Patents Examined by Tsion Tumebo
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Patent number: 10711959Abstract: A water lantern for floating on water with an LED candle is provided. The water lantern includes a base, dowel rods and a curtain. The base is designed with a tiered structure extending to a top surface with apertures formed therein to receive the dowel rods and a central recess for receiving the LED candle. The curtain is removably positioned over the base with the dowel rods maintaining the curtain in an expanded open position. The tiered structure of the base enhances the floating stability of the water lantern while also holding the LED candle above the water level to protect the LED candle from splashing water.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: One World Lantern Festival, LLCInventors: David D. Knight, Michael J. Schaefer
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Patent number: 10703254Abstract: A lighting device for a vehicle headlight, the lighting device having a first light module (105), a second light module (106) and a third light module (107), wherein, when the modules are installed in a vehicle, the first light module generates a first overall light distribution (A), the second light module generates a first partial light distribution (F), and the third light module generates a second partial light distribution (Z), these distributions being in a region in front of the vehicle. When the first and second light modules are illuminated at the same time, the first overall light distribution at least partially overlaps the first partial light distribution, forming a second overall light distribution (AF). The second partial light distribution lies underneath the hh line and at least partially overlaps the second overall light distribution (AF). When all three light modules are activated simultaneously, a third overall light distribution (AF?) is formed.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2019Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: ZKW GROUP GMBHInventors: Lukas Taudt, Stefan Tomasetig, Heimo Frank
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Patent number: 10701776Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for generating tunable white light with controllable circadian energy performance. The methods use a plurality of LED strings to generate light with color points that fall within blue, yellow/green, red, and cyan color ranges, with each LED string being driven with a separately controllable drive current in order to tune the generated light output. Different light emitting modes can be selected that utilize different combinations of the plurality of LED strings in order to tune the generated white light. One or more of the LED strings can have ultraviolet or violet LEDs.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2018Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: EcoSense Lighting, Inc.Inventors: Raghuram L. V. Petluri, Paul Kenneth Pickard
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Patent number: 10682971Abstract: A motor vehicle has a radiator grille with a plurality of mutually spaced lighting elements. In the grille, a baffle is mounted in front of each lighting element in the direction of travel and a reflector unit is associated with each lighting element. The reflector unit is configured and arranged such that light from each lighting element is reflected by the associated reflector unit so that light is emitted through the radiator grille out of the motor vehicle to the exterior.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2018Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Dominik Drozdzyk, Marcel Sieler
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Patent number: 10677447Abstract: A waterproof and dustproof downlight has a housing cylinder, a top cover, an upper waterproof casing, a lower waterproof casing and a lighting assembly. The housing cylinder has a cavity with a top opening and a bottom opening. A partition board is mounted in the cavity. The top cover is mounted in the cavity of the housing cylinder. The upper waterproof casing is mounted on a top surface of the partition board and has an upper chamber defined in the upper waterproof casing. The lower waterproof casing is mounted on a bottom surface of the partition board and has a lower chamber defined in the lower waterproof casing a top. The lighting assembly is mounted securely on the bottom surface of the partition board in the lower chamber of the lower waterproof casing. The upper and lower waterproof casings provide excellent dustproof and waterproof functions.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2019Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: XIAMEN ECO LIGHTING CO. LTD.Inventors: Yuanbin Yu, Jinhua Xie
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Patent number: 10677399Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for generating white light. The methods use a plurality of LED strings to generate light with color points that fall within blue, yellow/green, red, and cyan color ranges, with each LED string being driven with a separately controllable drive current in order to tune the generated light output.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2018Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: ECOSENSE LIGHTING INC.Inventors: Raghuram L. V. Petluri, Paul Kenneth Pickard
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Patent number: 10678060Abstract: A laser line generation device includes a unitary lens structure and a laser emitter. The unitary lens structure includes an aspheric surface, a conical surface, and a side surface. The conical surface tapers inwardly toward the aspheric surface to an apex of the conical surface that is opposite an interior side of the aspheric surface. In operation, the laser emitter emits light rays toward the unitary lens structure, and the light rays pass through the aspheric surface into the unitary lens structure, reflect off of the conical surface, and exit the lens structure through the side surface. The light rays exiting the unitary lens structure may be substantially perpendicular to the light rays entering the unitary lens structure.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2017Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: Fluke CorporationInventors: Timothy Olsen, William John Weidner, William F. Jackson, Jr.
