Patents Examined by Sean P. Gramling
  • Light beam forming module, especially in the vehicle external lighting system
    Patent number: 11248771
    Abstract: A light beam forming module, in particular in the vehicle external lighting system, is in the form of a monolithic body formed of a plurality of contiguous cross-sectional segments, each of which includes an entrance surface facing the light source, an exit surface, and a first total internal reflection surface and at least another total internal reflection surface. A first total internal reflection surface is positioned downstream of the entrance surface, and at least one further total internal reflection surface has a shaped optical structure formed thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: VARROC LIGHTING SYSTEMS, S.R.O.
    Inventors: Aleksandra Wolak-Gorczyca, Bartosz Glowacz
  • Patterned light guide structure and method to form the same
    Patent number: 11249245
    Abstract: A patterned light guide structure includes a transparent substrate with a first side and with a second side, an anti-reflective layer directly attached to the first side, a first light-shielding layer directly disposed on the anti-reflective layer, a second light-shielding layer directly disposed on the second side, and a protecting layer directly disposed on the first light-shielding layer to keep the first light-shielding layer from any deteriorating damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Yu-Jui Hsieh, Po-Nan Chen, Ya-Jing Yang
  • Ceiling light apparatus
    Patent number: 11242968
    Abstract: A ceiling light apparatus includes a base plate, a light passing cover, a driver and a light source module. The base plate has a center protrusion portion and a peripheral protrusion portion. In addition, the base plate has a peripheral wall. The driver is disposed in the center protrusion portion. The light source module is disposed on the front side of the base plate. The driver is disposed on the front side of the base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: XIAMEN ECO LIGHTING CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Shouqiang Hou, Yongzhe Dong, Xiaoliang Wen, Wenjin Peng
  • Reflector for a supplementary beam
    Patent number: 11242971
    Abstract: A vehicle headlamp assembly, a reflector for the headlamp assembly, and a method for generating a supplementary beam using the reflector are provided. The vehicle headlamp assembly includes a light source and a reflector. The reflector includes a plurality of facets. Each facet of the plurality of facets is configured to contribute to a section of a beam pattern of a light beam of the headlamp assembly by reflecting light emitted by the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Valeo North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Brant Potter
  • Dock light apparatus
    Patent number: 11236873
    Abstract: A dock light apparatus comprises a light fixture and an elongated arm including an axially straight portion coupled to an axially curved portion having a rigid bend. The straight portion is configured to mount to a wall and the curved portion is configured to support the light fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: TRI LITE, INC.
    Inventor: Michael P. Mackin
  • Illumination device and display device
    Patent number: 11237319
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, the illumination device includes a first area, a second area, a first light guide, a plurality of first light sources, a second light guide, a plurality of second light sources, a first layer and a second layer. The first layer extends from the first area over a boundary between the first area and the second area, to between a second side surface of the first light guide and the boundary. The second layer extends from the second area over the boundary to between a third side surface of the second light guide and the boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kijima, Shinichi Komura, Yoichi Asakawa, Ken Onoda
  • Combined effect wheel device
    Patent number: 11226085
    Abstract: The combined effect wheel device includes an effect wheel, a first driving unit configured to drive the effect wheel to rotate, and a second driving unit configured to drive the effect wheel to shift. The effect wheel includes a multiple of light transmission rings surrounding a disk body center of the effect wheel, each of the light transmission rings has an effect zone for generating light effects, and at least two light transmission rings are provided with light through holes that allow beams to pass though freely. The light through hole closest to a light path can be switched to the light path by the first driving unit and the second driving unit, thereby greatly reducing the switching time and switching the beam effect of stage lights more coherently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU HAOYANG ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Weikai Jiang
  • Vehicular lamp
    Patent number: 11221121
    Abstract: A vehicular lamp includes a light source, a mirror unit that emits a scanning light beam by reflecting a light beam from the light source by reciprocating rotation around two axes, a reflection type phosphor unit that receives the scanning light beam from the mirror unit to produce an image on a phosphor surface, and a projection lens unit that is disposed to face the phosphor surface of the reflection type phosphor unit and through which light emitted from the image incident from the reflection type phosphor unit passes. The projection lens unit has a bottom surface on the inner side and a chamfered surface on the outer side in a radial direction on the incident side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Taiki Mori
  • Lamp post with functional modules
    Patent number: 11215351
    Abstract: A lamp post comprising a support pole; a light module supported by the support pole, said light module comprising a light source; an antenna module supported by the support pole; said antenna module comprising an antenna configured for receiving and emitting cellular data; and a base station module; wherein the base station module comprises a housing and base station circuitry mounted in said housing; wherein the base station circuitry is coupled to the antenna; wherein the base station module is attached to an external surface of the support pole and carried by the support pole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Schreder S.A.
    Inventors: Stéphane Girouard, Guy Pluimers, Hervé Damoiseau
  • Light source system and projection device
    Patent number: 11215909
    Abstract: A light source system includes a first light source emitting first laser; a wavelength conversion device; a driver device driving the wavelength conversion device to move in such a manner that regions of the wavelength conversion device sequentially and periodically receive the first laser; a second light source emitting supplementary light consistent in color with light emitted by one primary color light region; a control device controlling on and off of the second light source, the control device controlling the second light source to be on in at least two of: every time period during which a primary color light region of a same color is receiving the first laser, every time period during which the mixed color light region is receiving the first laser, and some time periods during which a primary color light region of a different color is receiving the first laser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Fei Hu, Yuxuan Zhou, Yi Li
  • Luminant safety eyewear
    Patent number: 11207214
    Abstract: A luminant safety eyewear device with improved lighting may feature a central light source with color changing lenses. The lenses may be manually or electromagnetically manipulated into position. Three lenses may be provided to change color emitted from white, to red, to green and/or blue. Alternately, multiple light sources or a color-changing light source may be utilized either with or without multiple lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Inventor: Junayet Khandoker
  • Two layer recreational air-tight object having a patterned illuminated surface
    Patent number: 11202940
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods related to recreational balls with illuminated surfaces are described herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes an air-tight object having an outer layer and an inner layer. The opacity of the outer layer is greater than the opacity of the inner layer. The outer layer defines an aperture. Additionally, a light module is configured to send light from an interior of the air-tight object through the aperture of the outer layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Spin Master, Inc.
