Patents Examined by Tsion Tumebo
  • Patent number: 11212889
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Ecosense Lighting Inc.
    Inventors: Raghuram L. V. Petluri, Paul Kenneth Pickard
  • Patent number: 11199303
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus of vehicles may include a light source unit of emitting light; a first reflection unit of reflecting light incident from the light source unit to discharge the reflected light outside the first reflection unit; a second reflection unit rotatably provided between the light source unit and the first reflection unit to reflect light for allowing light emitted by the light source unit to move to the first reflection unit or blocking the light such that the light is not moved to the first reflection unit and reflecting the light at a position different from the first reflection unit to discharge the light outside depending on a rotational position of the second reflection unit; and a driving unit connected to the second reflection unit and configured of adjusting the rotational position of the second reflection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, SL Corporation
    Inventors: Jung Wook Lim, Byoung Suk Ahn, Ki Hong Lee, Seung Hyeok Chang, Jung Hee Seo, Ji Yeon Kim, Yoo Jin Son, Jong Young Kim, Jin Sik Nam, Dong Hyun Go, Mi Hyang Park
  • Patent number: 11187395
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a plurality of fiber optic panels coupled to respective light sources. The fiber optic panels include a set of optical fibers configured to emit light transversely to the optical axis thereof to form respective illumination regions in the fiber optic panels. A housing is included in the lighting apparatus to have an internal chamber and at least one window formed therein by which the internal chamber is in optical communication with the exterior of the housing. Additionally, an optical system such as a reflector or lens can subtend the light from the distal ends of the fibers within the chamber. The fiber optic panels are coupled to the housing to convey light into the internal chamber while the illumination regions extend from the housing to perform a lighting function of an automotive vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Valeo North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon Beauchamp, John Orisich
  • Patent number: 11169317
    Abstract: A reflector plate and a manufacturing method thereof, a backlight module and a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device are provided. The reflector plate includes a metal reflective layer and an electrostatic adsorption prevention layer disposed on a side of the metal reflective layer. The electrostatic adsorption prevention layer is made of a polyester material and carries negative electrostatic charges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignees: HEFEI BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hanqi Chu, Yinan Wang, Dengling Xie
  • Patent number: 11168250
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Ecosense Lighting Inc.
    Inventors: Raghuram L. V. Petluri, Paul Kenneth Pickard
  • Patent number: 11162651
    Abstract: A lamp module group includes an LED lamp board, a power supply driving module, a concentric male terminal, and a first housing, which can achieve the purposes of heat conduction and heat dissipation, waterproofing, and rotational coaxial connection power extraction. A waterproof rubber ring is squeezed by the first housing causing a second housing where the concentric male terminal and the concentric female terminal is located, achieving the purpose of capable of achieving waterproofing between the first housing and the second housing. The first housing and the second housing are connected into one body by a thread, which may conduct the heat of the power supply driving module and the LED lamp board, thereby achieving the purpose of dissipating the heat of the power supply driving module and the LED lamp board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Inventors: Haicheng Zhang, Honggui Xie, Zhengen Li
  • Patent number: 11156340
    Abstract: A waveguide illumination system employing an optically transmissive sheet, which is used to guide light using a total internal reflection, and a strip of heat-conducting printed circuit located near an edge of the sheet and having a major surface which portion is located in a space between two opposite edges of the sheet. The waveguide illumination system further includes a linear array of electrically interconnected side-emitting LED packages mounted to a major surface of the strip of heat-conducting printed circuit and optically coupled to the optically transmissive sheet within a light coupling area. A two-dimensional pattern of light extraction features is formed in at least one surface of the optically transmissive sheet such that a density of the light extraction features within the two-dimensional pattern increases with a distance from the light coupling area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: S.V.V. TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Sergiy Victorovich Vasylyev
  • Patent number: 11156761
