Patents Examined by William N Harris
  • Patent number: 12188638
    Abstract: A light fixture has a stem with a first portion and second portion disposed at an angle relative to the first portion. The light fixture also includes a housing may include a body cap. The body cap may include an opening receiving the stem therethrough, said housing may include a light source therein. The light fixture also includes a coupler extending from the second portion. The light fixture also includes the body cap rotatable about an axis of rotation defined through the coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Lucifer Lighting Company
    Inventors: Jack Reilly, Anuj Maloo, Benjamin Karpen
  • Patent number: 12188642
    Abstract: A module (10) adapted for fitting to a luminaire (100), comprising: a main module housing (50); a rotate plate (60) coupled to the main module housing, and rotatable relative to the main module housing; a connection interface (70) for connecting the module to a corresponding connection interface of the luminaire, wherein the connection interface (70) is connected to the rotate plate; and a rotatable electrical connection (80) between the rotate plate and the main module housing, wherein the rotate plate (60) comprises a locking feature (62) which engages with a retaining feature (52) of the main module housing to lock the rotate plate with a selected relative rotational position between the rotate plate and the main module housing, wherein the locking feature (62) is provided on an elastically deformable region (64) of the rotate plate such that the locking feature can be brought out of engagement from the retaining feature by manual deformation of the deformable region (64) thereby to enable selection of the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING, B.V.
    Inventors: Zhangjia Zhang, Christofher Daniel Charles Hooijer, Zhipei Wang, Huan Zhang
  • Patent number: 12188622
    Abstract: A light emitting device configured to emit light with a total color temperature (CTtot), said light emitting device comprising at least one first light emitting diode (LED) filament, and at least one second LED filament, wherein each of the at least one first LED filament and the at least one second LED filament comprises an elongated carrier, and an array of light emitting diodes mounted on said substrate; and a controller for individually controlling said at least first LED filament and said at least one second LED filament, wherein said at least one first LED filament is arranged to emit light of a first color temperature (CT1), said first color temperature being controllable in a first color temperature range, from CT1low to CT1high, wherein said at least one second LED filament is arranged to emit light of a second color temperature (CT2), said second color temperature being controllable in a second color temperature range, from CT2low to CT2high, and wherein said controller is configured to control said
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING, B.V.
    Inventors: Ties Van Bommel, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet
  • Patent number: 12188653
    Abstract: An LED lighting device includes a seat, an optical assembly and a light source. The seat has a baseplate and a sidewall. A chamber is formed between the baseplate and the sidewall. The optical assembly completely covers a light-emitting side of the LED lighting device. The light source is disposed in the chamber of the seat and includes multiple LED arrays. Each LED array includes an LED chip. The optical assembly includes an optical unit. The optical unit includes multiple first optical members and multiple second optical members corresponding to the first optical members. The LED arrays correspond to the first optical members. Each first optical member possesses an effect of light diffusion resulting from its own material property. Each second optical member includes one or more sets of optical walls. Each set of optical walls surrounds one of the first optical members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: JIAXING SUPER LIGHTING ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTD
    Inventors: Mingbin Wang, Zhichao Zhang, Dongmei Zhang, Jifeng Xu, Tao Jiang, Kuan Lin
  • Patent number: 12187374
    Abstract: A lamp unit for illuminating a front through an outer lens includes a first light source disposed on a back side of the outer lens, a second light source disposed on the back side of the outer lens, a first light guide body configured to guide light from the first light source to the outer lens, and a second light guide body configured to guide light from the second light source to the outer lens. The second light guide body overlaps the first light guide body from a front side in a front view. The first light guide body protrudes outward from the second light guide body. A part of light from the first light guide body is transmitted through the second light guide body and guided to the outer lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takuya Shibayama
  • Patent number: 12187186
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp system includes an illuminance variable lamp, a lamp-mounted camera, and a lamp control unit. After acquiring position information of a low accuracy region from a vehicle control unit, the lamp control unit acquires illuminance of the low accuracy region by referring to information acquired by the lamp-mounted camera, controls the illuminance variable lamp so as to increase the illuminance of the low accuracy region if the illuminance of the low accuracy region is less than a threshold, and/or controls the illuminance variable lamp so as to decrease the illuminance of the low accuracy region if the illuminance of the low accuracy region is equal to or greater than the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi Watano, Takao Muramatsu
  • Patent number: 12181211
    Abstract: A home appliance includes a cabinet having a space, a door configured to open and close the space and including a light source, an illuminance sensor provided in the cabinet or the door and configured to detect illuminance, a user detection sensor provided in the cabinet or the door and configured to detect user proximity, and a controller configured to control the light source based on information detected by the user detection sensor, wherein, when a user is detected to approach the home appliance within a reference distance by the user detection sensor, the controller controls the light source of the door to be changed from a first state to a second state, and the reference distance is changeable based on one or more of an illuminance and current time detected by the illuminance sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yoonjung Hong, Heekyung Kang, Yongbeom Ma, Kunwoo Lee
  • Patent number: 12181112
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a light-emitting diode, LED, filament system (770) comprising a LED filament (100) and a controller (771). The LED filament comprises a carrier (120) arranged in the shape of a spiral formed by successive loops (250). The LED filament further comprises a plurality of LEDs (110) arranged in a linear array on one side of the carrier. The LEDs are arranged along the carrier in sections (140a-f), each section having a position along the spiral-shaped carrier. The controller is configured to control a power supply to a section, or to a group of sections, of the LED filament. The controller is adapted to control a section based on its position, or a group of sections based on the positions of the sections of said group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING, B.V.
