Patents Examined by William N Harris
  • Patent number: 12270531
    Abstract: Disclosed are implementations of a mount used to attach a lighting device to an object or surface. The lighting device includes a cover attached to a base plate, where the cover includes a circumferential ledge. The mount includes a central opening through which the cover of the lighting device can extend. The central opening is bounded by a circumferential rim adapted to overlap the circumferential ledge of the lighting device. At least two of the mount's four sides include a receiving space configured to receive a strap, each of the mount's corners includes a tiedown aperture configured to permit a flexible tiedown to be looped therethrough, and a plurality of magnets are positioned in the underside of the mount. Also disclosed are methods for using the mount to attach the lighting device to an object or surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Inventor: Trent Zimmer
  • Patent number: 12269594
    Abstract: A light module for an elongated interior aircraft light comprises a plurality of light sources, which are configured for emitting light of different colors and which are arranged next to each other, forming an array of light sources extending between a first end and a second end along a longitudinal direction (LD). The plurality of light sources include a first light source, which is arranged at the first end, and a second light source, which is arranged at the second end. The first and second light sources are those from the plurality of light sources that result in a difference of the illuminating properties between the first and second light sources being the smallest difference that is possible for all potential pairs of light sources formed from the plurality of light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Carsten Pawliczek, Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl
  • Patent number: 12270597
    Abstract: A home appliance includes a cabinet having a space and a door configured to open and close the space. The door includes a lighting device including a light source and a base on which the light source is installed, and a front plate defining a front appearance of the door, in which light irradiated from the light source passes through the front plate. When the light source is turned on, the light source irradiates light with a second color, and when light with the second color passes through the front plate, the front plate glows with a first color different from the second color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Heekyung Kang, Daekee Shin, Kyoungjoung Kim, Misun Park, Kiwan Nahm, Yongbeom Ma
  • Patent number: 12264801
    Abstract: A lighting fixture arranged and configured for use in an anti-ligature or ligature resistant environment or facility is disclosed. In one embodiment, the lighting fixture includes an inset door The lighting fixture includes an angled or beveled edge, wall, or surface along an outer periphery of the inset door so that a beveled, enlarged triangular opening is formed between the inset door and the enclosure of the lighting fixture. In use, the beveled opening eliminates any channel or access point between the inset door and the enclosure in which an object may be wedged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Viscor, Inc.
    Inventors: Song Liu, Sandu Cusmariu, Antonio Magisano
  • Patent number: 12264787
    Abstract: A light emitting diode, LED, filament arrangement (100), comprising at least one LED filament (110) comprising an array of a plurality of light emitting diodes, LEDs. The at least one LED filament (110) is of an elongated shape, and is at least partially extending along an axis, A. The at least one LED filament comprises at least one branch (120, 121) extending from the elongated LED filament (110) and is arranged at an angle, ?, to the axis A.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING, B.V.