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Patent number: 10661851Abstract: The present invention comprises an illumination device (1210) of a vehicle which is operated at least partially by human power, having at least one light guide element (1220) and one mounting device which is adapted to accommodate an external light source in such a manner that the light which is emitted by the light source can be fed at least partially into the light guide element (1220) and can exit from the light guide element (1220) in such a manner that the emerging light can serve as illumination for the vehicle which is operated at least partially by human power. The present invention further comprises a method for controlling the illumination device of vehicles which are operated at least partially by human power, and trailers thereof, and also an application for controlling the illumination device of vehicles which are operated at least partially by human power, and trailers thereof.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2015Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Inventor: Matthias Ebel
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Patent number: 10667345Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a chip scale package (CSP) for a light-emitting diode (LED). The method may include a light-emitting device mounting step for mounting a plurality of light-emitting devices on a substrate strip, a phosphor forming step for forming a phosphor on the plurality of light-emitting devices, a reflective member forming step for forming a reflective member on the substrate strip to surround the phosphor, and a package singulation step for singulating unit packages by cutting the substrate strip and the reflective member.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: LUMENS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seung Hyun Oh, Seung Hoon Lee, Sung Yole Yun, Jung A Lim, Sung Sik Jo, In Soo Kim, Tae Kyung Yoo
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Patent number: 10658552Abstract: The invention provides an LED package configured to generate blue LED package light, wherein the LED package comprises a solid state light source configured to generate blue light source light, a luminescent material configured to convert part of the light source light into luminescent material light comprising green light, and a blue pigment configured to absorb part of the luminescent material light.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2016Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Hans-Helmut Bechtel, Thomas Diederich, Erik Maria Roeling, Marinus Johannes Petrus Maria van Gerwen
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Patent number: 10642228Abstract: This application relates to a wearable electronic device including a housing having an illumination region, where the housing can carry components that can include a processor capable of receiving an input signal and responding to the input signal by providing an illumination signal. The components can further include independently-controllable light-emitting units carried by the housing at the illumination region and in communication with the processor, the light-emitting units capable of (i) receiving the illumination signal from the processor, and (ii) presenting the notification by emitting an amount of light in accordance with the illumination signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2018Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Steven P. Cardinali, Amin M. Younes
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Patent number: 10641946Abstract: A backlight module is provided. The backlight module includes a back plate, at least one first carrying portion, a light guide plate, at least one optical film and a light source. The back plate has a sidewall. The first carrying portion is disposed on the back plate. The light guide plate is disposed on the back plate. The optical film is disposed above the light guide plate, in which the optical film has a notch which is corresponding to the first carrying portion. The light source is disposed on the back plate, in which the light source is disposed adjacent to a light-incident surface of the light guide plate.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2018Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignees: Radiant Opto-Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., Radiant Opto-Electronics CorporationInventors: Chung-Cheng Chang, Pei-Fen Hou
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Patent number: 10641453Abstract: A lamp for a vehicle, the lamp that includes: at least one light emitting unit; a sensor that is disposed around the at least one light emitting unit, and that is configured to generate data regarding an object located outside the vehicle; a housing configured to accommodate the at least one light emitting unit and the sensor, the housing defining an opening through which light that is emitted from the light emitting unit is projected to an outside of the vehicle; and a cover lens configured to cover the opening of the housing is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2017Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Kiwon Kwak, Jinwoo Park
