Patents Examined by Tsion Tumebo
  • Intelligent headlight system for bicycle
    Patent number: 11014623
    Abstract: A intelligent headlight system for a bicycle according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a bicycle body; a portable terminal which may be carried by a rider of the bicycle body and has a GPS module, for detecting the location information of the bicycle body, so as to measure the running speed on the basis of the location information of the bicycle body; and a headlight apparatus which is disposed on the bicycle body so as to cast light on the scene ahead of the bicycle body, is communicatably connected to the portable terminal so as to receive the running speed of the bicycle body, and is formed such that irradiation patterns may vary in accordance with the running speed of the bicycle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Inventor: Jong Gu Yun
  • Luminous display device
    Patent number: 11009652
    Abstract: A display device for a portable object wherein the portable object includes a dial and at least one movable hand, at least one movable hand includes a light source or is coupled to a light source, the dial includes at least one secondary light waveguide, the light source and the secondary waveguide being arranged such that the light source is coupled to the proximal end of the secondary waveguide when the movable hand moves into a predetermined sector of the dial, and the distal end of the secondary waveguide being coupled to a display element of the dial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: Alexandros Mouskeftaras, Pierpasquale Tortora
  • Recessed lighting systems
    Patent number: 10969069
    Abstract: A lighting assembly includes a light source module including at least one LED, an AC to DC converter to receive an AC voltage and supply regulated electrical energy to power the light source module, a lens, and a heat-sinking unified casting. The casting includes a closed rear wall and a sidewall that defines a casting cavity containing the at least one LED. The closed rear wall and the sidewall are formed of a heat conductive material to dissipate heat generated by the light source module, and the sidewall has at least one exterior width dimension of less than 3½ inches. The assembly also includes a front end face coupled to the sidewall, and a twist-and-lock mechanism comprising multiple flanges that extend radially outward from a perimeter of the front end face, and/or at least one groove and/or at least one slot to form a twist-and-lock friction connection with a trim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: DMF, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael D. Danesh
  • Cooling a horticulture light fixture using an isolation chamber
    Patent number: 10955127
    Abstract: A vertically disposed HID lamp fixture for growing plants, which includes a housing having an interior, an exterior, a top hole, and a lower lip defining a light opening towards the plants, further including an inlet duct and outlet duct for the forced air cooling embodiment, a socket tower having an upper flange and a lower flange, the upper flange affixed around the perimeter of the top hole securing the socket tower to the housing, a reflector having an aperture, the lower flange affixed around the perimeter of the aperture suspends the reflector within the housing such that an isolation chamber is formed between the exterior side of the reflector and the interior of the housing, a HID lamp removably engages within said socket tower longitudinally extending substantially downward and through said aperture vertically disposed above said light opening sealed by a compressively held glass sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: HGCI, Inc.
    Inventor: John Stanley
  • Nail lamp
    Patent number: 10955191
    Abstract: A nail lamp is configured to cure light-curable nail product on a user's nails. The lamp includes an array of discrete light sources with different light wavelength profiles. The different wavelength profiles are configured to, in combination, cure a light-curable nail product. A space is disposed beneath the array and is sized to accommodate therein the nails of an appendage of a user so as to expose the user's nails to light from the array. The space is substantially open to the ambient environment to the front, rear, left, right, and top of the space, thereby providing an open architecture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Brandco CND 2020 LLC
    Inventors: David Valia, Daniel Moore, Thong Vu, Diane Marie Larsen, Guido Charosky, Ignacio Rocchetti
  • Downlight apparatus
    Patent number: 10948168
    Abstract: A downlight apparatus includes a container housing, a light source module, and a lens module. The lens module is moved by a user along a movable spacing defined by a bracket of the container. The lens module has different types of lens areas. By moving the lens module at a relative position with respect to a light source module mounted in the container housing, the output light is produced with a desired light pattern and parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: XIAMEN ECO LIGHTING CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Jinhui Liang, Yongzhe Dong, Xiaoliang Wen, Shouqiang Hou
  • Headgear with illuminated decorative piece
    Patent number: 10939717
    Abstract: Provided is an article of wearing apparel having a decorative illuminable assembly. The wearing apparel includes a crown section, a bill section attached at one end to a bottom edge of the crown section, a decorative illuminable assembly secured to the crown section, a charging port integrated with the crown section, and a weatherproof port cover. The decorative illuminable assembly has a design shape, at least one light emitting diode, and a power switch which connects the at least one light emitting diode with a rechargeable battery. The charging port is configured to allow charging of the of the rechargeable battery via electronic connection of a mobile device charger. In an embodiment, the article of wearing apparel is a baseball cap and the charging port is positioned centrally on a frontward facing portion of the crown section when the bill section is facing the front of a wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Inventor: Jana Shepherd
  • Forward facing motion-detecting lighting system
    Patent number: 10939535
