Patents Examined by Sean P. Gramling
  • Patent number: 11692691
    Abstract: A frame structure for ceiling lighting device is provided, which includes a plurality of first frame bars, a plurality of second frame bars and a plurality of corner braces. Each first frame bar includes a first frame bar body and a first chamber structure disposed on one side of the first frame bar body. Each second frame bar includes a second frame bar body and a second chamber structure disposed on one side of the second frame bar body. Each corner brace includes a first extension arm inserted into an opening at one end of the first chamber structure of one of the first frame bars and a second extension arm inserted into the opening at one end of the second chamber structure of one of the second frame bars, such that the first frame bars and the second frame bars can be combined with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Xiamen PVIECH Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fuxing Lu, Sishan Liao
  • Patent number: 11692677
    Abstract: A light emitting device including a bulb having a side surface, a board elongated longer in a first direction than in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a plurality of light emitting elements mounted on the board. Each of the plurality of light emitting elements has an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, where the lower surface is mounted on the board. The device includes a plurality of sets of metal plates and leads electrically connected to the plurality of light emitting elements, and a wavelength conversion member covering the light emitting elements and a portion of each of the metal plates. The board, the light emitting elements, the sets of metal plates and leads, and the wavelength conversion member are disposed in the bulb. The upper surface of each of the light emitting elements faces the side surface of the bulb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichiro Tanda, Toshio Matsushita
  • Patent number: 11686452
    Abstract: A headlight is disclosed, comprising a headlight body, a temperature sensor, an IR module, a low beam module, and a controller. The headlight body has a housing and a lampshade. The lampshade has a light-absorbing and heating layer. The temperature sensor is configured inside the headlight body, to detect the temperature of the lamp. The IR module is a wide-angle LED lamp, positioned inside the headlight body, and It directly irradiates toward the lampshade. The low beam module is configured inside the headlight body, emitting toward the lampshade, and an emitting direction of the low beam module crosses an irradiating direction of the IR module. The controller is electrically connected to the IR module and the temperature sensor, and turns on/off the IR module based on the temperature of the lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: MAXZONE VEHICLE LIGHTING CORP.
    Inventors: Yen-Liang Yeh, Yan-Feng Liu
  • Patent number: 11681088
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a lighting device and a lamp apparatus. The lighting device includes a light source supply assembly and a curved light guide element. The light source supply assembly includes a fixing base and a light source module. The fixing base has two opposite first accommodating areas, and the light source module is disposed in at least one of the two first accommodating areas, two ends of the curved light guide element are inserted into the two first accommodating areas, and one end of the curved light guide element corresponding to the light source module has a light source introduction bump, the light source introduction bump has a light incident surface corresponding to the light source module, the light source module supplies a light source, the light source enters from the light incident surface and propagates along the curved light guide element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignees: Opple Lighting Co., Ltd., Suzhou Opple Lighting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaolei Wang, Shengyu Qiao
  • Patent number: 11674662
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp has a lamp housing, a light-emitting device, a fan, and an auxiliary heater located within the lamp housing. The lamp housing has a lamp cover and an airflow circulating structure inside the lamp housing to form a circulation passage therein. The circulation passage corresponds to a main transmitting area of the lamp cover in position. Airflow, generated by the fan, inside the circulation passage is heated by the auxiliary heater and at least one light-emitting diode module of the light-emitting device. The main transmitting area is heated by heated airflow. Accordingly, the snow attached onto the main transmitting area are is removed rapidly and efficiently to let light emitted by the light-emitting device pass through the main transmitting area free from being blocked by the snow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Inventor: Neng-Chen Yeh
  • Patent number: 11674668
    Abstract: In embodiments of the present invention, a method and system is provided for commissioning improved intelligent, LED-based lighting systems. The LED based lighting systems may include fixtures with one or more LED light bars, integrated sensors, onboard intelligence to send and receive signals and control the LED light bars, and network connectivity to other fixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.
