Patents Examined by Thomas M. Sember
  • Patent number: 11958402
    Abstract: A lighting device for a vehicle, having a housing, at least one light module for producing a light function, a supporting frame that is arranged in the housing so as to be pivotable. The at least one light module is mounted in the supporting frame such that it is pivoted upon a pivoting of the supporting frame. An adjuster is designed to pivot the supporting frame about a vertical axis. The adjuster being connected to the supporting frame in a first engagement region and in a second engagement region that is arranged horizontally on the opposite side of the supporting frame. The adjuster moving the supporting frame in a first horizontal direction in the first engagement region and to simultaneously move it in a second horizontal direction, which is opposite to the first direction, in the second engagement region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Sebastian Scholz, Ralf Seiger
  • Patent number: 11953174
    Abstract: To radiate light with uniform color and illuminance in a longitudinal direction, this vehicle light guide is rod-shaped and is disposed at a front portion of a vehicle. The vehicle light guide includes a base portion having a curved portion curved rearward from a front toward a side of the vehicle and guiding light from a light source so as to be emitted from an emission face at a front side of the vehicle, a plurality of prism portions arrayed in a longitudinal direction along a back face of the base portion and that reflect light forward, and a diffusing portion positioned in at least the curved portion in the longitudinal direction of the base portion and provided in a strip form on a bottom face side of the prism portions, and that diffuses light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroaki Oku
  • Patent number: 11953171
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting device includes a high-light source group, a low-light source group, a high-beam lens to transmit light from the high-beam light source and emit the light to outside, a low-beam lens to transmit light from the low-beam light source and emit the light to outside, a circuit board having the high-beam light source and the low-beam light source mounted thereon together, and a reflector that guides light emitted from the low-beam light source to the low-beam lens, where the circuit board is inclined in a front-rear direction and an up-down direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Inoue, Eiji Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11944147
    Abstract: Detachable cap lights including a cap assembly, an attaching assembly and a light assembly. The cap assembly includes a cap. The attaching assembly includes an attaching band. The light assembly includes a housing and lights. The attaching band is attached to a rear side of the cap. The attaching band includes a magnet on an exterior wall of the attaching band. The lights are embedded within the housing. The housing has a magnetic layer. The housing is attached to the magnet of the attaching band through the magnetic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Inventor: Barry Rausch
  • Patent number: 11946613
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-layered body comprising a transparent thermoplastic layer, a diffuser layer and a metal layer which, despite a decorative, structured visible surface, can transport information from a projection unit behind it with excellent sharpness and brightness. Corresponding elements can be used, for example, in Car-to-X communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Covestro Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Grimm, Rainer Hagen, Ulrich Grosser
  • Patent number: 11944346
    Abstract: A cannula assembly configured to receive a surgical instrument therethrough includes an elongated body portion, a housing coupled to a proximal end portion of the elongated body portion, and an annular-shaped light member. The housing defines a longitudinally-extending channel therethrough dimensioned for passage of the surgical instrument. The light member is disposed within the housing and about the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventor: Rajat R. Rokde
  • Patent number: 11947155
    Abstract: An electronic device with light emitting function includes a casing, a circuit board, a light-shielding member, a first light-guiding member, and a second light-guiding member. The casing has a light-guiding cover plate having a first partial block and a second partial block. The circuit board has a light-emitting element adjacent to the first partial block. The light-shielding member is blocked between the light-emitting element and the first partial block. The first light-guiding member has a first reflective inclination surface at a light-emitting direction of the light-emitting element and configured to reflect a light emitted by the light-emitting element to be a first reflected light which is transmitted toward a direction away from the first partial block. The second light-guiding member has a second reflective inclination surface configured to reflect the first reflected light to be a second reflected light which is irradiated to the second partial block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: CHICONY ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chien-Yueh Chen, Yu-Hsuan Lin
  • Patent number: 11937711