    Abstract: A forward facing motion-detecting lighting apparatus includes an enclosure, a light emission window that is positioned within a first cavity of the enclosure, a first surface of the enclosure that surrounds the first cavity along a first plane of the enclosure, a plurality of light emitting diodes that are positioned within the enclosure, and at least one motion sensor that protrudes through a second cavity of the enclosure. The forward facing motion-detecting lighting apparatus has a second surface of the enclosure that surrounds the second cavity along a second plane of the enclosure, the second plane being perpendicular to the first plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Great Home Tek, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan Ghahramani
  • Optical member and display device including the same
    Patent number: 10928577
    Abstract: An optical member includes a light guide plate, a first low refractive layer, a wavelength conversion layer, and a passivation layer. The first low refractive layer is disposed on the light guide plate. A refractive index of the first low refractive layer is smaller than a refractive index of the light guide plate. The wavelength conversion layer is disposed on the first low refractive layer. The passivation layer is disposed on the wavelength conversion layer. The passivation layer covers a side surface of the wavelength conversion layer and a side surface of the first low refractive layer on at least one side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seong Yong Hwang, Jin Ho Park, Tae Gil Kang, Hyuk Hwan Kim, Sang Won Lee, Jae Jin Choi
  • Display apparatus
    Patent number: 10914887
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a light source, a quantum dot sheet on which a reflective area that reflects light irradiated from the light source and a quantum dot area including a quantum dot that scatters the light irradiated from the light source are alternately disposed, and a display panel that displays an image using light provided from the quantum dot sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byoungjin Cho, Youngchol Lee, Namseok Roh, Kwansik Min
  • Modular lighting system
    Patent number: 10907785
    Abstract: An intermediate connector is provided for coupling to a set of illuminating modules. The intermediate connector has a set of connector arms, wherein each arm has an end that projects over a length from a body of the intermediate connector; a shape to fit into an opening of a corresponding illuminating module to provide, when the arm is seated in the illuminating module, both an electrical connection and a mechanical connection to the corresponding illuminating module; and an external wall with a taper along the length, wherein the end has a cross sectional area, including an areal quantity attributable to thickness of the external wall, that is smaller than a cross sectional area of the opening of the corresponding illuminating module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Inventors: Jin Choi Shine, Thomas Adam Slier Shine
  • Display device
    Patent number: 10908455
    Abstract: A display device including an optical member, a display panel disposed above the optical member, and a plurality of light emitting units disposed below the optical member and configured to provide first color light to the optical member, in which the optical member includes a support substrate having upper and surfaces and overlapping the light emitting units, a quantum dot layer disposed on the support substrate and configured to convert the first color light into second color light and third color light, and a filter directly disposed on at least one of the upper surface and the lower surface of the support substrate, and having a first transmittance to the first color light having a first incident angle of 0 degrees and having a second transmittance greater than the first transmittance to the first color light having a second incident angle greater than the first incident angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taewoo Lim, Dongwoo Kim, Minsu Kim, Cheonjae Maeng, Keunwoo Park, Seongyeon Lee, Hongbeom Lee
  • Illuminant for vehicle headlight with automatic beam mode selection
    Patent number: 10894504
    Abstract: The invention describes an illuminant for a vehicle headlight comprising a carrier and an electrical driver. Mounted on the carrier are a high-beam LED, a low-beam LED and a vehicle light detector. Additionally, a mechanical interface is included for mounting the illuminant in a corresponding socket of the vehicle headlight in a detachable way, and an electrical connector for supplying electrical power to the electrical driver. The electrical driver is arranged to receive vehicle light detection signals from the vehicle light detector to determine vehicle light by means of the vehicle light detection signals, and to provide a drive current to the high-beam LED or the low-beam LED depending on the determined vehicle light. Illuminant is further arranged to detect ambient light other than the vehicle light, such detection of ambient light influencing electrical driver in controlling the LEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: LUMILEDS LLC
    Inventor: Manuel Grave
  • LED lamp with encapsulated driver and safety circuit
    Patent number: 10890301
    Abstract: A lamp assembly includes a base, a hermetically sealed outer jacket mounted on the base, and a driver circuit disposed within the hermetically sealed outer jacket and electrically coupled to the base. The lamp assembly may also include a safety circuit configured to interrupt electrical power to the lamp assembly if the hermetically sealed outer jacket is compromised.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: SAVANT TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Alexander Knapp, Glenn Howard Kuenzler, Jon Bennett Jansma, Bruce Richard Roberts, Gary Robert Allen
  • Homogenization system for an LED luminaire
    Patent number: 10883704
    Abstract: A luminaire and light source are provided. The light source includes first, second, and third arrays of light emitting diodes (LEDs) and a beam combiner. The LEDs of the first, second, and third arrays of LEDs emit beams whose optical axes are substantially parallel. Each of the first and second arrays of LEDs produce light of two colors. The third array of LEDs produces light of a single color. Each of the arrays of LEDs includes a plurality of zones, each zone spatially separated from other zones. Each zone of the first and second arrays includes LEDs of two colors. The intensities of the LEDs of each zone are controlled independently from the LEDs of other zones. The beam combiner combines light beams from all three arrays of LEDs and produces an emitted beam of light and maintains the optical axes of the light beams as substantially parallel to each other in the emitted beam of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Robe Lighting s.r.o.