    Abstract: A keyboard with a light guiding nameplate includes a keyboard body, a light source, and a light guiding nameplate. The keyboard body includes an outer housing, a plurality of keys, and a circuit board. The plurality of keys is exposed outside of the outer housing, and the circuit board is accommodated inside of the outer housing. The light source is disposed on the circuit board. The light guiding nameplate has a light incident surface, a reflective surface, and a light emergent surface. The light incident surface is located inside of the outer housing and adjacent to the light source, and the light emergent surface is located outside of the outer housing. The light source is configured to emit light to enter into the light guiding nameplate from the light incident surface, the light is totally reflected by the reflective surface, and then emerges from the light emergent surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignees: DEXIN ELECTRONIC LTD., DEXIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ho-Lung Lu, Kuan-Ling Chen
  • Patent number: 11148584
    Abstract: A vehicular lighting apparatus which is relatively small, low cost, superior in mountability to an automobile, and superior in recognizeability of an object illuminated by a head lamp. The apparatus includes: a composite lens element that is a light guide element constructed by molding a translucent resin substantially into a plate-like shape; a planar light-emitting unit that emits light; an optical system that transforms planar light from the light-emitting unit into linear light and that causes the linear transformed light to be incident on a rear side face of the light guide element; and a diffraction lens formed on the rear side face of the light guide element on which the linear transformed light is incident, and condensing the linear transformed light. The light condensed by the lens means is emitted from a front side face of the light guide element onto a road surface in front of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Hirata, Masahiko Yatsu, Hiroyuki Kajikawa, Hiroyuki Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11143384
    Abstract: An LED lighting device 10 includes: a substrate 15 formed in an elongated shape; a first reflector 11 formed in a single rail shape on the surface of the substrate 15; plural LED elements 16 (16a and 16b) arranged in rows at positions on both sides of the first reflector 11 on the surface of the substrate 15; and a pair of rail-shaped second reflectors 12 (12a and 12b) formed on the surface of the substrate 15 in such a manner that the LED elements 16 (16a and 16b) and the first reflector 11 are interposed between the pair of second reflectors 12a and 12b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: SHIBAKAWA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuuji Oohata, Tadashi Watanobe, Setsu Sato
  • Patent number: 11143381
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an arrangement includes an optoelectronic device including a plurality of components configured to generate electromagnetic radiation, wherein the components are arranged in a grid having identical spacings and a scattering element for expanding a radiation region of the electromagnetic radiation of the device, the scattering element comprising a first layer having first linear structures, the first structures being arranged parallel to one another and a second layer having second linear structures, the second linear structures being aligned parallel to one another, wherein the first linear structures and the second linear structures are arranged at a predefined angle of between 1° and 179°, wherein the first linear structures and/or the second linear structures constitute wave peaks and wave valleys, wherein adjacent wave valleys and adjacent wave peaks constitute a periodic spacing, and wherein the periodic spacing deviates at most by 20% from a multiple of the periodic spacing of the comp
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Brick, Hubert Halbritter
  • Patent number: 11145225
    Abstract: An optical element includes a rectangular light guide plate, a light source setting portion, a parallel light lens group, and a total reflection lens group, disposed between the parallel light lens group and the first side surface, a part of the parallel light from the parallel light lens group is subjected to total reflection at least once to form a first parallel light parallel to the front surface, and the first parallel light enters the first side surface to make the second side surface emit light; another part of the parallel light from the parallel light lens group is totally reflected at least twice to form a second parallel light oblique to the front surface, and the second parallel light enters the first side surface to make the front surface emit light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Self Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zuping He, Jun Yang, Jianguo Dong
  • Patent number: 11143894
    Abstract: There is provided a display device having a configuration suitable for increasing a screen size and reducing a thickness while ensuring adequate strength. The display device includes: a frame structure having a plurality of extrusion molded members coupled to one another; a display panel; and an intermediate member attached to the frame structure and holding the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventor: Nobuki Oshima
  • Patent number: 11137135
