Patents Examined by William J Carter
  • Patent number: 10962196
    Abstract: A lighting module for a motor vehicle including: a support plate; at least one source of light which is arranged on a first face of the support plate; a heat dissipater which is arranged on a second face of the support plate, opposite the first face; a fan which is arranged between the heat dissipater and a plenum, the fan being designed to aspirate a flow of hot air which is dissipated by the heat dissipater, and is obtained from an incoming flow of air; a plenum which is designed to cover the fan, the plenum including a peripheral skirt which is designed to surround the heat dissipater; an optical assembly which cooperates with rays of light of the at least one source of light, in order to produce a light beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Lotfi Redjem Saad, Francois Berrezai, Francois Cormier
  • Patent number: 10955099
    Abstract: A concealed lighthead is provided. The concealed lighthead is sized to replace existing socket assemblies for a headlight or a taillight, and is operable in an indicator mode and an emergency mode. The concealed lighthead also includes an override mode in which the emergency lights are temporarily interrupted by operation of the indicator lights. The concealed lighthead includes an adapter for use among different headlights and taillights and includes a lens assembly that provides up to 360 degrees of coverage as an indicator light or emergency light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Inventors: Urs Maria Georges, Jeffrey Meir Hanina
  • Patent number: 10956700
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a display device including: an organic light-emitting diode display panel, a fingerprint recognition layer located below the organic light-emitting diode display panel, and a light filtering layer located between the organic light-emitting diode display panel and the fingerprint recognition layer, where the light filtering layer is configured to filter out light rays with an incidence angle greater than a filter angle among light rays carrying fingerprint line information, and to transmit light rays with an incidence angle smaller than or equal to the filter angle, where the incidence angle is the angle between the light rays carrying fingerprint line information, and the direction perpendicular to the fingerprint recognition layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Display Tchnology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ying Zhao, Shipei Li, Qingping Yin, Tao Li, Huili Wu, Chunming Cui, Zihao Zhao, Jie Jin, Weimeng Zhang
  • Patent number: 10948647
    Abstract: Unidirectional grating-based backlighting includes a light guide and a diffraction grating at a surface of the light guide. The light guide is to guide a light beam and the diffraction grating is configured to couple out a portion of the guided light beam using diffractive coupling and to direct the coupled-out portion away from the light guide surface as a primary light beam at a principal angular direction. The unidirectional grating-based backlighting further includes a reflective island in the light guide between the light guide surface and an opposite surface of the light guide to reflectively redirect a diffractively produced, secondary light beam out of the light guide in a direction of the primary light beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: LEIA INC.
    Inventor: David A. Fattal
  • Patent number: 10948142
    Abstract: Systems and methods for retrofitting an existing troffer light fixture, or for a new installation application, comprising a housing and a door assembly, wherein the door assembly comprises four side walls, a recessed cavity, a light source, one or more lens, and at least one support extension supporting the assembly are disclosed. The support extension may be a fixed horizontal protrusion of the frame of the retrofit assembly and configured to engage a T-bar of a ceiling system. The protrusion may rest on a horizontal portion of the T-bar to thereby support the assembly. Existing troffer light fixtures can be retrofitted to include a more efficient light source, replace components of a damaged troffer style light fixture, and/or otherwise upgrade or replace an existing fixture. The retrofit assembly may enable existing fixtures to be modified from a number of different fixture types without the need to remove and replace components of the existing fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Inventor: Nhien Trang
  • Patent number: 10948161
    Abstract: A light fixture includes a housing, a light-emitting element, and a lens extending over the light-emitting element. The housing includes a support surface, and the light-emitting element is coupled to the support surface. The lens includes a refractor portion having an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface is positioned proximate the light-emitting element. The inner surface is oriented at an angle such that the light generated by the light-emitting element exhibits total internal reflection within the lens until the light reaches the outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Seng Vang, Rebecca K. McCall, Jeffrey A. Spitzer, David A. Simoni
  • Patent number: 10935193
    Abstract: Wavelength conversion of primary light by means of a conversion body, a conversion device and an illumination apparatus is described herein. In some aspects, a conversion body may include a main body containing a wavelength-converting phosphor. The main body may have an irradiation surface to be irradiated by primary light. The conversion body may further include at least one conduction tract mounted on the main body outside the irradiation surface. The at least one conduction track may be electrically conductive in accordance with some aspects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Vogt, Andre Nauen
  • Patent number: 10935231
