Patents Examined by Sikha Roy
  • Patent number: 9423120
    Abstract: An LED candle lamp having the humidifying and flavoring function comprising a shell, a light emitting device mounted on the shell, a control system and a power supply unit, wherein the shell is provided inside with a humidifying device that includes a water storage tank, a sealing cover, an atomizing sheet and water absorbent cotton, the water storage tank and the sealing cover forming a sealed water storage space by being screwed together, the sealing cover being provided with an accommodating chamber provided inside with the atomizing sheet, the sealing cover being provided with a mist outlet exposed to the shell, the water storage tank being fixedly provided inside with the water absorbent cotton, wherein the control system may be a PCB control panel provided with an elastic contact conductive wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Inventor: Jian Fang
  • Patent number: 9368517
    Abstract: A light-emitting device having the quality of an image high in homogeneity is provided. A printed wiring board (second substrate) (107) is provided facing a substrate (first substrate) (101) that has a luminous element (102) formed thereon. A PWB side wiring (second group of wirings) (110) on the printed wiring board (107) is electrically connected to element side wirings (first group of wirings) (103, 104) by anisotropic conductive films (105a, 105b). At this point, because a low resistant copper foil is used to form the PWB side wiring (110), a voltage drop of the element side wirings (103, 104) and a delay of a signal can be reduced. Accordingly, the homogeneity of the quality of an image is improved, and the operating speed of a driver circuit portion is enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Takeshi Fukunaga
  • Patent number: 9299743
    Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus according to the present invention includes: an elongated substrate; a plurality of LEDs arranged in a straight line on the substrate in a longitudinal direction of the substrate; and a sealing member that includes an optical wavelength converter and seals the LEDs, wherein the sealing member is formed in a straight line in a direction of arrangement of the LEDs and seals the LEDs collectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji Sugiura
  • Patent number: 9279081
    Abstract: A phosphor composition and a white light emitting device using the same are disclosed. The white light emitting device includes a blue light emitting diode and a phosphor composition disposed on the blue light emitting diode, wherein the phosphor composition includes a yellow lanthanum silicon nitride, a yellow ?-SiAlON and a red CaAlSiN, and the weight proportion of the yellow lanthanum silicon nitride, the yellow ?-SiAlON and the red CaAlSiN is 1: 1:0.3˜0.45.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yao-Yu Yang, Yu-Huan Liu
  • Patent number: 9271371
    Abstract: A flat panel display device and a manufacturing method thereof. In the flat panel display device, a thin film encapsulation structure covering a display unit on a substrate includes an alternating layers stack in which organic layers and inorganic layers are alternately stacked; and an AlOx layer on the alternating layers stack as an outermost thin film layer of the thin film encapsulation structure. According to the above structure, because the protective film is adhered onto the AlOx layer of the thin film encapsulation structure, which has a relatively weak adhesive force, the adhering and releasing processes may be performed smoothly, and thus, the thin film encapsulation structure may be prevented from being damaged in the adhering and releasing processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Keun-Soo Lee
  • Patent number: 9263856
    Abstract: An electrode for a spark plug includes an electrode base material and a noble metal element, the noble metal element being fastened to the electrode base material using a welding connection. The welding connection has a maximum extension perpendicular to an area of the electrode at which the noble metal element is fastened, and the welding connection has a maximum width at the area. A ratio of the maximum extension to the maximum width is greater than, or equal to 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Kretschmar, Andreas Benz, Jochen Fischer
  • Patent number: 9232593
    Abstract: A low voltage LED bulb having a base that fits a standard light socket designed to receive a bulb operated at line voltage is installed in a conventional lamp, which is connected by a lamp cord to a rechargeable battery, the charge in which is maintained by a charging circuit. The rechargeable battery can be provided in a module equipped with a receptacle capable of receiving a standard plug designed for line voltage, and in this case, the lamp requires no modification other than the replacement of the standard bulb by the low voltage LED bulb. In another embodiment, the battery and charger are incorporated into the lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: AfterGlo Lighting Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Laurence Fischer, Aaron Cons
  • Patent number: 9231378
    Abstract: A spark plug for an internal combustion engine includes a center electrode, a tubular insulator, a tubular metal shell, a ground electrode and an overvoltage preventer. The insulator has the center electrode inserted and held therein. The metal shell has the insulator inserted and held therein such that a proximal part of the insulator is exposed from the metal shell. The ground electrode is joined to a distal end of the metal shell and faces the center electrode through a spark gap formed between the center and ground electrodes. The overvoltage preventer prevents a voltage higher than or equal to a threshold voltage from being applied across the spark gap. The overvoltage preventer is arranged in the proximal part of the insulator so as to be positioned outside the metal shell and farther than the metal shell from the spark gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masataka DeGuchi
  • Patent number: 9215759
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for heating an object. A sheet-shaped heat and light source is provided. The sheet-shaped heat and light source includes a carbon nanotube film curved to form a hollow cylinder, and at least two electrodes spaced from each other, located on a surface of the hollow cylinder and electrically connected to the carbon nanotube film. An object is located in the hollow cylinder. A voltage is supplied between the at least two electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang-Hong Liu, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 9208983
    Abstract: An ion generation method uses a direct current discharge ion source provided with an arc chamber formed of a high melting point material, and includes: generating ions by causing molecules of a source gas to collide with thermoelectrons in the arc chamber and producing plasma discharge; and causing radicals generated in generating ions to react with a liner provided to cover an inner wall of the arc chamber at least partially. The liner is formed of a material more reactive to radicals generated as the source gas is dissociated than the material of the arc chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ion Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masateru Sato
  • Patent number: 9194576
    Abstract: The LED bulb has a body of silicone between the LED driver and the heat sink for transferring heat generated in the LED driver to the heat sink. The body of silicone is also disposed between the LED module and heat sink for transferring heal generated in the LED module to the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Component Hardware Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Xue Jun
  • Patent number: 9194545
    Abstract: A light-emitting device disclosed herein includes: an emission layer; a diffraction grating structure including a diffraction grating; and a diffusion layer having a structure for diffusing light which is transmitted from one face to another face. The light going out from the emission layer has a central wavelength ?. The diffraction grating has a period p which is not less than 1.0? and not more than 3.5?. The diffusion layer has a haze of 80% or more and a total light transmittance of 80% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Inada, Seiji Nishiwaki
  • Patent number: 9190456
    Abstract: An arrangement for a high resolution active matrix display includes organic emissive layers of distinct colors each deposited across continuous regions so as to include more than one pixel emissive region. Color filters are situated to partially block light from at least some of the emissive regions such that primary additive colors are transmitted from distinct subsets of pixels. The emissive layers may be deposited in alternating parallel stripes along rows or columns of the display, or may be oriented perpendicularly with respect to one another such that the emissive layers overlap in the emissive regions of at least some pixels. In some examples, red, green, and blue of pixels are arranged in regular patterns across the display and with the emissive regions for the blue pixels forming a relatively larger area of the display than either the red or green pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Ignis Innovation Inc.
