Patents Examined by Thomas M. Sembers
  • 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: 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
  • 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: 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: 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: 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: 11910941
    Abstract: An adaptable multi-use mirror is shown and described. The adaptable multi-use mirror includes a puck. In one example the puck is comprised of a first part and a second part. The second part of the puck is removably secured to a toilet. The first part of the puck is removably secured to the second part via at least one magnet. A mirror is secured to the first part of the puck. In additional examples the adaptable multi-use mirror may include any number of lights, sensors, and attachment devices as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher Ehde, Dana Ehde
  • Patent number: 11903437
    Abstract: Various embodiments herein provide a hard hat with a removable light assembly. The hard hat includes an outer shell with one or more windows. The removable light assembly is removably coupled to an interior surface of the outer shell. The removable light assembly includes a support structure and one or more lights (e.g., light emitting diodes (LEDs)) coupled to the support structure and positioned behind respective windows of the one or more windows. In embodiments, the light assembly may include an arm that extends from the support structure to an underside of a brim of the outer shell. A power control element may be disposed on the end of the arm to control the one or more lights. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Coast Cutlery Co.
    Inventors: Todd Ernst, Brian Sheehy, Song YangZhi
  • Patent number: 11903429
    Abstract: This present application discloses a turn direction indicating jacket having a plurality of directional indicators independently actuatable via a switch and a portable power supply. The invention illuminates the lights in sequential fashion from the wearer's shoulder to his or her wrist with an arrowhead at the base, there ensuring that other motorists and pedestrians alike are aware of the wearer's presence in traffic and the wearer's intended traffic movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Inventors: Melodie Watson, Astor Morrison
  • Patent number: 11896075
    Abstract: A hard hat with symmetric front and back mounting ridges to support a headlamp is described. The hard hat provides mounting ridges to receive insertion slots of a rigid mounting bracket that fit around the ridges. The rigid mounting bracket includes channels to loop a strap through the channels and support a lamp on the bracket. The strap may include a hook and loop fastener system to enable attachment of a variety of lamps to the rigid support bracket. In this way, the hard hat can support a wide variety of headlamps attached to the rigid mounting bracket without destructive alterations to the hard hat. Clips may be added to the rigid mounting bracket to secure or lock the bracket in place during operation and prevent accidental knocks or jarring of the headlamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventor: Steven W. Hyma
  • Patent number: 11898725
    Abstract: A jewelry lighting lamp has a lighting part, a rotating part and a mounting part, the mounting part has a lamp barrel which accommodates the lighting part and rotating part. The rotating part has a driving motor, which drives the lighting part to rotate along the central axis of the lamp barrel; the lighting part has a main light source arranged on the central axis and one or more secondary light sources arranged around the main light source, the main light source and the secondary light source are driven by the rotating part to rotate along the central axis circumferentially. A jewelry lighting method using the jewelry lighting lamp is also provided. By varying luminance, the lamp solves the problem of visible light and shadows at the edge of the aperture when there are main and auxiliary light sources with different luminance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Self Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuanfang Xue, Huangfeng Pan, Junjun Ying
  • Patent number: 11892154
    Abstract: Provided is a illumination device having a sufficiently wide irradiation angle and a uniform light intensity within a predetermined range even when using a light source that emits light similar to light with a small spread angle, such as a laser, or to parallel light. This illumination device includes a light source including at least one light emitting portion; a first optical element that receives light output from the light source and outputs the light while expanding an output angle thereof and a second optical element that receives light output from the first optical element and outputs the light while further expanding an irradiation angle thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: NIPPON SHEET GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Keiji Tsunetomo, Satoru Kusaka
  • Patent number: 11892138
    Abstract: A vehicle headlamp optical system, a vehicle headlamp, and a vehicle. The vehicle headlamp optical system comprises a plurality of modules and a light distribution lens that is disposed in front of each module. The plurality of modules comprise at least one high-beam module, at least one main low-beam module, and at least one auxiliary low-beam module. The light distribution lenses are narrow, long light distribution lenses. Each module is disposed at an interval along the length direction of the light distribution lenses. Thus, the miniaturization and diversified design of a vehicle headlamp can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: HASCO VISION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cong Li, Zhiping Qiu, He Zhu, Wenhui Sang
  • Patent number: 11879612
    Abstract: A light guide, and a vehicle lamp and motor vehicle including the light guide, which is configured to be installed in an opening defined by a lamp frame of a vehicle lamp. The light guide includes an elongated body, the body having a light exit segment for guiding light from a light source to exit in a target direction, the light exit segment including a bend segment. The light guide further includes a wing-like part, the wing-like part being at least connected to the bend segment and being configured to fill a gap between the bend segment and an edge of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Jinting Zhang, Mingrui Sun
  • Patent number: 11879631
    Abstract: A right side portion, which is a light emitting device, comprises a side light guide plate and a front light guide plate as a plurality of light guide plates in which light is reflected by a prism and emitted from a light emitting surface. The side light guide plate and the front light guide plate are disposed in a row in a state in which the angles of the light emitting surfaces differ between adjacent light guide plates and the ends of adjacent light guide plates are butted against each other. An LED board is disposed at the end of the side light guide plate, and the end surface of one of the ends of the side light guide plate and the front light guide plate that are abutted against each other is formed as an inclined surface with a reflection function that changes the angle at which the light is guided and causes the light to be incident on the adjacent light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Onitsuka, Takahiro Ono, Junya Fujita, Jun Kishimoto, Takehiro Agata
  • Patent number: 11873954
    Abstract: A lighting board (10), comprising: a printed circuit board (12); a set of solid state lighting elements mounted on the printed circuit board, each having a light emitting surface; a set of electrical components (16) mounted on the printed circuit board; and a reflective covering over the printed circuit board, wherein the reflective covering is provided over the set of electrical components and over the set of lighting elements, and comprises openings at least for the light emitting surfaces of the lighting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventor: Li Xiong Chen
  • Patent number: 11873963
    Abstract: Provided is a light source device, including: a light-emitting chip arranged on a base plate and configured to emit first light; a light guide rod including first and second light guide portions, the first light guide portion including a light incident end surface, the first light entering the light guide rod through the light incident end surface and being transmitted to the second light guide portion after passing through the first light guide portion, and the second light guide portion including a light-outputting surface for outputting light; a first positioning member including a first groove for accommodating the light guide rod, being directly or indirectly fixed relative to the base plate; and a movable fixing assembly configured to fix, together with the groove of the first positioning member, the light guide rod along a radial direction of the light guide rod, and deforms when fixing the light guide rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: YLX Incorporated
    Inventors: Jinjiang Fu, Bin Chen, Ru Jiang, Yong Ma
  • Patent number: 11867387
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Inventor: Vernon Lombard
  • Patent number: 11858410
    Abstract: A front left lamp includes a housing, an outer cover which covers an opening of the housing, a lighting unit disposed in a space formed by the housing and the outer cover, and a corner cube reflector, which is configured to increase radar radio wave reflectance and is disposed to face the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuta Maruyama