns, or arranged two-dimensionally in a plurality of rows extending in the first direction and a plurality of columns extending in a second direction, and wherein a light guide structure is located in each unit region; a first region located at the main surface of the substrate, surrounding the plurality of unit regions; and a 1-A alignment mark and a 1-B alignment mark arranged at the substrate in the first region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shinichi Daikoku
  • Patent number: 11313549
    Abstract: A light module for a motor vehicle including a light source, an electronic support, a driver device driving the electrical power supply of the one light source arranged on the electronic support, a heatsink including an obviously in which the driver device is housed, characterized in that the light source is fixed onto the heatsink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: David Dorn, Eric Donnen
  • Patent number: 11313529
    Abstract: A vehicular lamp (10) includes: a condensing unit (12) including a condensing upper emitting unit (22, 23) for a condensing upper pattern (65, 67, 68), a condensing lower emitting unit (21, 31) for a condensing lower pattern (63, 64, 66), and a condensing projection lens (24, 34) that projects light from the condensing upper emitting unit and the condensing lower emitting unit; and a diffusion unit (13) including a diffusion upper emitting unit (42) for a diffusion upper pattern (73); a diffusion lower emitting unit (41) for a diffusion lower pattern (71, 72), and a diffusion projection lens (44) that projects light from the diffusion upper emitting unit and the diffusion lower emitting unit, the condensing lower pattern and the diffusion lower pattern form a passing light distribution pattern (LP), and the condensing upper pattern and a diffusion upper pattern (73) form a traveling light distribution pattern (HP).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eiji Suzuki, Katsuhiko Inoue
  • Patent number: 11305689
    Abstract: An aircraft passenger reading light include comprises: a light source arrangement having a plurality of rows of reading light sources, with each of the rows having a plurality of reading light sources for passenger-specific illumination of a plurality of seats of a seating row of an aircraft and with the plurality of rows having different illumination directions in a longitudinal direction (L) of the aircraft, whereinach of the light sources first and second electrical terminals; first and second power supply connectors; and a multi-state switching arrangement having a plurality of switching states. The first power supply connector is coupled to the first electrical terminals of the plurality of reading light sources. The second power supply connector is coupled to the second electrical terminals of the plurality of reading light sources via the multi-state switching arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Anil Kumar Jha, Jens Leuschner