    Inventor: Gholamreza Chaji
  • Patent number: 9166117
    Abstract: An exemplary light emitting device includes a blue-green light source and a orange-red light source. The blue-green light source emits blue-green light and the orange-red light source emits orange-red light when they are activated. The blue-green light and the orange-red light are mixed together to obtain white light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: ADVANCED OPTOELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Chung-Min Chang, Chien-Lin Chang-Chien, Hsuen-Feng Hu, Chang-Wen Sun, Ya-Ting Wu
  • Patent number: 9163788
    Abstract: LED light bulbs especially suited for use in table lamps or floor lamps with lamp shades. The LED light bulbs include optics which provide more limited but more uniform illumination of the lamp shade and provide more uniform illumination through the top and bottom apertures of the lamp shade. The light bulbs comprise an electrical coupling base (e.g., Edison screw base) coupled via an insulating coupling piece to a tube. Metal Core Printed Circuit Boards on which LEDs with lenses are mounted are mechanically coupled to the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Inventor: Philip A. Premysler
  • Patent number: 9166198
    Abstract: An optical film and a light emitting device are provided. The optical film includes a substrate, a resin layer, and a plurality of porous particles. The resin layer is located on the substrate. The porous particles are distributed in the resin layer, and each of the porous particles includes a particle body and a plurality of holes. A refractive index of the particle body is different from a refractive index of the resin layer, and the refractive index of the particle body is different from a refractive index of air in the holes. The light emitting device includes a light emitting element and an optical film. The light emitting element has a light emitting surface, and the optical film is located on the light emitting surface of the light emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Pei-Chi Chien, I-Ling Kao, Ping-Chen Chen
  • Patent number: 9166124
    Abstract: A light emitting device package according to example embodiments includes a plurality of light emitting device chips arranged linearly and spaced apart from each other on a substrate, and a plurality of wavelength conversion units on upper surfaces of the plurality of light emitting device chips. The plurality of wavelength conversion units may each have portions that extend over regions between the plurality of light emitting device chips. A vehicle headlight may include the light emitting device package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee Seok Park, Ji Seok Wang, Kwon Jin Kim, Hee Dong Kim
  • Patent number: 9157594
    Abstract: An adjusting device for headlights has a luminous component supported on a carrier and a linear element for angling the luminous component around a horizontal and/or vertical adjusting axis, which is acting upon said component and arranged on an adjusting point, wherein in the region of the linear element, the luminous component is supported on areas of contact opposite the carrier and/or the luminous component by way of said type of deformation element such that if an adjusting force is applied onto the areas of contact in the normal direction, the deformation element is moveable together with the luminous component along an adjusting pathway running perpendicular to the normal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: HELLA KGAA HUECK & CO.
    Inventors: Frank Paβgang, Kai Polenz, Dennis Tscherneck
  • Patent number: 9142797
    Abstract: A gas barrier substrate including a first gas barrier layer, a substrate, and a second gas barrier layer is provided. The first gas barrier layer has a central bonding surface bonded with the substrate and a peripheral boding surface surrounding the central bonding surface. The second gas barrier layer entirely covers the substrate and the first gas barrier layer. The second gas barrier layer is bonded with the substrate and the peripheral boding surface of the first gas barrier layer, wherein a minimum distance from an edge of the substrate to an edge of the first gas barrier layer is greater than a thickness of the first gas barrier layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Hsiao-Fen Wei, Liang-You Jiang, Pao-Ming Tsai, Yu-Yang Chang
  • Patent number: 9140430
    Abstract: A light source, for example a light emitting diode, can emit light and have an associated optical axis. The source can be deployed in applications where it is desirable to have illumination biased laterally relative to the optical axis, such as in a street luminaire where directing light towards a street is beneficial. The source can be coupled to an optic that comprises a cavity. At least a portion of the cavity can have an outline that is egg-shaped in cross section. A backside of the cavity (or a backside portion of the optic) can have an irregular shape for receiving the light emitting diode, for example to form a receptacle shaped to fit a circuit board on which the light emitting diode is mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Kevin Charles Broughton