    Abstract: A ring-shaped light includes a ring-shaped frame, the ring-shaped frame having a void portion in the middle of the ring-shaped frame, such that when the ring-shaped frame is located on a mirror, a face of a user looking into the mirror through the void is viewable to the user. The ring-shaped light further includes a plurality of light sources mounted around the ring-shaped frame in a circular fashion. The ring-shaped light further includes a bridge, the bridge located in a bottom section of the void, the bridge including a slot for receiving a smartphone. The ring-shaped light further includes a sensor for activating the plurality of light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: AYLO LLC
    Inventor: Luke Frydenger
  • Patent number: 10935307
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a luminous sofa cup holder comprising the cup body, the mounting base for supporting the cup body, the light source, the cooling/heating module, the temperature sensor and the control circuit for detecting the temperature of the cup body, either directly or indirectly, wherein the cup body is provided with an empty cavity, wherein the edge of the upper opening of the empty cavity is a flanging structure, which protrudes on the outer side of the cup body, wherein the light source is disposed over the outer side of the cup body; wherein the mounting base is a hollow body provided with at least one opening; wherein the cup body inserts into the mounting base through the opening provided on the mounting base; wherein the light source is held tightly by the cup body and the mounting base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Inventors: Scott Xue, Peter Zhong, Sapu Li
  • Patent number: 10935210
    Abstract: A lighting assembly includes a heat sink including a pad surface, and an LED mounted on the pad surface. An optical device is optically coupled to the LED, and a support structure is provided for connecting the optical device to the heat sink. The support structure includes fixation spacers to connect the supporting structure to the heat sink, and both the LED and the fixation spacers contact the pad surface on a common plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Valeo North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Julien Hemon, Fred Roth
  • Patent number: 10928027
    Abstract: A lamp assembly for a vehicle comprising a housing, a reflector mounted in the housing, a light source, a printed circuit board or PCB mounted on a heatsink of the lamp assembly and coupled to the light source to control operation of the light source. The PCB has a first connector for coupling to a second connector comprising a body having a plurality of resilient or elastic arms that each have a detent for locking the connector to the component and retain electrical contact with the PCB. The wall of the heatsink defines an aperture for receiving the second connector and provides a locking surface that deflects the arms towards the body while engaging and cooperating with the detents to lock the connector to the PCB. The free end of the arms extend beyond the mounting wall and are actuated to unlock the connector from the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Valeo North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Jeffrey Hunt, Jonathan Blandin
  • Patent number: 10928015
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light-emitting diode package comprising: a base having a seating surface; a light-emitting diode arranged on the seating surface; a lens arranged on the seating surface such that the lens covers the light-emitting diode; and a reflective part arranged on the seating surface such that the reflective part is spaced apart from the lens, and formed with a preset inclination angle (?), wherein the inclination angle (?) can be set according to a separation distance between the lens and the reflective part. Therefore, the light-emitting diode package can minimize a change in a beam angle and a field angle by comprising the reflective part formed with an inclination angle set as a predetermined angle according to the separation distance between the lens and the reflective part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ki Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 10918965
    Abstract: A wearable, illuminating mask including a facepiece with slots located in side edges of the facepiece, wherein the facepiece is connected to bases of temples, wherein each base of temples includes a front and back cover that are attachable to one another. The front and back covers each include an inner wall portion, which portions each comprise a c-shaped support. These c-shaped supports extend towards each other when the front and back covers are connected together and form a cradle that align an LED with the slots of the facepiece, so as to illuminate the mask at specifically designed portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: LightUpToys.com, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Kelly, Joshua C. Kelly, Max Armendariz Lalama, Ariel Macaulay Bruton
  • Patent number: 10921510
    Abstract: Described herein are exemplary embodiments of a light guide assembly for a backlight and backlight assemblies using such light guide assemblies. An exemplary backlight assembly may have a light guide with a pair of opposing edges and a sliding LED subassembly placed along an edge of the light guide and attached to the light guide so that movement of the light guide causes movement of the sliding LED subassembly. In some embodiments, a first slot may be positioned within the light guide where a post extends from the sliding LED subassembly to engage with the first slot in the light guide. In some embodiments, a back pan may be positioned behind the light guide where a post can extend from the back pan to engage with a second slot in the light guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Manufacturing Resources International, Inc.
