Patents Examined by William J Carter
  • Patent number: 12264794
    Abstract: A lamp includes a cover plate, a housing, and a light source assembly. At least one side wall of the housing is a light-emitting surface; the cover plate and the housing are enclosed to form an accommodating space; the light source assembly is arranged in the accommodating space; and the light source assembly emits light toward the cover plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignees: Shenzhen Intellirocks Tech, Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Qianyan Technology LTD.
    Inventors: Zhiming Xiong, Yong Fang, Zhiwen Yang, Yan Li, Wenlong Wu
  • Patent number: 12263042
    Abstract: A system for selective spectral illumination in an operating room includes a housing, at least one light source disposed within the housing, the at least one light source configured to emit electromagnetic radiation at a plurality of wavelengths, and a controller coupled to the at least one light source and configured to control the at least one light source to emit electromagnetic radiation at one or more of the plurality of wavelengths based on a status of operation of an optical imaging system in the operating room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Maie A. St. John, Peter A. Pellionisz, Oscar Stafsudd
  • Patent number: 12253709
    Abstract: A lighting device disclosed in an embodiment of the invention includes a substrate; a plurality of light sources disposed on the substrate; and a resin layer disposed on the substrate and the plurality of light sources, and a first reflective layer disposed on the resin layer, wherein the resin layer includes an exit surface facing the light sources, the exit surface of the resin layer includes a plurality of convex portions, the plurality of light sources are disposed on a virtual curve, wherein a straight line passing through centers of the first and second light sources adjacent to each other and the centers of each convex portion may be disposed at an obtuse angle with respect to a straight line connecting the adjacent first and second light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Jae Choi, Dong Hyun Lee, Ki Chang Lee, Gyeong Ii Jin, Moo Ryong Park
  • Patent number: 12246643
    Abstract: A control system controls a system including an autonomously movable mobile robot configured to transport a transport object. The mobile robot includes at least one light-emitting unit. The control system is configured to change a light emission pattern of the light-emitting unit according to transport object information indicating whether the mobile robot is transporting the transport object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takumi Sakamoto, Shiro Oda, Takeshi Matsui
  • Patent number: 12248165
    Abstract: An illumination device includes light sources and a light guide member. The light guide member includes an incidence part that guides light emitted from the light sources and entering through an incidence surface towards a center of the light guide member and a central part that has a scattering surface for emitting the guided light towards an illumination target body. The light sources include a first light source facing the incidence surface and a second light source facing the incidence surface and is arranged on the central part's side relative to the first light source. The incidence part has a first curved surface that reflects the light entering through the incidence surface towards the central part and a second curved surface that is arranged on the central part's side relative to the first curved surface and reflects the light entering through the incidence surface towards the central part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taisuke Makita, Hiroyuki Kawano, Shigeru Takushima
  • Patent number: 12235488
    Abstract: A backlight module and a display apparatus are provided. The backlight module includes a backplane including a bottom wall and a side wall connected to define an accommodating portion; a light guide plate in the accommodating portion; an optical film on a side of the light guide plate away from the bottom wall; and a plastic frame including a retaining wall and a bearing portion, the retaining wall is arranged side by side with the side wall on a side of the side wall away from the light guide plate; the bearing portion is connected to the retaining wall on a side of the side wall and the optical film away from the bottom wall; the bearing portion includes a first surface away from the side wall and opposite to the retaining wall; at least a portion of the first surface protrudes towards a side close to the retaining wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hanyan Sun, Minghui Zhang, Hui Zheng
  • Patent number: 12228279
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a direct-light generator for sun-sky-imitating illumination devices configured for generating natural light similar to that from the sun and the sky The generator includes a first emitting surface and an array of light-emitting devices configured to generate from a primary light a direct light which exits the first emitting surface along a direct-light direction. The direct light exiting the first emitting surface has a luminance profile which has a narrow peak in the angular distribution around the direct-light direction and is uniform across the first emitting surface. Each light-emitting device includes a light emitter having an emitting surface and at least a pair of collimation lenses illuminated by the light emitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: CoeLux S.r.l.