    Inventor: Ryan Wolfinbarger
  • Water-cooled grow light apparatus
    Patent number: 11193665
    Abstract: A water-cooled grow light apparatus has a housing, cooling components, and light components. The housing stores the cooling and light components. The cooling components regulate the heat produced by the light components. While the cooling components are regulating the heat, the light components power the water-cooled grow light apparatus and produce the full spectrum of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Inventor: Mohammed M. Khalifa
  • Lighting fixtures and methods of commissioning light fixtures
    Patent number: 11193652
    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: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Digital Lumens Incorporated
    Inventors: Brian J. Chemel, Colin Piepgras, Steve T. Kondo, Scott D. Johnston
  • Light emitting device
    Patent number: 11187385
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a first metal plate, a second metal plate, and light emitting elements between the metal plates. The device further includes a wavelength conversion member excited by a first light from the light emitting elements to emit a second light having a wavelength different from the first light, a bulb including a base, a first lead connected to the first metal plate, and a second lead connected to the second metal plate. The base of the bulb includes terminals connected to respective leads. The conversion member covers the light emitting elements entirely, opposite surfaces of the first metal plate partially, and opposite surfaces of the second metal plate partially. The first lead is connected to a portion of the first metal plate exposed from the conversion member, and the second lead is connected to a portion of the second metal plate exposed from the conversion member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichiro Tanda, Toshio Matsushita
  • Backlight module, display device and assembling method thereof
    Patent number: 11181683
    Abstract: A backlight module, a display device and an assembling method of a display device are provided. The backlight module includes: a backlight assembly including a back plate and a first transitional frame, wherein the back plate is fixedly connected with the first transitional frame, a light guide plate is provided on the back plate, the light guide plate and the first transitional frame are respectively located on opposite sides of the back plate in a thickness direction of the backlight module; and an outer frame, wherein the outer frame and the light guide plate are provided on the same side of the back plate in the thickness direction of the backlight module, and the outer frame is fixedly connected with the first transitional frame so that the outer frame is fixedly connected with the back plate through the first transitional frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yang Shi, Xiang Li
  • Adjustable magnetic induction lighting fixture
    Patent number: 11168871
    Abstract: An improved magnetic induction lighting fixture for wide area lighting and other uses is disclosed. The magnetic lighting fixture of the present invention provides a tubular magnetic induction lamp in a lighting fixture which provides maximum light dispersion from the fixture, wherein the light dispersion and focal distance are adjustable depending on the application. Specially, the lighting fixture integrates an assembly containing the tubular magnetic induction bulb into a housing unit having a primary reflector element at the center of the housing that is specifically configured for the geometry of the magnetic induction bulb. The internal surface of the housing constitutes a secondary reflector, providing a high-efficiency reflection surface which, together with the primary reflector, provides for maximum reflection and focus of the light produced by the magnetic induction bulb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Inventors: Philip Gotthelf, John C. Tomaini
  • Lighting assembly with illuminative panel member
    Patent number: 11162658
    Abstract: Light emitting panel assemblies and panel members for light emitting panel assemblies are provided. In some embodiments, a light source can be positioned to provide light to the panel member at an input area along a primary surface of the panel member without requiring light to be input from an edge surface of the panel member. Light emitted into the panel member can be refracted, reflected, diffused, and/or transmitted from the panel member based on the refractive, reflective, and other optical properties of the panel member to provide a desired light output, such as a uniform light output along at least a portion of the primary surfaces of the panel member. In some embodiments, the light emitting assembly can include surface coatings, treatments, reflectors, and/or materials to manage the refraction, reflection, diffused and/or transmitted of light in the panel member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventor: Avelino De Oliveira
  • Light-emitting device and method for manufacturing same
    Patent number: 11166369
    Abstract: A light radiation emitting device including at least one LED-type device capable of generating a light radiation in a predefined wavelength range and having two electrical contact pads, and a support delimited by first and second opposite sides defining together a thickness of the support, the support supporting at least one LED luminous device and at least one conductive electric track. The electric track is formed of conductive wires. All or part of the conductive wires are bonded to the support along all or part of their length. All or part of the conductive wires have at least one contact portion exposed towards at least one of the first and second sides of the support. Each of the contact pads of the LED-type device is positioned opposite a contact portion of one of the conductive wires and is electrically connected to the contact portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Inventors: Eric Eymard, Christophe Mathieu, Jerome Deschamps
  • Light fixture assembly and releasable fastener therefor
    Patent number: 11156343
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a light fixture assembly and a releasable fastener for use with a light fixture assembly. The light fixture assembly includes: a first light fixture component; a second light fixture component that includes an engagement surface and an aperture; and a releasable fastener configured to extend through the aperture and engage the engagement surface when in the locked position to releasably secure the first and second light fixture components together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: SLP LIGHTING, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Kloepple, John Campbell