    Inventors: Ties Van Bommel, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet
  • Patent number: 12264811
    Abstract: A rechargeable wall lamp is provided, which includes a front shell, a rear cover, a rechargeable battery, a carrier plate, a light emitting component, and a circuit board; an interior of the front shell includes an accommodation space, a front side of the front shell is provided with a translucent recess, a bottom of the translucent recess is hollowed out to communicate with the accommodation space, the rear cover is fixed to a rear side of the front shell to cover the accommodation space; the carrier plate is fixed to the front shell and located in a bottom hollow area of the translucent recess. The light emitting component is provided on one side of the carrier plate facing a notch of the translucent recess. The rechargeable battery and the circuit board are provided in the accommodation space. The rechargeable battery is connected to the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Inventor: Haiyang Liu
  • Patent number: 12264823
    Abstract: A lighting system is provided for illuminating a cooking cavity in a cooking appliance. The lighting system includes a light guide rod configured to guide an illumination and a reflective element optically coupled to the light guide rod for reflecting the illumination from the light guide rod toward the cooking cavity. A guide for insertion of the light guide rod extends longitudinally between an insertion end and a reflective element connection end coupled to the reflective element. The guide defines an inner surface that is tapered, becoming narrower from the insertion end towards the reflective element connection end, for guiding the light guide rod during optical coupling with the reflective element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Murgyappa Mahadev Athani, Omkar Bharat Jadhav, Wojciech Adam Pawlowski
  • Patent number: 12259116
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a rotating bulb, including: a lamp holder, a lower lamp cup cover, a control board, a control board fixing seat, an upper lamp cup cover, a lamp panel, and a lampshade. According to the present disclosure, the lower lamp cup cover and the upper lamp cup cover are rotated to drive the adjustable resistor to achieve dimming, which can adjust the brightness, the color temperature, and the color, and is easy to remove and mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Guangzhou Jiguang Lighting Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Xiaoli Liu
  • Patent number: 12253257
    Abstract: A LED lighting device, comprising: a base which has a bottom plate and a side wall, a cavity being formed between the bottom plate and the side wall; an optical component which covers one side of the base in a light-emitting direction of the LED lighting device; and a light source which is provided in the cavity of the base and comprises a circuit board and several LED arrays, the LED arrays comprising LED lamp beads fixed on the circuit board. The optical component comprises an optical unit, and the optical unit comprises a plurality of first optical components and a plurality of second optical components which correspond to the first optical components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co.,Ltd.
    Inventors: Mingbin Wang, Zhichao Zhang, Dongmei Zhang, Jifeng Xu, Tao Jiang, Kuan Lin, Huan Wei, Heng Zhao, Zecheng Jing
  • Patent number: 12253240
    Abstract: A portable lighting device having multiple mounting features providing multiple mounting configurations allowing for hands-free lighting in various situations and locations. The portable lighting device comprises a housing with (i) a front bezel configured to receive a primary optic; (ii) a central support having a securement means and a peripheral segment configured to receive an extent of a cap of a bottle; and, (iii) a rear body having a multi-positional assembly, a coupling means residing within the multi-positional assembly, and a mounting means. The lighting device also includes an illumination assembly having a light source configured to emit light beyond the housing to illuminate a surrounding area, and a power source disposed within the housing and operably coupled to the illumination assembly. The multi-positional assembly is movable between a retracted position and a deployed position that improve the utility of the portable lighting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Promier Products Inc.
    Inventor: Cody Duane Grandadam
  • Patent number: 12247720
    Abstract: A light emitting device is switchable in a first state and a second state. The light emitting device includes a plurality of light emitting elements for emitting lights and an optical element. The optical element is configured to guide the emitting lights generating from the light emitting elements. In the first state, the light emitting device has an output light, a first intensity of the output lights is measured at a viewing angle of 0°, a second intensity of the output lights is measured at a viewing angle of ?2 and an azimuth angle of ?2, and a ratio of the second intensity to the first intensity is less than or equal to 0.1, wherein ?2 ranges from 35° to 55°, and ?2 ranges from 0° to 28° or from 152° to 180°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Jui-Jen Yueh, Kuan-Feng Lee, Hong-Sheng Hsieh
  • Patent number: 12241616
    Abstract: An EM 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: May 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: POLYXENI, LLC
    Inventor: Efthimios Mike Dionas
  • Patent number: 12241597
    Abstract: The invention provides a LED filament lamp (10) comprising: an envelope (11) enclosing a chamber (13) sealed with a stem (12), wherein the stem extends into said chamber; a LED filament structure (14) with at least two individually controllable segments (141-145); a controller (15) configured to receive a control signal and control each of the at least two individually controllable segments based on said control signal, wherein the LED filament structure (14) and the controller (15) are arranged within the chamber (13); a driver circuit (16) arranged outside the chamber, wherein the driver circuit comprises two powerlines (161, 162) extending through the stem (12) or the envelope (11) for powering the LED filament structure (14) and the controller (15), wherein the driver circuit (16) is configured to convey said control signal to the controller (15) via a control line (163) extending through the stem or the envelope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING, B.V.