    Abstract: A display system for display of an item includes a display case into which the item may be placed, a digital video display system, and a lighting system which may be interactive with the video display system to provide an animated, photo-realistic and dynamic background for items being showcased and/or photographed. In certain embodiments, the display case includes a back wall incorporating an output video screen configured to display custom video content of the user's choosing via the digital video display system, the custom videos providing a backdrop for the item being displayed, wherein the lighting system is configured to change color and/or intensity in sync with the color of the changing images produced on the video output screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Inventors: Lawrence Richard Reynolds, Jr., Scott James Harben
  • Patent number: 11942725
    Abstract: A tamper resistant nightlight for placement in an electrical receptacle, the nightlight includes a body that has a base with an LED circuit and plug blades extending from the body. A housing includes a locking element configured to restrict a child from removing the nightlight from the electrical receptacle through a flange that extends away from the body to be positioned behind a rear surface of an electrical wall plate associated with the electrical receptacle to prevent the tamper resistant nightlight from being removed from the electrical receptacle while the electrical wall plate is coupled to the electrical receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Titan3 Technology LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey P. Baldwin, John E. Klein
  • Patent number: 11925229
    Abstract: A safety helmet to be used by a person in low light conditions, includes: a cap, to cover the person's head; a wing, which surrounds the entire perimeter of the bottom of the cap; and a visor, which corresponds to a projection of the wing on the front of the cap. The cap also includes a belt, which surrounds the perimeter of the lower part of the cap, over the wing and the visor, which in turn includes at least one front lighting module; at least one rear lighting module; at least two side lighting modules, arranged on each side of the rear lighting module; at least one accelerometer; at least one controller element, which controls the operation of the front, rear and side lighting modules and the accelerometer; and at least one button to control the operation of the front, rear and side lighting modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: COMERCIALIZADORA MINTECH LIMITADA
    Inventors: Heinz Eduardo Wroblewski Rodriguez, Stefan Mathias Terc Rudloff
  • Patent number: 11925220
    Abstract: Headgear includes a body having an interior fabric panel defining an inwardly facing interior surface and an exterior fabric panel defining an outwardly facing exterior surface. Opposite ends of the exterior fabric panel are located in a rear region of the headgear and opposite ends of the interior fabric panel overlapping to an extent are located in a front region of the headgear. The interior and exterior panels are secured together such that the body surrounds a head-receiving area and is configured for donning on a person's head. A grommet is attached to the body and defines an opening extending through the exterior fabric panel into a space located between the exterior fabric panel and the interior fabric panel. The overlapping ends of the interior fabric panel define a passage accommodating the passing of a light apparatus therethrough for frictional fit in the grommet. Preferably, the body defines a headband.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Inventor: Raquel Graham
  • Patent number: 11919442
    Abstract: A vehicle interior lighting device includes a light source which is installed at an end of an instrument panel of a vehicle. Light emitted from the light source propagates from the instrument panel toward a door panel, and is projected on a surface of a door trim of the door panel. A decorative pattern element is installed on a light emitting side of the light source. As light from the light source passes through the decorative pattern element, the light can create a pattern on a surface of the door trim. Because the light source is installed on the instrument panel spaced from the door trim rather than on the door trim itself, light can be projected on a large area of the door trim. Furthermore, an impressive feature of a decorative pattern which changes in accordance with a door opening angle can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Fujita, Shunsuke Kurebayashi, Shizuo Sanjo, Masato Takeuchi, Shunya Nishimura, Ayaka Yagi
  • Patent number: 11920774
    Abstract: A cooling module, which is securable to one or more thermal transfer members for an LED curing apparatus, wherein the cooling module comprises a first finned heat sink and a second finned heat sink; wherein the first finned heat sink is removably securable to the second finned heat sink to provide at least one aperture therebetween, wherein each of a plurality of fins protrude from the first finned heat sink and from the second finned heat sink and each fin is substantially perpendicular to the length of the or each aperture, wherein the first finned heat sink is removably secured proximal to the second finned heat sink by at least one locking member, and wherein the or each locking member is inserted such that its length is parallel to the length of the or each aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: GEW (EC) Limited
    Inventors: Malcolm Rae, James Hicks, Robert Rae
  • Patent number: 11920727