    Inventors: Ties Van Bommel, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet
  • Patent number: 12181113
    Abstract: An LED filament device is provided with a LED filament that has a plurality of sources of light. The sources of light are configured in an k*1 array with k=2 columns, and the array has a first set of at least 20 sources of light distributed over the columns. In a first column of the first set at least 90% of the total number of sources of light are selected from the group of (i) first sources of light and fifth sources of light. In a second column of the first set at least 80% of the total number of sources of light are selected from the group of second sources of light, third sources of light and fourth sources of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Ties Van Bommel, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet
  • Patent number: 12181144
    Abstract: A luminaire and optical system are provided. The luminaire includes a head and power circuits configured to provide electrical power to electrical circuits of the head. The head includes an optical system with a light source support plate, a support structure movably coupled to the light source support plate, and a lens support assembly removably coupled to the support structure. The light source support plate includes LED light sources, each configured to emit a light beam. The support structure includes a plurality of apertures, configured to pass the light beam from the LED light sources without modifying the light beam. The lens support assembly includes lenses, each aligned with an optical axis of one of the LED light sources when the lens support assembly is coupled to the support structure. The lens support assembly is removable from the head without removing the support structure from the head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: ROBE lighting s.r.o.
    Inventors: Pavel Jurik, Marek Vaclavek, Josef Valchar
  • Patent number: 12171293
    Abstract: There is provided lighted headgear having various configurations, components thereof, and other accessories combined therewith. Also provided are accessories including light modules for use with headgear, clothing, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Waters Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Waters
  • Patent number: 12173888
    Abstract: An illuminating drywall sponge device provides a drywall sanding/scraping tool having tapered cavities that securely retain an illumination mechanism, such that the work surface being sanded is illuminated during sanding operations; and a marking mechanism for marking the illuminated work surface. The sponge light device provides a housing through which the sanding function is primarily performed. The housing has a block or rectangular shape, and walls with an abrasive material. The housing also has multiple tapered cavities formed at the walls of the housing, oriented coplanar with the surface being sanded. An illumination mechanism fits into the cavity. The illumination mechanism orients in the cavity to throw light outwardly from the edge of the housing. A grommet fits into the outer region of the cavities to help stabilize and fasten the illumination mechanism in the cavities. A retractable marking mechanism may also insert into the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Inventor: Jacob Creeley
  • Patent number: 12173871
    Abstract: An lighting system includes a mounting assembly configured for mounting on a host structure above a ceiling, and a lighting module for attachment to the mounting assembly, including a lighting unit having a mounting side configured for attachment to the mounting assembly approximately flush with the ceiling. An electronics module supported by the mounting assembly includes an onboard battery and circuitry that powers the lighting module by use of the battery upon detecting a power failure. The lighting unit has a predefined depth extending from the ceiling, defining a low profile system. The mounting assembly is generally occluded above a ceiling. A ring bezel circumferentially surrounds the lighting unit and opens at least in the direction of the an illuminating side thereof. The bezel has a downward facing annular ring by which the illuminating side is offset to protect same from incidental contact in handling, packaging, installation, and use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: POLYXENI, LLC
    Inventor: Efthimios Mike Dionas
  • Patent number: 12173877
    Abstract: The invention provides a light generating device (100) comprising (i) n filaments (200), (ii) an power distribution unit (400), and (iii) electronics (500); wherein: (a) each of the n filaments (200) comprises one or more solid state light sources (10), wherein n?1, wherein each of the n filaments (200) comprises at least m electrical contacts (221), wherein m?2; and wherein the n filaments (200) are configured to generate filament light (201); (b) the power distribution unit (400) comprises k electrically conductive tracks (410) separated by electrically insulating material (420), wherein k?2; (c) at least two of the electrical contacts (221) of the n filaments (200) are functionally coupled to at least two different electrically conductive tracks (410); (d) the at least two different electrically conductive tracks (410) are functionally coupled to the electronics (500); and (e) the electronics (500) comprise one or more of a control system, a driver, and a transformer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Martinus Arnoldus Cornelis Heijmans, Michal Jan Horaczek, Jiang Hong Yu
  • Patent number: 12169059
    Abstract: A lighting strip has a printed circuit board with one or more perforated lines at which the printed circuit board length may be adjusted by breaking off an end portion of the printed circuit board. A first layer has a first set of conductive tracks and a second layer has a second set of conductive tracks corresponding to the first set of conductive tracks. Each conductive track of the second set is vertically aligned and positioned over the corresponding conductive track of the first set. An array of contact terminals is provided on a third layer. A plurality of lighting elements is disposed along the lighting strip, each electrically connected to a respective pair of the contact terminals. The lighting strip further comprises a set of vias connecting each conductive track of the first set to the corresponding conductive track of the second set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING, B.V.