    Inventors: Brian J. Chemel, Colin Piepgras, Steve T. Kondo, Scott D. Johnston
  • Patent number: 11674657
    Abstract: A luminaire bezel attachment assembly with a lens that is defined by a lens body with one or more bezel engagement keyways, and a flange around the lens body. An inner bezel is coupled to the lens and defined by one or more inner bezel keys receivable within the corresponding one of the one or more bezel engagement keyways of the lens. An outer bezel is coupled to the lens and defined by one or more outer bezel keys that are receivable within the corresponding one of the one or more bezel engagement keyways of the lens. The outer bezel keys overlap the corresponding one of the one or more inner bezel keys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: KC IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventor: Bobby Leang
  • Patent number: 11674648
    Abstract: A lighting fixture includes a light source holder, a pair of position adjustors, and an outer shell. The light source holder holds a light source. The position adjustors are arranged to face each other and interpose the light source holder between themselves and supports the light source holder to allow the light source holder to rotate around a first virtual axis defined as a virtual axis passing through the position adjustors. The outer shell has an opening in which the light source holder and the position adjustors are arranged and supports the position adjustors to allow the position adjustors to rotate around a second virtual axis defined by a normal to an opening plane of the opening. The first virtual axis intersects with the second virtual axis and is located either within or behind the opening plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kota Hibino
  • Patent number: 11674664
    Abstract: A lamp is portable and provided. The lamp includes an adjustable lamp body; a lamp control assembly; and a lamp positioning mechanism. The adjustable lamp body is arranged on the lamp control assembly, and the lamp control assembly is arranged inside the lamp positioning mechanism. The adjustable lamp body includes at least one folding part, and the folding part includes two symmetrically arranged outer folding parts and two symmetrically arranged inner folding parts. The inner folding parts are respectively arranged between two ends of each outer folding part. The lamp control assembly includes a control box and a positioning plate respectively arranged at both ends of the adjustable lamp body. There are further provided a lamp belt and a handle body. The control box can adjust and position an angle through the handle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Shenzhen Ke Fu Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xue Yang
  • Patent number: 11668449
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a light source unit including a plurality of light emitting units for forming different beam patterns, and an optical unit disposed in front of the light source unit for transmitting light generated from the light source unit to form a predetermined beam pattern. The plurality of light emitting units includes a first light emitting unit for forming a first beam pattern and a second light emitting unit disposed around the first light emitting unit for forming a second beam pattern different from the first beam pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Hyun Go, Hyo Jin Han, Tae Seok Seo, Joo Jin Chang, Young Ho Son, Jun Woo Woo
  • Patent number: 11662088
    Abstract: A stage light with a defogging device includes a light head, in which a mounting plate for fixing a light source and a supporting plate for mounting optical lens are arranged. At a light outlet of the light head a light emitting lens is provided, a light source cavity is formed by the supporting plate, the mounting plate and a side wall of the light head. A blower is arranged in the light source cavity, which is configured to guide airflow into space between the supporting plate and the light emitting lens through an air guiding element. Hot airflow in the light source cavity is guided into the space between the supporting plate and the light emitting lens, so that the temperature of the space between the supporting plate and the light emitting lens is increased, thereby reducing a temperature difference in the light head to avoid water fog.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU HAOYANG ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Weikai Jiang
  • Patent number: 11655954
    Abstract: A reflector includes a reflector body that reflects light emitted from a light source and a phosphor layer that is provided on the reflector body and includes a phosphor excited by the light emitted from the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: DENKA COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Masahiro Konishi
  • Patent number: 11644673
    Abstract: A near-eye optical system receiving an image beam including a first optical waveguide is provided. The first optical waveguide expands the image beam in a first direction and includes first and second surfaces, first and second beam-splitting surfaces, and a plurality of first and second reflective inclined surfaces. The first and second beam-splitting surfaces are located in the first optical waveguide and disposed in a tilted manner relative to the first and second surfaces. The first and second beam-splitting surfaces have opposite tilt directions. The first and second beam-splitting surfaces receive an image beam incident from the first surface so that a first portion of the image beam passes through and a second portion of the image beam is reflected. The near-eye optical system further reduces a thickness of the optical waveguide and alleviates the issue that the image beam is not completely projected to the optical waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventor: Chih-Wei Shih
  • Patent number: 11644181