    Inventors: Pavel Jurik, Josef Valchar
  • Display device
    Patent number: 10877206
    Abstract: A display device is capable of substantially reducing or preventing warping or deformation thereof by using a bimetallic effect. The display device includes a backlight unit including at least one light source; a light source circuit board at which the light source is disposed; a first heat dissipation plate configured to receive heat generated from the light source through the light source circuit board, and to discharge the heat; a bottom case configured to accommodate the light source, the light source circuit board, and the first heat dissipation plate; and a second heat dissipation plate configured to resist a deformation force that is applied to the first heat dissipation plate or the bottom case, the second heat dissipation plate has a thermal expansion coefficient different from a thermal expansion coefficient of the first heat dissipation plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jinhyuk Park
  • Adaptive beam scanning headlamp
    Patent number: 10876700
    Abstract: An adaptive beam scanning headlamp for a vehicle includes a plurality of light sources arranged linearly, with each of the plurality of light sources having a linear array of LEDs. A plurality of primary projection lenses shape light from the plurality of light sources. An oscillating mirror obliquely angled between the plurality of primary projection lenses and a secondary projection lens receives light from the plurality of primary projection lenses and redirects the light to the secondary projection lens. The secondary projection lens is adapted to further shape the light for projecting a beam pattern from the vehicle. A controller is adapted for controlling each of the plurality of light sources and the oscillating mirror to actively dim or turn off portions of the beam pattern for reducing glare perceived outside the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Flex-N-Gate Advanced Product Development, LLC
    Inventor: Jonathan Scoville
  • Supporting accessories for ceiling structures
    Patent number: 10871263
    Abstract: A light fixture for mounting in a t-bar ceiling structure, the light fixture includes a housing configured to support a ring-shaped lens to at least partially surround an inner reflective surface, the inner reflective surface being configured to at least partially reflect light incident thereon from the lens, to present a mirage effect in a transition zone near the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Axis Lighting Inc.
    Inventors: Howard Yaphe, Jody Arsenault, Andrew Miles, Rodel Carbo
  • Lamp body structure for saddle riding vehicle
    Patent number: 10871267
    Abstract: The lamp body structure for the saddle riding vehicle includes a taillight, and a cover covering the taillight from the periphery. The cover includes a pair of rear-side turn signal lamps fixed to the cover such as to be located on both left and right sides of the taillight. The rear-side turn signal lamp is provided with a fixture for fixing the rear-side turn signal lamp to the cover. The taillight is inserted into an opening provided in the cover, whereby a lens is exposed to outside and is covered by the cover from the periphery. The rear-side turn signal lamp includes a guard section covering the fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Matsumoto, Tomohiro Kudo
  • Lighting unit
    Patent number: 10859234
    Abstract: A lighting unit includes a housing, a first cover, and a second cover. The housing is configured to house a light source and a circuit body constituting a circuit between the light source and an outside of the housing. The first cover is mountable to the housing and configured to emit light from the light source to the outside of the housing. The second cover is mountable to the housing and includes a cover-side attachment portion attachable to an attachment hole of a lighting attachment member. The second cover is configured to emit the light from the light source to the outside of the housing through the attachment hole. The first cover and the second cover are selectively mountable to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuo Suzuki, Shinji Mochizuki, Ryohei Ochiai