Patents Examined by Thomas M. Sember
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Patent number: 11479167Abstract: Vehicle headliner with an integrated lighting module having a spotlighting function and manufacturing process thereof. Particularly the lighting module is attached to the back side of the headliner which is configured to emit a quality spotlighting beam L4 and to have a good aesthetic appearance. The headliner mainly comprises a substrate, a positioner frame, a decorative lining and a transparent sheet having diffusing areas and the lighting module comprises a printed circuit board, several spotlighting LEDs connected to the printed circuit board and an one piece optics comprising several collimator lens.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2021Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: GRUPO ANTOLÍN-INGENIERÍA, S. A.Inventors: Rubén Ibáñez, Jesús Escudero, Javier Cadiñanos
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Patent number: 11473825Abstract: An ice bucket with a spray and light-emitting function comprises: a transparent housing and a light-transmitting base supporting the housing, wherein the housing is separated from an ice storage chamber and a mist generating chamber by a partition plate, the ice storage chamber are in partial communication with the mist generating chamber via the partition plate and the mist generating chamber is in communication with the base through an air duct, and wherein the base is provided with a power source, a lamp, an atomizer, and a fan, the lamp, the atomizer, and the fan are electrically connected to a power source, the fan is configured to blow a mist generated by the atomizer out of the mist generating chamber through the air duct and guide the atomizer to the ice storage chamber, and a light generated by the lamp is irradiated to the housing through the base.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2021Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Inventor: Rui Wang
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Patent number: 11465553Abstract: When a pedestrian who is crossing a road or is about to cross a road is detected and it is determined that there is a risk of the own vehicle coming into contact with the pedestrian, a figure rendering forming optical unit provided in a housing of a head lamp emits a spot of light having a predetermined width and a predetermined length to a road surface ahead in a crossing direction including the pedestrian or the like. Accordingly, the pedestrian or the like knows the presence of an approaching vehicle and a driver knows the presence of the pedestrian or the like who is crossing a road or is about to cross a road.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2019Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Kiyotaka Mochizuki, Naoki Tatara, Norihiko Kobayashi
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Patent number: 11458876Abstract: A roof handle for a vehicle has two bearing elements which can be fixed to a roof of a vehicle and on which a handle body is mounted so as to be pivotable between a raised position and a lowered holding position. A line for the power supply is provided on at least one bearing element, which line, in a raised position of the handle body, is connected via contacts to an illuminating means on the handle body. Light can be irradiated via the illuminating means into an optical waveguide. This makes the handle body more visible in poor lighting conditions.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2021Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: HERO GmbHInventors: Volker Steck, Martin Meister, Milto Benjamin
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Patent number: 11454380Abstract: A reading lamp includes a lamp top set having a tubular housing and a support column having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The support column may include a column wall defining a hollow interior of the support column. A swiveling joint assembly may be positioned between and join the tubular housing and the first end of the support column, such that the swiveling joint assembly enables one or more of polyaxial and rotational movement of the tubular housing relative to the support column or the swiveling joint assembly.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: eMoMo Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wei Zhou, Jingzhi Chen, Wenji Tang, Dasheng Hu, Qishuang Lu, Shunde Yang
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Patent number: 11454387Abstract: Petcup is a new product that works as a thermo beverage cup and turned up-side down works as a portable lamp/worklight. As a hot or cold beverage cup the light can be turned on before you set it on the table giving Petcup a one-of-a-kind look. When not being used as a beverage cup, it's a portable lamp/worklight that's light-weight and can go anywhere. You can twist the top and bottom off to wash or just twist the bottom off to change the batteries. Petcup is the only cup/lamp in the world and the only cup with a dual-use as a portable lamp.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2021Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Inventor: Phillip Eugene Johnwell
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Patent number: 11454378Abstract: The present application relates to a panel structure for stamping of an integrally formed lamp panel. The panel structure for stamping of the integrally formed lamp panel at least includes a reflective film layer, an adhesion layer, a base material layer and a protective layer, wherein the reflective film layer is arranged on one surface of the base material layer through the adhesion layer, and the protective layer is arranged on the other surface of the base layer; the base material layer includes a metal layer, and a chemical treatment layer arranged on at least one surface of the metal layer, the base material layer can be integrally formed lamp panel with the reflective film layer. The present application has the following beneficial effects: the panel structure can be applied to stamping of the integrally formed lamp panel; the yield is increased and the production efficiency is improved.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2021Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Inventors: Zhongxiao Hu, Gengu Huang