    Inventors: Andrew Christanto, Hang Li, Hao Zhang, Weihua Miao, Sheng Feng Li, Ashley Cannell, Ryan Robert Gates
  • Patent number: 12151462
    Abstract: A visible component for a motor vehicle includes a main body which is in the form of a fiber-reinforced plastic component with a multi-layer fiber reinforcement which is integrated into an at least substantially transparent plastic matrix. The fiber reinforcement is formed by an opaque visible layer or a visible layer in the form of a metalized glass fiber layer and by substantially transparent structural layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Cornelia Reinhardt, Mirko Schade, Bernhard Zeilmeier
  • Patent number: 12146642
    Abstract: A lighting unit is provided. The lighting unit includes a first circuit board, a second circuit board, a light array mounted on the first circuit board, and a controller mounted on the first circuit board and coupled to the light array. The light unit further includes a first portion of an isolated power supply system mounted on the first circuit board and coupled to the controller and a second portion of the isolated power supply system mounted on the second circuit board. The first portion includes a first half magnetic core and a first set of windings and the second portion includes a second half magnetic core and a second set of windings. The first circuit board is coupled to the second circuit board so that a magnetic flux generated in the first half magnetic core is passed to the second half magnetic core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
    Inventor: Eric Johannessen
  • Patent number: 12140282
    Abstract: A curving recessed lighting system having a plurality of pivoting, connectable channel sections, an LED strip (or more), and a flexible diffuser. Each housing section includes a base having connectable first and second ends, first and second flange members extending upward and outward therefrom and cut to both allow and limit pivoting between adjacent sections, and a U-shaped channel spaced from the flange members to create parallel channels. Flexible bands are secured within the parallel channels to isolate the LED strips within the U-shaped channel, as required. The flange members form two curved surfaces and the U-shaped channel in consecutive sections align to form a curved channel between the two curved surfaces. Preferably, the base portion of each of the plurality of housing sections has a depth not greater than ? inches (0.625 inches). This allows flush placement in standard drywall without the need for notching studs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: PureEdge Lighting LLC
    Inventors: Gregory L. Kay, Samuel Welu
  • Patent number: 12140276
    Abstract: The invention provides a LED filament device (1000) configured to generate LED filament device light (1001), wherein the LED filament device (1000) comprises a LED filament (1100), wherein the LED filament (1100) comprises a plurality of light generating devices (100), each comprising a solid state light source (10), wherein the plurality of light generating devices (100) comprises a first set of n1 first light generating devices (110) configured to generate red first device light (111), a second set of n2 second light generating devices (120) configured to generate blue second device light (121), and a third set of n3 third light generating devices (130) configured to generate green third device light (131), wherein at least part of a total number n2 of the second light generating devices (120) of the second set are configured neighboring to first light generating devices (110) of the first set, wherein at least part of a total number n3 of the third light generating devices (130) of the third set are config
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Ties Van Bommel, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet
  • Patent number: 12129992
    Abstract: The invention relates to a clamping work light. The clamping work light allows for hand free use as the light may be free standing or clamped to a surface. A light member may be rotated in multiple directions. The light member is attached to a stand made up of two clamp arms, the stand functions as both a stand for the light member and a clamping mechanism. The clamp arms will open up to four inches to allow the light to be attached to different size objects and surfaces. The light may be locked in a compact storage position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Walter R. Tucker Enterprises, Ltd
    Inventor: Robert Cacciabeve