Patents Examined by Tracie Y Green
  • Patent number: 11833961
    Abstract: A method for controlling a lighting system in an interior chamber of a vehicle having controllable light sources that generate at least one reading light with a defined light cone and a light spot is provided. A gesture camera recognizes gestures of a person located in the interior chamber and the lighting system is controlled by the recognized gestures. A light controller is active between a starting point in time and an end point in time. When the light controller is active and in the event of a gripping or pointing gesture of a hand in the region of the light cone or light spot, the light cone or light spot is guided along with the hand carrying out the gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG
    Inventor: Daniel Betz
  • Patent number: 11835185
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of lamps, and discloses a lamp bulb with a flowing type light effect. The lamp bulb includes a lamp base and a shell connected to the lamp base, and further includes a stem assembly. The present disclosure has the following advantages: 1. A large number of light-emitting chips can be integrated to achieve diversified flickering effects, and the volume of the lamp bulb can also be effectively controlled to facilitate the use. 2. The application range is wide, so that lamp bulbs in different sizes can achieve a flowing type light effect. 3. The light-emitting chips have high integration degree and low manufacturing cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Inventor: Song Wang
  • Patent number: 11835820
    Abstract: A display device including a backlight module is provided. The backlight module includes: a substrate, a backlight cavity, a plurality of light emitting elements, and an optical adjustment layer. The backlight cavity is located on the substrate. The plurality of light emitting elements is disposed in the backlight cavity. The optical adjustment layer covers the plurality of light emitting elements and fills the remaining space of the backlight cavity. The optical adjustment layer has a refractive index n greater than the refractive index no of the air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chin-Lung Ting, Ming-Hui Chu, Fang-Ho Lin, Chia-Lun Chen, Yen-Liang Chen
  • Patent number: 11837124
    Abstract: A method for testing light-emitting elements includes: providing a substrate having light-emitting elements and conductive wires; providing at least one coil structure including a first coil and two conductive plugs connected to the first coil; providing a metal rod and a second coil winding the metal rod and connected to an AC power supply. Each light-emitting element includes a positive electrode and a negative electrode connected to one conductive wire, respectively. The substrate defines pairs of through holes, each pair of through holes is aligning with two conductive wires connected to the positive electrode and the negative electrode of one light-emitting element. The testing method further includes inserting the two conductive plugs into one pair of through holes, starting the AC power supply and moving the metal rod towards the coil structure to form an induced current in the first coil configured for driving the one light-emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: Interface Technology (ChengDu) Co., Ltd., INTERFACE OPTOELECTRONICS (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD., GENERAL INTERFACE SOLUTION LIMITED
    Inventor: Hung-Chih Wu
  • Patent number: 11828440
    Abstract: An encapsulated LED engine having a printed circuit board, a plurality of LED arrays, each of said LED arrays mounted on said printed circuit board, and electrically connected to each other, an encapsulation layer comprising a pre-molded optic positioned over and adhered to the printed circuit board, and a frame positioned over the LED arrays and secured to the printed circuit board. A method of forming an encapsulated LED engine is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Appleton Grp LLC
    Inventors: Timothy E. Graff, Jean-Francois Monteil, Marius Sav, Sumit Kumar
  • Patent number: 11829033
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel; a bottom chassis provided behind the display panel; a reflection sheet provided between the display panel and the bottom chassis; a plurality of light source substrates provided between the reflection sheet and the bottom chassis, each of the plurality of light source substrates having a bar shape extending in a first direction; a plurality of light sources mounted on the plurality of light source substrates and configured emit light toward the display panel; and a bonding member bonding the plurality of light source substrates to the bottom chassis, wherein the bonding member extends in a second direction, which is different from the first direction, so that the plurality of light source substrates are arranged in the second direction on the bottom chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youngmin Lee, Hyungsuk Kim, Kyungsoo Park, Hyukjun Jang
  • Patent number: 11820651
    Abstract: Mass transfer tools and methods for high density transfer of arrays of micro devices are described. In an embodiment, a mass transfer tool includes a plurality of articulating transfer head assemblies coupled with a main translation track, where each articulating transfer head assembly is translatable along the main translation track between a donor substrate stage and a receiving substrate stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Antoine Manens
  • Patent number: 11821622