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Patent number: 11439133Abstract: A lure includes a first and second body parts, a structure in which the first and second body parts are coupled together, and an interior cavity, and a rod bridging the first and second body parts in the interior cavity. The rod has a rod portion, a flange portion connected to a first end of the rod portion, and a projecting portion projecting from the flange portion to an opposite side of the rod portion. The first body part has an inner surface and a rod hole on the inner surface thereof. The second body part has an inner surface and a base projecting from the inner surface thereof, and a receiving hole recessed from the surface of the base. A second end of the rod portion is inserted into the rod hole, the projecting portion inserted into the receiving hole, and the flange portion in contact with the base.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2021Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventor: Tadasuke Nakamichi
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Patent number: 11441767Abstract: A lamp unit includes: a light emitting element; a reflector that reflects light emitted from the light emitting element toward a unit front; and a heat sink that supports the light emitting element and the reflector, in which a power supply attachment for supplying power to the light emitting element is attached to the heat sink, the power supply attachment is fastened to the heat sink at two left and right positions of the power supply attachment, and a connector portion of the power supply attachment is formed inside two left and right fastening positions so as to extend to a unit rear side relative to a rear end position of the reflector.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Takashi Matsunaga, Yuji Sugiyama, Yukio Nomura
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Patent number: 11433797Abstract: The present disclosure provides a multifunctional vehicle-mounted cigarette lighter, including a cigarette lighter body, which is configured with a power plug matched with a vehicle cigarette lighter socket, wherein the cigarette lighter body is further provided with a control unit connected to an on-board warning light and a display unit in signal connection to the control unit; the control unit includes a control circuit board for synchronously acquiring the working mode of the on-board warning light, wherein the control circuit board is connected to the on-board warning light through a signal control line; the display unit includes a plurality of indicator lights for synchronously displaying the working mode of the on-board warning light, wherein the plurality of indicator lights are electrically connected to the control circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: GUANGZHOU HANMA ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Shijun Fan
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Patent number: 11427123Abstract: This vehicle lamp system, which is used together with a vehicle control unit that controls the travel state of a vehicle and a mode determination unit that can determine an automatic driving mode of another vehicle, comprises a lamp mounted on the vehicle, and a lamp control unit which, depending on the mode signal outputted by the mode determination unit, controls the lamp in different ways (for example, displaying an arrow with road surface rendering).Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2018Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Jun Iwasaki
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Patent number: 11420553Abstract: A mounting hole of an interior material includes continuous first and second through portions. The second through portion is wider than the first through portion. An inner periphery of the second through portion includes a pair of connecting portions extending to widen. A first sandwiching portion of a housing of a vehicle interior lighting device includes a first facing portion facing an inner end face of the mounting hole, and sandwiches a first part located across the first through portion from the second through portion in the interior material. A pair of second sandwiching portions of the housing each includes a second facing portion facing an associated one of the pair of connecting portions of the mounting hole. Each of the pair of second sandwiching portions sandwiches a second part located across the pair of connecting portions from the second through portion in the interior material.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2021Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Tetsuhiro Mifuchi
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Patent number: 11419382Abstract: A helmet mounting system for attaching an accessory device to a helmet includes one or more cables with a hook for removably engaging the brim of the helmet. Each cable has an end attached to a spool which is rotatable in a first direction for winding of the cable(s) around the spool and a second direction for unwinding the cable. A tensioning mechanism is coupled to the spool. In certain embodiments, one or more accessory devices are electrically coupled to a power and data management module for routing power, data and control signals to the one or more accessory devices. Accessory devices are interchangeable, providing a modular system that can be customized to meet mission requirements and accessory devices are removable and replaceable as mission requirements change.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2021Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Wilcox Industries Corp.Inventors: James W. Teetzel, Edward R. Hall, Ned A. Dalzell