    Inventors: Antonio Lotti, Chen Li, Peter Schreiber, Bernd Höfer
  • Patent number: 12222083
    Abstract: The present disclosure proposes a switch device and an LED candle lamp, including a battery compartment, and a lamp bead and a switch, the battery compartment is equipped with a hollow barrel assembly to accommodate a battery, the lamp bead is set on the lamp holder of the hollow barrel assembly, the switch is provided on the battery compartment by a hook&hole assembly, the lamp bead is connected to control the on-off of the lamp circuit by the switch and the battery, the switch is installed on the battery compartment through several positioning columns set on the battery compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: XIAMEN GLOBALSELECTION IMP & EXP CO LTD
    Inventors: Kaiqin Huang, Liangliang Li
  • Patent number: 12222100
    Abstract: A daylight LED light, a daylight LED light apparatus, and a daylight LED floodlight apparatus are provided. A daylight LED light according to an embodiment of the present inventive concept comprises: a plurality of first LED light sources having a color temperature of 5000 to 6500 K when emitting light, by applying RGB phosphors on purple light-emitting LED chips; a plurality of second LED light sources having a color temperature of 2500 to 3000 K when emitting light, by applying RGB phosphors on purple light-emitting chips; and a plurality of third LED light sources formed from red light-emitting LED chips. The number of first LED light sources is greater than the number of third LED light sources, and the number of third LED light sources is greater than the number of second LED light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: SOLAR MISSION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Gi Suk Sung
  • Patent number: 12215857
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a base member including a mounting surface, a first light-emitting element that is disposed on the mounting surface and emits light passing along a first optical axis, a second light-emitting element that is disposed on the mounting surface and emits light passing along a second optical axis, a third light-emitting element that is disposed on the mounting surface and emits light passing along a third optical axis, and one or more light reflective members including a first light reflective surface that includes a first position to be irradiated with the light passing along the first optical axis, a second light reflective surface that includes a second position to be irradiated with the light passing along the second optical axis and, and a third light reflective surface that includes a third position to be irradiated with the light passing along the third optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tadayuki Kitajima
  • Patent number: 12204128
    Abstract: An optical member includes a first light guide member having an elongated shape and comprising an end surface and a lateral surface extending in a longitudinal direction from the end surface; and a wavelength conversion layer disposed on the lateral surface of the first light guide member and containing a phosphor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kensuke Yamaoka, Hiroaki Kuroda, Daisuke Sanga
  • Patent number: 12203605
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a light source module for plant cultivation and a light device including the same. The light source module for plant cultivation may include at least one main light source emitting white light. The white light from the main light source is provided to a plant during cultivation to improve the growth and phytochemical content of the plant. In addition, the white light may have peak wavelengths of 430 nm or less, 440 nm to 460 nm, 510 nm to 530 nm, and 600 nm to 630 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sang Min Ko
  • Patent number: 12204206
    Abstract: A display panel for a home appliance, including a backlight unit to output light; a micro-lens array on the backlight unit to diffuse the light output from the backlight unit; an optical sheet layer on the micro-lens array to increase straightness of the light diffused by the micro-lens array; a touch panel on the optical sheet layer, through which the straightened light passes; and a surface layer on the touch panel to display an image according to the straightened light, wherein the optical sheet layer is configured to increase the straightness of the light diffused by the micro-lens array so as to increase brightness and sharpness of the image displayed on the surface layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minkyung Lee, Youngdeog Koh, Kwangjoo Kim
  • Patent number: 12194346
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide illuminated sporting equipment assemblies. An illuminated sporting equipment assembly may include a sporting equipment object such as a game ball and a light cap assembly configured to be secured to the game ball, where the light cap assembly includes a light cap assembly housing configured to secure an integrated circuit stack configured to generate light within the illumination cavity of the sporting equipment object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Inventors: Peter H. Engler, Peter L Tanoury, Willis S. Santamaria
  • Patent number: 12188645
    Abstract: A handle assembly for an accessory of a medical device support system. The handle assembly includes a handle, an interface device, a conductive coating, and a connector. The interface device is in an outer surface of a generally tubular section of a handle housing of the handle and is configured to receive an input or transmit an output associated with the medical device support system. The conductive coating is on the inner surface of the generally tubular section and is configured to transmit one or more of power, ground, control signals, and communication signals corresponding to the input or the output of the interface device. The connector is connected to the conductive coating and is configured to transmit the one or more of the power, ground, control signals, and communication signals from the conductive coating to another part of the accessory and/or the medical device support system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: American Sterilizer Company