    Abstract: A deployable light for an electronic device, such as a cellular telephone, that attaches to the electronic device with a magnetic connector. The deployable light is adapted to deploy from a stowed position wherein the light may shine in a first direction, to a deployed position wherein the light may shine opposite the first direction. The deployable light may include a magnetic connection portion for attachment to a cellular telephone. The deployable light may provide light when the telephone is using either its forward facing camera or it rearward facing camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Videndum Media Solutions SPA
    Inventor: Hen-Li Philip Chao
  • Patent number: 11920756
    Abstract: One of the problems solved by an embodiment of the present invention is to solve the problem of light leakage. A light shielding component according to the present invention comprising a covering portion, and a snap-fit portion, wherein the covering portion is used to cover a light guide to block the transmission of light rays; and the snap-fit portion comprises at least one slot, which is used to fix the light shielding component. Compared with the prior art, the advantage of the solution of the present invention is that by using a light shielding component, the light beam leakage is better blocked, and a better visual effect is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Shifeng Ye, Shuxiong Zhou, Fei Xiong, Mingrui Sun
  • Patent number: 11920755
    Abstract: An automotive headlamp system and an automotive lamp. The automotive headlamp system comprises a light source, a primary optical element, an automotive signal lamp structure, and a secondary optical element arranged sequentially along the light emitting direction. The automotive signal lamp structure comprises a light-transmitting portion and a rotating shaft. The light-transmitting portion comprises at least one light-transmitting plate mounted on the rotating shaft which can be driven to rotate by the rotating shaft. By means of rotation, light from the light source exits from the primary optical element, then selectively passes through one of or none of the light-transmitting plates, and is then projected by means of the secondary optical element to achieve a corresponding signal lamp function. The light-transmitting plate mounted on the rotating shaft is used to replace an existing signal lamp, reducing the space occupied by the original signal lamp, decreasing the volume of a headlamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: HASCO VISION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Meng Li, Zhaoyu Chen, Ying Li, Xiangqian Chen, He Zhu, Wenhui Sang
  • Patent number: 11920745
    Abstract: Lighting systems and connectable lighting devices enable size adjustment to an area illuminated by the lighting system. The connectable lighting system may include a plurality of lighting devices. A lighting device of the plurality of lighting devices may include a body defining a lighting side, a first sidewall positioned on a first side of the lighting side, and a second sidewall positioned on an opposite second side of the lighting side; at least one light emitting component configured to emit light through at least a portion of the lighting side; a first set of metal contacts at least partially embedded within the first sidewall of the body; and a second set of metal contacts at least partially embedded within the second sidewall of the body; and wherein at least one of: the first set of metal contacts are magnets or the second set of metal contacts are magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Energizer Brands, LLC
    Inventors: Ruth Sholtis-Furyes, Joanna Lynn Celestina
  • Patent number: 11923639
    Abstract: A tamper resistant nightlight for placement in an electrical receptacle, the nightlight includes a body that has a base with an LED circuit and plug blades extending from the body. A housing includes a locking element configured to restrict a child from removing the nightlight from the electrical receptacle through a flange that extends away from the body to be positioned behind a rear surface of an electrical wall plate associated with the electrical receptacle to prevent the tamper resistant nightlight from being removed from the electrical receptacle while the electrical wall plate is coupled to the electrical receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Titan3 Technology LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey P. Baldwin, John E. Klein
  • Patent number: 11922829
    Abstract: This technology relates to a display mounted messaging system. The display mounted messaging system may include a light emitting diode (LED) display attached to a housing of a sensor. The housing of the sensor may rotate. The display mounted messaging system may also include an LED controller which is configured to selectively activate and deactivate at least one LED in the LED display, to provide a message in the direction of an intended recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Ralph Hamilton Shepard, Pierre-Yves Droz, Simon Verghese
  • Patent number: 11920770
    Abstract: Example embodiments described herein involve a system for testing a light-emitting module. The light-emitting module may include a mounting platform configured to hold a light-emitting module for a camera. The mounting platform may also be configured to rotate. The system may further include a housing holding a plurality of photodiodes arranged in an array over at least a 90 degree arc of a hemisphere. The system may also include a controller configured to control the photodiodes and the rotation of the mounting platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Choon Ping Chng, Cheng-Han Wu, Lucian Ion, Giulia Guidi