    Abstract: This accessory product gives the user the freedom to bring to light the design or bling on the finger/toe nail at the users discretion. The crescent moon shape design Nail Light fits snugly with the bottom of the nail and the beginning of the finger or toe skin and the casing of the Nail Light can be manufactured in different colors. There is an option to decorate or cover the top of the Nail Light with a design or nail polish by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Inventor: Robert Carl May
  • Patent number: 11137131
    Abstract: An adaptable coupling device with connection element and prismatic lens functioning as a termination means to provide seamless, integrated and continuous lighting to a distal portion of at least of one end region of a lighting element or light rail assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: VODE LIGHTING, LLC
    Inventors: Scott S. Yu, Richard Wong
  • Patent number: 11132023
    Abstract: A casing of an electronic device including successive pattern structures is provided, including a first body, a second body, a first light emitting pattern, and a second light emitting pattern. The first body includes an outer surface and an inner surface, and the outer surface includes a first side edge. The second body includes an upper surface and a pivoting structure. The upper surface includes a covered area and an exposed area. The first body is pivotally connected to the second body through the pivoting structure, and the pivoting structure is located between the covered area and the exposed area. The first light emitting pattern is located on the outer surface and includes a first end extending to the first side edge. A second light emitting pattern, located on the exposed area, and including a second end. When the inner surface covers the covered area, the first end is aligned with the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Meng-Chu Huang, Chieh Mii, Fu-Yu Cai, Chia-Hao Hung, Shang-Chih Liang, Ming-Chih Huang, Tong-Shen Hsiung
  • Patent number: 11125418
    Abstract: A modular device includes a light housing configured to receive a light source thereon, and a central housing, decoratively patterned and configured to be connected to the light housing such that, in a state of the connection of the light housing with the received light source to the central housing, the light source is also received through the central housing and encompassed by the central housing with the decorative patterning thereon. The central housing is configured to be capable of being connected to each of a handle element and a base element such that the modular device is capable of being used as a torch when the handle element is connected to the central housing, and the modular device is capable of being used as a lantern when the base element is connected to the central housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: SHAWSHANK LEDZ INC.
    Inventors: Brian Freeland, Yanbei Qin
  • Patent number: 11126271
    Abstract: A keyboard includes a circuit board having an upper surface, a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, and a plurality of cut-out portions, a plurality of key modules positioned on the upper surface and over the plurality of cut-out portions, and a plurality of light sources installed on the lower surface of the circuit board, wherein at least a portion of at least one light source is positioned in a corresponding cut-out portion. Each light source includes a light emitting portion coupled to the second circuit layer. At least some of the light emitting portion is disposed in the cut-out portion beneath and bounded by the key module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: COOLER MASTER TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventor: Chung-Wei Yang
  • Patent number: 11118775
    Abstract: A light source includes a socket connection, a base connected to the socket connection, an LED unit, a mount and a heat conductive material. The socket connection is capable of connecting to a source of electricity. The mount is disposed into the base, and has a top surface on which the LED unit are disposed and a side surface devoid of the LED unit. The heat conductive material directly contacts the LED unit and the side surface of the mount. The heat conductive material enters into a space flanked by the mount and the base and is substantially translucent or transparent such that light emitted from the LED unit is able to pass through the heat conductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Densen Cao, Steven D Jensen
  • Patent number: 11106241
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display device including: a backlight module, including a back bezel having a bottom surface, and a frame having a side wall portion, where the side wall portion has an inner side surface and an outer side surface, and the back bezel faces the inner side surface of the side wall portion; a display module, disposed on the backlight module and supported by the frame; a tape, attached to the outer side surface of the side wall portion of the frame and extending to the bottom surface of the back bezel; and a sealant, disposed and extending from an end edge of the display module to the bottom surface of the back bezel through an outer side of the outer side surface of the side wall portion of the frame, and at least partially covering the tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Po-Lan Hung, Yu-Tsung Huang, Wen-Pin Shen, Li-Chih Hsu, Pei-Chia Wu, Yen-Po Wang