    Inventor: William Dunn
  • Patent number: 10920945
    Abstract: A light bulb includes a light bulb body that has a bulbous portion that narrows into a neck portion. The neck portion extends into a base portion. An array of LEDs is mounted in the bulbous portion. One or more solar photovoltaic panels are mounted in or on the neck portion. A battery is disposed in the light bulb body, which powers the LEDs and which is charged by the one or more solar photovoltaic panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Gama Sonic USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Lazar Izradel
  • Patent number: 10920956
    Abstract: A lamp for a vehicle includes a light source unit including at least one first light source for generating first light and at least one second light source for generating second light formed in a color different from a color of the first light, a light guide unit for guiding the first light and the second light incident through an incident member thereof, a transmission lens disposed between the first light source and the incident member of the light guide unit, through which the first light is incident and emitted, and an outer lens through which at least a portion of the first light and the second light guided by the light guide unit is transmitted. In particular, the color of the first light is changed by the transmission lens and is subsequently changed by the outer lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Jae Hyun Seok, Dong Soo Shin, Jin Han Bae
  • Patent number: 10920965
    Abstract: A utility drop light having a shield for directing light in a particular direction and preventing the light from shining in the user's eyes is provided according to the invention. The utility drop light includes a translucent light tube having a first end and a second end, a light source positioned within the translucent light tube between the first and second ends thereof, and a light shield extending from the first end of the translucent light tube to the second end of the translucent light tube. The light shield is positioned between the translucent light tube and the light source. The light shield is rotatable relative to the light tube and is weighted such that the light shield is always positioned above the light source relative to the earth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Inventor: David Jarvis
  • Patent number: 10914890
    Abstract: Systems and methods for an intracanopy horticultural lighting fixture. In aspects, a horticultural luminaire has an edgelit lightguide or optical conduit extending from a housing with its major dimension extending along longitudinal axis L, and one or more endcaps coupled to respective lateral edges, endcaps being convex curved about one or more axes transverse the longitudinal axis to prevent catch points. The endcap can be coupled to the housing to hinder separation of the lightguide. In another aspect a horticultural luminaire has an edgelit lightguide generating an output having downwardly directed peaks at about +/?30 degrees from vertical. Light output is preferably batwing shaped and symmetric. Another aspect provides a method for intracanopy lighting having an entirely planar optical conduit, a major extent of the optical conduit disposed along its longitudinal axis (L), and supporting the optical conduit, preferably its entirety, below an upper plant canopy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Fluence Bioengineering, Inc.
    Inventor: Jonathan Becker Schmidt
  • Patent number: 10906476
    Abstract: A vehicle trim part having a layered, decorative finish is provided. The part includes a polymeric substrate, a decorative layer overlying the polymeric substrate and a light-transmissive, protective layer overlying and protecting the decorative layer. The protective layer includes a front surface and a rear surface having a surface portion with a translucent surface finish. The decorative layer has an opening extending from a rear surface of the decorative layer to a front surface of the decorative layer and aligned with the translucent surface finish. Both a cross section of the opening at the front surface of the decorative layer and the translucent surface finish are sized and shaped to form a light pattern which is visible at the front of the part when artificial lighting illuminates the translucent surface finish from the rear of the part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Global IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Darius J. Preisler, Christopher A. Heikkila
  • Patent number: 10907794
    Abstract: A motor vehicle light assembly includes a housing; a light source disposed in the housing, and a light-transmissive lens operably attached to the housing. A heater member is disposed between the housing and the light-transmissive lens. The heater member is configured to radiate heat emitted from the light source, with the heater member being routed to direct the radiated heat onto the light-transmissive lens to regulate the temperature of the light-transmissive lens to inhibit fogging, frosting and icing of the light-transmissive lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: MAGNA CLOSURES INC.
    Inventors: Traian Miu, Gabriele Wayne Sabatini, Kurt Matthew Schatz