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Patent number: 11414148Abstract: A straddle vehicle includes a front fork unit provided to be inclined rearwardly, a front cover provided forwardly of the front fork unit, and having a rear cover member, and a front cover member separately provided from the front cover member and positioned forwardly of the rear cover member, a headlamp provided at the front cover, a holder attached to the rear cover member and holds the headlamp, and a driver that drives the headlamp. The driver stored in the front cover such that the driver is located at a position farther upward than the headlamp, farther rearward than a first virtual line extending in a up-and-down direction through a rear end of the headlamp in a front-to-rear direction of the vehicle, and farther rearward than a second virtual line extending in parallel with an axis of the front fork unit in the side view of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2020Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kenichi Muramatsu
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Patent number: 11395533Abstract: A jewelry box includes a lower box component; a diamond supported on the lower box component and having a blue fluorescence; an upper box component hinged to the lower box component for swinging between an opened position and a closed position, the upper box component being coupled to the lower box component at the closed position for covering the diamond, the upper box component exposing the diamond at the opened position; and a light source supported on the lower part or the upper part, the light source emitting an ultraviolet radiation toward the diamond when the upper box component is moved from the closed position. This provides a jewelry box causing a most dramatic impression within an observer of the jewelry box.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2018Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Inventor: Yoshiko Tanaka
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Patent number: 11391455Abstract: Helmets and helmet lighting systems for use in demanding environments, such as fire, rescue, police and military applications. The helmets and systems provide one or more of high levels of light emission, long operational life, waterproofing/ability to operate in wet or submerged environments and relatively low weight. In some configurations, a helmet comprises a lighting system including an exterior layer and an interior layer applied to a shell of the helmet. In some configurations, a lighting module having an internal layer and an exterior layer is attached to an underlying helmet. In some configurations, a lighting system includes pods and/or strips containing a source of light. The pods or strips can be attached to an underlying helmet.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2021Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Inventor: Vernon Lombard
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Patent number: 11383782Abstract: A quick disassembly structure and a bicycle light; by arranging a lower assembly and a upper assembly, and then fixing an axial component on the lower assembly, when pressing the upper assembly, the positioning device can enter the limit area to fix the upper assembly and the lower assembly; when pulling up the upper assembly, the positioning device can be disengaged from the limit area to unfix the upper assembly and the lower assembly, so that the upper assembly can be quickly mounted on the lower assembly or the upper assembly can be quickly dismounted from the lower assembly, in order to achieve a quick mount or disassembly of a bicycle light, while the bicycle light can be prevented from being interfered and corroded by external factors when not being used, and the light body can also be prevented from being stolen, thereby achieving protection of the bicycle light.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2021Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Inventors: Hangjin He, Manchun Cai, Ziyang Zhou
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Patent number: 11378357Abstract: A target dot sight includes a target illumination sensor that senses the amount of illumination at a target, rather than merely sensing the ambient sight of the entire operating environment. Then, based on the sensed target illumination, the target dot sight may automatically compensate for the brightness of the target.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: SIG SAUER, INC.Inventors: John P. Nichols, David Pierson
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Patent number: 11375828Abstract: A display device (1) for displaying a decorative object (2), including a case (4) provided with a support element (5) on which an area of interest (3) is defined, inside which the decorative object (2) is likely to be disposed and/or handled. A processing unit generates a command for controlling the illumination properties of a main illumination device (8a) and/or of a secondary illumination device (8b) as a function of criteria concerning the viewer's visual perception of the object (3) and controls the main illumination device (8a) and/or the secondary illumination device (8b) as a function of the command for controlling the properties of the illumination devices (8a, 8b).Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2021Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development LtdInventors: Dominique Dubugnon, Cédric Blatter
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Patent number: 11378249Abstract: A head lamp for a vehicle includes: a lamp housing; a light source disposed in the lamp housing and configured to emit light to a forward area of a vehicle; a bezel disposed on the lamp housing, spaced apart from the light source, and shaped to cover the light source; and a plurality of flip-dot units disposed in the bezel. Each flip-dot unit among the plurality of flip-dot units includes: a housing having an opening formed on one side the housing, and a space formed in the housing; and a flip disk rotatably installed in the housing and configured to selectively open and close the opening.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2021Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Do Hyung Kim, Tae Kyoung Jin, Moo Kwan Kim