    Abstract: A planar light source includes a light guide member having a through hole, a light source, a first light adjusting member, a second light adjusting member, and a light transmissive member. The first light adjusting member having reflectivity and transmissivity with respect to light from the light source is disposed on or above an upper face of the light source in the through hole. The second light adjusting member having reflectivity and transmissivity with respect to the light from the light source is disposed above and apart from the first light adjusting member. The first light transmissive member having a higher transmissivity with respect to the light from the light source than the transmissivities of the first and second light adjusting members is disposed between the first light adjusting member and the second light adjusting member, and between a lateral face of the light source and the light guide member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Nakabayashi, Toru Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 11815235
    Abstract: A lighted artificial tree includes a first tree portion including a first trunk portion, first branches joined to the first trunk portion, and a first light string. The first trunk portion has a trunk connector and a first trunk wiring assembly, the first trunk wiring assembly is electrically connectable to the first light string and the trunk connector, and at least a portion of the first wiring assembly is located inside the first portion. The second tree portion includes a second trunk portion, second branches, and a second light string. The second trunk portion has a trunk connector and a second trunk wiring assembly, the second trunk wiring assembly electrically connectable to the second lighting string and the trunk connector. The second tree portion may be mechanically coupled and electrically connected to the first tree portion by coaxially coupling the first trunk portion to the second trunk portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Willis Electric Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Johnny Chen
  • Patent number: 11815251
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a smart lighting device equipped with a user interface capable of gesture recognition, the smart lighting device including: a main body provided with a light-emitting diode (LED) lighting unit; a sensing unit embedded in the main body, and configured to detect a gesture of a user's hand and to generate sensing information for the gesture; an integrated control unit embedded in the main body, and configured to control individual units so that a setting adjustment for any one of control modes, including at least any one of a brightness setting, color temperature setting, and timer setting of the LED lighting unit and ON/OFF control, corresponding to the sensing information can be made based on previously stored control information; and a power supply unit configured to supply an operating voltage so that the LED lighting unit, the sensing unit, and the integrated control unit can operate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: TANGRAM FACTORY, INC.
    Inventors: Sung Kyou Woo, Sang Hyun Kang, Tae Woo Lee
  • Patent number: 11808435
    Abstract: Example embodiments provide lighting fixture mounting kits for mounting a flat panel lighting fixture to a mounting surface. The lighting fixture mounting kits may comprise a mounting portion (e.g., a mounting plate) and a lighting fixture. The mounting portion may be secured relative to a mounting surface and may comprise mounting catches. The lighting fixture may be secured relative to the mounting portion, and may comprise fixture catches configured to selectably engage the mounting catches. The lighting fixture may be slidable relative to the mounting portion between an engaged configuration in which the fixture catches are engaged with the mounting catches; and a disengaged configuration in which the fixture catches are disengaged from the mounting catches. When in the disengaged configuration, the lighting fixture is pivotable away from the mounting portion to facilitate access to a back portion of the lighting fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: FEIT ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.
    Inventor: Brian Halliwell
  • Patent number: 11808417
    Abstract: A light emitting device (1) comprising at least one LED filament (2) comprising a flexible substrate (3) and a plurality of LED light sources (4) arranged on the flexible substrate (3), and an encapsulation (5a, 5b) encapsulating the plurality of LED light sources (4) and at least a part of one side of the flexible substrate (3), where the at least one LED filament (2) comprises at least one knot (6) in the form of intentional complication in cordage of the at least one LED filament (2), and where the intentional complication in cordage is any one of a fastening made by looping the at least one LED filament (2) on itself or together with a further LED filament and tightening it, and an intentional complication in cordage in which the at least one LED filament (2) is interlaced with at least one further LED filament at right angles to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Peter Johannes Martinus Bukkems, Ties Van Bommel, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet, Johannes Petrus Maria Ansems
  • Patent number: 11810998
    Abstract: A light source includes first and second light emission units and a light shielding member. The light emission units each includes a light emitting element having a light emission face, a wavelength conversion member disposed on the light emission face, and a light transmissive member disposed on the wavelength conversion member. The light shielding member covers a lateral face of the light emitting element and a lateral face of the wavelength conversion member. The lateral face of the light transmissive member is at least partially exposed from the light shielding member. The second light emission unit is more distant from a center of a predetermined region than the first light emission unit. The light emission face of the light emitting element in the second light emission unit is larger than the light emission face of the light emitting element in the first light emission unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shintaro Noma, Tsuyoshi Okahisa