    Inventors: Vincent Arnoud Wouters, Bertrand Johan Edward Hontele
  • Patent number: 12241617
    Abstract: A fillable base for a portable light stand, the base including: a hollow structure made from moulded plastics material, the hollow structure having an upper portion and a lower portion with a generally circular footprint. The lower portion of the hollow structure has a substantially vertical cylindrical outer side wall, and the upper portion of the hollow structure has a conical outer side wall. The conical outer side wall has an outer edge extending from a top edge of the cylindrical side wall to an apex of the upper portion of the structure. The structure also has a recess that opens at the apex and within which one end of an elongate pole can be received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: MOMA PRODUCTS PTY LTD
    Inventor: Michael Jarvis
  • Patent number: 12228332
    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: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yoonjung Hong, Heekyung Kang, Yongbeom Ma, Kunwoo Lee
  • Patent number: 12228266
    Abstract: A safety light device includes a body defining a central bore and having a generally annular shape, a pair of teeth configured to extend into the central bore in an extended position and retract into the body in a retracted position, a charging system configured to charge a battery, and a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed on an outer portion of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Night Beams Technology, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Alexander
  • Patent number: 12215851
    Abstract: A lighting device defining an interior storage space accessible by removing a lid from the main body portion of the lighting device. The main body portion is embodied as a first light emitting component and the lid is embodied as a second light emitting component. Each of the first light emitting component and the second light emitting component are configured for emitting a light output. The lighting device additionally includes a tray that may fit within the interior storage space of the lighting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: ENERGIZER BRANDS, LLC
    Inventors: Chris Bourne, Alexa Valore, Ruth Sholtis-Furyes
  • Patent number: 12215840
    Abstract: A multi-purpose desk lamp capable of adjusting illumination position, comprising a base, a support column connected to the base, a luminous lampshade, a light emitting component inside the luminous lampshade, a pivot structure between the luminous lampshade and the support column, and an open slot on the top surface of the luminous lampshade at a position close to one end. The luminous lampshade can be connected with the pivot structure in a movable manner via a positioning bolt through the open slot. A telescopic sliding structure is provided inside the luminous lampshade. The luminous lampshade can move linearly along the open slot via the telescopic sliding structure or can be tilted upward or downward via the pivot structure, and the positioning bolt can be turned left or right in relation to the pivot structure, to change the illumination position of the luminous lampshade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignees: LIGHTDECO ENTERPRISE LTD., FUJIAN OUMEIDA ELECTRIC MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yao-Fu Zheng, Chun-Hui Lin
  • Patent number: 12203615
    Abstract: A luminaire includes an elongated housing having a long axis, a plurality of light emitters extending in a direction of the long axis, a first light shield rotatably coupled to a base of the luminaire and configured to rotate about a first axis parallel to the long axis, and a second light shield rotatably coupled to the base of the luminaire and configured to rotate about a second axis parallel to the long axis. The first light shield and the second light shield are configured to physically couple to form a combined light shield that is configured to block light emitted by the plurality of light emitters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: ROBE lighting s.r.o.
    Inventors: Adam Rydel, Petr Nemec, Marek Vaclavek, Josef Valchar
  • Patent number: 12196380
    Abstract: A portable illumination apparatus such as, for example, a task light, that is lightweight and compact to provide enhanced illumination in an ambient environment when placed in one of a plurality of operating modes. The portable illumination apparatus includes a support base and a light module that includes one or more light sources and a rechargeable power source. The light module may be manually manipulated for movement between a collapsed, stowed position and a deployed position by rotation of about a first rotational axis. In the deployed position, the light module is rotatable about the second rotational axis that is perpendicular to the first rotational axis. The support base incorporates a carabiner clip member that facilitates secure attachment of the portable illumination apparatus to an object or surface in a manner that facilitates hands-free use of the portable illumination apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Tao Wang, Karen M. Baumeister, Jonathan Kirkpatrick, Xiaotian Zeng, Ling Yang, Timothy J. Payne