    Inventors: Purushottam Parajuli, Michael Hollopeter, Steven H. Rus
  • Patent number: 12189169
    Abstract: A lighting device disclosed in an embodiment of the invention includes a substrate; a light source including a plurality of light emitting devices disposed on the substrate; a resin layer disposed on the substrate; and a first diffusion layer disposed on the resin layer, wherein the resin layer includes a first resin portion disposed on the light source, and a second resin portion adjacent to the first resin portion and disposed on the substrate. The upper surface of the first resin portion has an inclination and is spaced apart from the first diffusion layer, the second resin portion includes a material different from that of the first resin portion, and the second resin portion based on the upper surface of the substrate. The height of the upper surface may be greater than the lowermost height of the upper surface of the first resin portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Young Jae Choi
  • Patent number: 12183860
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a full-color light emitting device and a display module. A light emitting layer, a refractive layer, a spacer layer and a light processing layer are included. The refractive layer is disposed above the light emitting layer, the spacer layer is disposed above the refractive layer, and the light processing layer is disposed above the spacer layer. The light emitting layer includes a first light emitting part, a second light emitting part and a third light emitting part. The light processing layer includes a first light processing part, a second light processing part, and a third light processing part, and a baffle wall is disposed between any two adjacent light processing parts in the first light processing part, the second light processing part and the third light processing part. A light refractive index of the refractive layer is greater than a light refractive index of the spacer layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: FOSHAN NATIONSTAR OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yunyuan Zhang, Jinhui Zhang, Yikai Yuan, Cheng Li
  • Patent number: 12173890
    Abstract: A shaped part comprising a decorative layer having a front/visible side, a rear/opposite side and a micro-perforation (plurality of through holes), The holes each extend in a straight line between the rear side and the front side. An optical system enables an indicator unit comprising a display on the rear side to be visibly displayed through the micro-perforation of the shaped part. The display is a microLED display, the pixels of which are formed by microLEDs, and the optical system is a micro-optical system having micro-structures, wherein each micro-structure extends from the rear side of the decorative layer into a hole associated therewith in the micro-perforation in the decorative layer. Each micro-structure is associated with a microLED and is arranged and designed such that it guides the light emanating from the microLED associated therewith through the hole associated therewith to the front side of the decorative layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: NOVEM CAR INTERIOR DESIGN GMBH
    Inventors: Philipp Weih, Andreas Karl
  • Patent number: 12167807
    Abstract: A frame lit mirror component includes an extruded frame member. The extruded frame member further includes a mirror mounting edge. The mirror mounting edge extends along a longitudinal direction of the extruded frame member. The mirror mounting edge is sized to receive an edge of a mirror. A light source volume extends along the longitudinal direction of the extruded frame member. An angle exists between the mirror mounting edge and the light source volume. The light source volume is sized to receive a light source, such that when the light source is in an on-state light radiates from the light source volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: ELECTRIC MIRROR, LLC
    Inventors: Jon Philip Johnston, Patrick Daniel Erickson, James V Mischel, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12158601
    Abstract: A light-emission device includes at least one emission module comprising: a luminescent crystal known as a concentrator crystal with at least six faces which are parallel in pairs, including a first and a second face, known as lateral faces, perpendicular to a direction x and separated by a distance corresponding to a horizontal dimension of the concentrator in the direction x; a first mirror, which is configured such as to cover the first lateral face at least partly, defining a surface area covered by the first mirror, and at least one surface area (SFS1) which is not covered by the first mirror defining an associated output face; a second mirror, which is configured such as to cover at least 95% of the second lateral face; a brightness triggering element, which is designed to generate emission of brightness radiation (LF) in the luminescent crystal; a ratio R between the non-covered surface area (SFS1) and a surface area (SL) of the first lateral face being determined such that rays of the brightness radia
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignees: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, INSTITUT OPTIQUE THEORIQUE APPLIQUEE, UNIVERSITE PARIS-SACLAY
    Inventors: François Balembois, Pierre Pichon