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a lamp head structure. The lamp head structure includes: a seat body having a hollow space, a top opening and a bottom opening communicating with the hollow space; and a connection member, detachably connected to the seat body at the top opening. The connection member and the seat body cooperatively define a wire inlet hole and a wire outlet hole, the wire inlet hole and the wire outlet hole communicating to the hollow space. The present disclosure provides a bulb lamp and a lamp string. The lamp head structure, the bulb lamp, and the lamp string each has a simplified structure and a low cost, and may be easily assembled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: DONGGUAN TUOYING PHOTOELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Huisheng Zou
  • Patent number: 11643005
    Abstract: A method for operating adjustable headlights of a vehicle, the method may include sensing, by a vehicle night-vision sensor, an environment of the vehicle to provide sensed information; searching, in the sensed information, for a headlight adjustment event identifier, the headlight adjustment event identifier identifies a future occurrence of a headlight adjustment event, the headlight adjustment event requires an adjustment of a lighting pattern formed by at least one of the adjustable highlights of the vehicle; and when finding the headlight adjustment event identifier then adjusting the lighting pattern according to the headlight adjustment event, wherein the adjusting begins before the future occurrence of the headlight adjustment event or immediately at a beginning of the headlight adjustment event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: AUTOBRAINS TECHNOLOGIES LTD
    Inventor: Igal Raichelgauz
  • Patent number: 11641919
    Abstract: A nail lamp is configured to cure light-curable nail product on a user's nails. The lamp includes an array of discrete light sources. A nail treatment space is disposed beneath the array and is sized to accommodate therein at least one nail of a user so as to expose the user's at least one nail to light from the array. The nail lamp includes a number of features to improve the uniformity of exposure of the at least one user nail to light relative to existing lamps. These features include one or more angled surfaces and light reflectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Revlon Consumer Products Corporation
    Inventors: Thong Vu, Daniel Moore
  • Patent number: 11635185
    Abstract: The invention provides a vehicle lamp structure, which includes a first substrate, a first light-emitting element, a light guide and an optical member. The first light-emitting element is disposed on the first substrate. The light guide includes a light guide body and a light guide bump. The light guide body has an arc structure facing forward. The light guide body extends backward to form the light guide bump. The first light-emitting element is arranged below the light guide bump. The optical member is arranged in front of the light guide. The first light-emitting element upwardly emits a first light ray into the light guide bumps. After being reflected by the light guide bumps, the first light ray travels forward and emits from the arc structure. The first light ray is then received by and transmitted through the optical member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Min Hsiang Corporation
    Inventor: Chung-Chi Huang
  • Patent number: 11635619
    Abstract: A backlit transparent display and a transparent display system provide a displayed image while enabling a background scene to be visible through the display. The backlit transparent display includes a light guide, a plurality of scattering elements, and an array of light valves configured to modulate emitted light scattered from the light guide to provide modulated emitted light representing a displayed image. Transparency of the backlit transparent display is configured to enable the background scene to be visible through the backlit transparent display. The transparent display system includes the array of light valves and a transparent backlight. The transparent display system is configured to provide the displayed image as superimposed on the background scene visible through the transparent display system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: LEIA INC.
    Inventor: David A. Fattal
  • Patent number: 11630348
    Abstract: A backlight module and a display device are disclosed. The backlight module includes: a back plate (1); a middle frame (3) disposed on the back plate (1); a light-emitting substrate (2) disposed on the back plate (1) and in the middle frame (3), the light-emitting substrate (2) including a first light-emitting area (203) and a second light-emitting area (204) surrounding the first light-emitting area (203), and the second light-emitting area (204) being close to an edge of the light-emitting substrate (2); a light compensation structure (100) close to the edge of the light-emitting substrate (2), the light compensation structure (100) including one or more light conversion materials. The backlight module and the display device can improve the display effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignees: BOE MLED Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Pei Qin, Yutao Hao, Donglei Li, Hui Liu, Shuo Wang, Jiaxin Li, Ying Chen, Jie Gao, Honghao Yu
  • Patent number: 11624868
    Abstract: The light-emitting device includes a main body, a light-emitting module, and a press part located on the main body and configured to control on or off of the light-emitting module. The main body is provided with an accommodation space having the light-emitting module arranged therein. The main body includes a light guide, and light emitted by the light-emitting module is emitted outside of the main body through the light guide. The light guide includes a light exit surface and a light entrance surface. The light entrance surface is located on the circumferential inner sidewall of the accommodation space, and the light exit surface is located on the circumferential outer sidewall of the main body, and light emitted by the light-emitting module is emitted outside along a side of the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Zhu, Lingyun Wen, Guang Xu