  • Patent number: 11802672
    Abstract: The invention herein disclosed is a solar-powered lighting system optimized to convert light energy into electrical energy, store that electrical energy during daylight hours, and use stored electrical energy to power an LED light source during darkness hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Inventor: William Ramsdell
  • Patent number: 11803103
    Abstract: Disclosed is a photographic lamp chuck compatible with different lamp holders. The photographic lamp chuck comprises a main chuck body (100), wherein an accessory installation position is provided on the main chuck body (100), a first insertion hole (101) for accommodating a lamp holder of a first-type photographic lamp is provided in the main chuck body (100), an arc-shaped positioning face (103) and a groove body (102) are formed in an inner wall of the first insertion hole (101), a positioning inserting member (200) is movably inserted into the groove body (102), a first positioning face is arranged on the positioning inserting member (200), a second insertion hole (202) is enclosed by the first positioning face of the positioning inserting member (200) and the inner wall of the first insertion hole (101), and the second insertion hole is used for accommodating a lamp holder of a second-type photographic lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Godox Photo Equipment Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Weijun Zeng
  • Patent number: 11799251
    Abstract: A power transfer system to facilitate the transfer of electrical power between tree trunk sections of an artificial tree is disclosed. The power transfer system can advantageously enable neighboring tree trunk sections to be electrically connected without the need to rotationally align the tree trunk sections. Power distribution subsystems can be disposed within the trunk sections. The power distribution subsystems can comprise a male end, a female end, or both. The male ends can have prongs and the female ends can have voids. The prongs can be inserted into the voids to electrically connect the power distribution subsystems of neighboring tree trunk sections. In some embodiments, the prongs and voids are designed so that the prongs of one power distribution subsystem can engage the voids of another power distribution subsystem without the need to rotationally align the tree trunk sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Polygroup Macau Limited (BVI)
    Inventors: Chi Yin Alan Leung, Ricky Tong, Chi Kin Samuel Kwok, Chang-Jun He
  • Patent number: 11800760
    Abstract: A display device includes: a first substrate in which a display area and a non-display area disposed outside the display area are defined; a second substrate facing the first substrate; and a cell seal disposed on the non-display area, where the cell seal includes a bonding filament connecting the first substrate and the second substrate to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woo Suk Seo, Sang Woo Ha, Sung Chul Kim, Jung Hyun Kim, Si Joon Song, Jun Ho Song, Bong Hyun You
  • Patent number: 11800624
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling a lighting system may be integrated into a lighting fixture or into a stand-alone device. A plurality of inputs defining one or more lighting parameters may be received. The inputs may include input signals characterized by at least two different control protocols. The input signals may be combined into an output signal characterized by a single control protocol, and the output signal used to control the lighting system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Black Tank, LLC
    Inventors: Robert E. Kodadek, III, Michael W. Johnson, Douglas A. Johnson
  • Patent number: 11793029
    Abstract: An electroluminescent device including a lower substrate; a lower structure including an inorganic multilayer; and an upper encapsulation structure, in which the lower structure includes a display region inside an outline of the inorganic multilayer, and a light transmitting region having a non-through-hole structure having at least a portion surrounded by the display region; the lower structure has an inorganic surface portion surrounding the display and light transmitting regions, the upper encapsulation structure has an inorganic lower surface forming an inorganic-inorganic encapsulation contact region; the electroluminescent device does not have a hole formed through both the lower substrate and the lower structure, a portion of the upper encapsulation structure corresponding to the light transmitting region is not removed, and a portion of the pixel definition layer, the portion corresponding to the light transmitting region, is not present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Myoung Seo Park
  • Patent number: 11781716
    Abstract: A light source module and a lighting device including the light source module are provided. The light source module includes a first luminous element and a package part covering the first luminous element. The package part includes a first additional illuminant, a second additional illuminant, and a third additional illuminant. The light emitted by the illuminants is mixed to form positive white light which serves as the emitted light of the light source module. The light source module provided by the present disclosure provides an LED positive white light (5000K) light source with high light efficiency, high CS value and high color rendering property by controlling the proportion of luminous energy in different wavelength regions in the total luminous energy. Under the same illumination, the spectrum with high CS value is especially suitable for people to concentrate on learning and working.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignees: SUZHOU OPPLE LIGHTING CO., LTD., OPPLE LIGHTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhixian Zhou, Jie Qiang