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Patent number: 10636950Abstract: A lighting device comprises a solid state light emitter on a circuit board, and an optic held in place relative to the first circuit board, a voltage drop across the emitter at least 60 volts. A lighting device comprises a solid state light emitter on a first circuit board, an optic held in place relative to the first circuit board, and a non-isolated power supply. A lighting device comprises a solid state light emitter on a first circuit board, and a flame-rated optic held in place relative to the first circuit board. An optic, comprising a translucent region, a first dimension not larger than about 10 mm, a second dimension not larger than 15 mm. A flame-rated optic comprising a translucent region, structure configured to hold the optic in place relative to a circuit board. Methods of making lighting devices.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: IDEAL Industries Lighting LLCInventor: Paul Kenneth Pickard
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Patent number: 10627056Abstract: A flashlight for mounting on a helmet is provided. The flashlight includes a mount that is configured to be readily attachable to the brim of a variety of helmets. The flashlight includes a forward-facing light to provide illumination and a rearward facing light for identifying the user.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: Streamlight, Inc.Inventor: Raymond L. Sharrah
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Patent number: 10598352Abstract: A downlight fixing structure is provided. The downlight fixing structure comprises a housing and a spring. The housing is for accommodating light components. The housing has an insertion lock structure on a side of the housing. The spring comprises a coil portion, a head portion, and a tail portion. The coil portion, the head portion and the tail portion are formed by the same metal wire. The head portion is inserted into the insertion lock structure.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: XIAMEN ECO LIGHTING CO. LTD.Inventors: Maojin Zeng, Xiaobo Chen, Liangliang Cao, Dingwei Liang
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Patent number: 10598369Abstract: A heat discharge structure that includes a film of a nitride of a group 13 element having a first main face, a second main face and an outer side end face. The structure further includes a portion for containing the light source device. The portion has a through hole opening at the first main face and the second main face, and a fixing face for fixing the light source device. The fixing face faces the through hole and contacts the light source device.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2018Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventors: Masahiko Namerikawa, Takashi Yoshino, Katsuhiro Imai, Yoshitaka Kuraoka
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Patent number: 10584858Abstract: A lighting arrangement can include a housing assembly, a light emitter portion at least partially enclosed by the housing assembly, and a trim assembly selectively engageable with the housing assembly. The housing assembly can be selectively engageable with a junction box or a lighting can; can be substantially centered on an axis; and can include a casing with a lower tread surface, an upper riser surface, and an upper tread surface. The upper riser surface and the upper tread surface can be configured to be positioned in the box/can. The lower tread surface can be configured to contact a bottom surface of the box/can. The light emitter portion can include a plurality of LEDs, a first lens, and a reflector. The lens can be backlit by the LEDs. The trim assembly can have a greater diameter than the housing assembly.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2018Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Inventors: Dave Boulanger, Maciej Nowakowski
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Patent number: 10584845Abstract: To effective cool inside a lens casing in an LED lighting apparatus that hermetically houses LED elements in the lens casing, the present LED lighting apparatus includes a tubular lens casing having a first end face at which lighting lenses are provided and a second end face, a substrate on which LED elements are mounted, and a base part provided on the second end face side of the lens casing. The base part has a concave part housing therein the substrate. The lens casing is coupled to the base part by a coupling part with the second end face thereof fitted to the concave part, thereby sealing the internal space of the lens casing. The base part has heat radiating columns formed to protrude therefrom to an outside space, and the heat radiating columns radiate heat that the LED elements generate in the internal space through heat exchange with air.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2017Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignees: ACP JAPAN CO., LTD.Inventor: Shoichi Nakamura
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Patent number: 10578295Abstract: A light fixture includes an enclosure having a top side and an opposing underside, and a luminaire module. The luminaire module includes a panel, a plurality of LEDs, a first reflector, and a second reflector. The panel extends along the opposing underside of the enclosure. The plurality of LEDs are coupled to the panel and arranged in at least one row. The at least one row has a first lateral side and a second lateral side. The first reflector is coupled to the panel and disposed along the first lateral side of the plurality of LEDs. The second reflector are coupled to the panel and disposed along the second lateral side of the plurality of LEDs. The panel is releasably attached to the enclosure such that replacement of the panel simultaneously replaces the plurality of LEDs, the first reflector, and the second reflector.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2017Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Orion Energy Systems, Inc.Inventors: John H. Scribante, Scott Green, Matthew S. Tlachac, Joseph Bluma