Patents Examined by Y M Lee
  • Patent number: 10562605
    Abstract: A composite floor panel includes a cover sheet, a base sheet, a core layer, and a plurality of light sources. The cover sheet has a user-facing side and an underside that is opposite from the user-facing side. The base sheet is below the underside of the cover sheet. The core layer includes a plurality of honeycomb cells bonded to one another. The core layer is disposed between the cover sheet and the base sheet. The light sources are configured to emit light through the cover sheet to provide lighting effects above the user-facing side of the cover sheet. The light sources are disposed between the user-facing side of the cover sheet and the core layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Yakentim M. Ibrahim, Karen L. Hills
  • Patent number: 10543588
    Abstract: A power tool includes a tool body including a motor having an output member that drives an accessory. A chuck is coupled for rotation with the output member relative to the tool body and configured to retain the accessory. The chuck has a chuck body that defines at least one light pipe formed therethrough. A light source disposed on a light ring coupled to the tool body and includes at least one light. Each at least one light source aligns with each of the at least one light pipe intermittently during rotation of the chuck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventors: John C. Vanko, Tal Gottesman, Daniel Puzio, Michael K. Forster, John D. Cox, Joseph P. Kelleher, Stuart Garber, Joerg Zellerhoff, Joao Norona, Robert S. Gehret, Scott Eshleman, Stephen P. Osborne, Brian E. Friedman, Robert A. Usselman, Anatoliy Nosov, Michael C. Doyle
  • Patent number: 10539733
    Abstract: A light-emitting unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a plurality of side-emission type light-emitting devices disposed two-dimensionally on a mounting surface; a light guide plate that is disposed at a position opposed to each of the light-emitting devices, and has uneven layers on a bottom surface and a top surface, the uneven layers controlling entry and exit of light; and a reflective structure that is fixed to at least the bottom surface out of the mounting surface and the bottom surface, and has a reflective section, the reflective section reflecting output light from each of the light-emitting devices toward the bottom surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Yamamoto, Soya Araki, Tomoyuki Yoshimatsu
  • Patent number: 10539273
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a LED retrofit troffer, comprising a lamp housing and a lampshade, wherein, the bottom side of the lamp housing contains a bottom plate extending outwards, and the outer edge of the bottom plate is arranged on the mounting joist; the side edge of the bottom plate is arranged with a hanging plate, which is mounted on the lower side of the bottom plate via a plurality of connecting mechanisms and movably connected with the bottom plate, and a locking mechanism is arranged to lock the position of the hanging plate on the bottom plate. The present invention is convenient for mounting and disassembly, capable of being firmly fixed, and has attractive appearance, with wide acceptance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Inventor: Yueqi Cai
  • Patent number: 10533724
    Abstract: Provided is a lamp for a vehicle capable of ensuring light efficiency to satisfy the performance requirements for light distribution. The lamp includes a light source portion, a first lens portion with a plurality of micro incident lenses onto which light generated by the light source portion is incident, a second lens portion with a plurality of micro exit lenses corresponding to the plurality of micro incident lenses, respectively, and a shielding portion with a plurality of shields that are disposed on rear focal points of the plurality of micro exit lenses to obstruct a portion of incident light. In particular, a focal distance of a micro exit lens among the plurality of micro exit lenses is shorter than a focal distance of a micro incident lens among the plurality of micro incident lenses, which corresponds to the micro exit lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Jongwoon Kim, Nakjung Choi, Hyeongdo Kim, Kihae Shin
  • Patent number: 10520769
    Abstract: A multi-color emissive display is presented with printed light modifier structures. A fabrication method provides an emissive substrate with a plurality of wells formed in the emissions substrate top surface, and a plurality of emissive elements populating the wells. The method prints light modifier structures overlying the emissive elements. Some examples of light modifier material include light scattering materials, phosphors, and quantum dots. In one aspect, the emissive substrate wells have a first shape, with sidewalls and a first perimeter. Likewise, the emissive elements have the first shape, with sides and a second perimeter, less than the first perimeter. The light modifier structures fill the space between the emissive element sides and the well sidewalls with light modifier material. If the first shape is circular, the method prints the light modifier structures overlying the emissive elements in the circular shape having a first diameter defined by the well sidewalls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: eLux, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt Ulmer, Jong-Jan Lee, Kenji Sasaki, Paul J. Schuele
  • Patent number: 10507764
    Abstract: A vehicle interior trim assembly and an illuminable emblem assembly is provided. The assembly includes a vehicle interior trim part such as an air bag cover which has at least one opening which defines an emblem pattern. An illumination module including at least one light source is configured to generate visible light rays when energized. A lens including at least one layer is molded in a molding process to have a 3D emblem shape fitted through and matching the at least one opening. The lens has at least one surface-defining portion which is sized and shaped to have the emblem pattern at the front surface of the part. The lens gathers and redirects light rays from the illumination module to generate light in the emblem pattern of substantially uniform intensity through the at least one surface-defining portion and into a passenger compartment of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: JVIS-USA, LLC
    Inventors: Ingo E. Schneider, Richard L. Arundale, Remon S. Jiddou
  • Patent number: 10508790
    Abstract: An intra-canopy LED grow light incorporating Optical Lighting Film (OLF), which uses the reflective and transmissive properties of the OLF inside an expandable section of light tubing. The tube and film combination transport a light source distributing the light along the length of the tube. The entire fixture assembly is mounted through the middle of the plant growth by suspending the fixture assembly. The light engine drives the beam down the light tubes, and can be mounted outside of the plant canopy to discourage exposing the plants to additional heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: LIFTED LED, LLC
    Inventors: Jaxon K. Patterson, Rob Love
  • Patent number: 10502403
    Abstract: An integrated cardan mechanism for an adjustable luminaire for a lighting system. In an embodiment, a ring component includes a generally circular ring, a first inward connector having a through hole and extending inwardly from the ring component along a first axis, a second inward connector portion having a through hole and extending inwardly from the circular ring component along the first axis opposite the first inward connector, a first outward connector comprising a through hole and a first tab and extending outwardly from the ring component along a second axis, and a second outward connector comprising a second through hole and a second tab and extending outwardly from the circular ring component along the second axis opposite the first outward connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Rita Csirmaz, Tamás Vásárhelyi
  • Patent number: 10495273
    Abstract: A lighting system (100A, 100B) comprises a light source (102) for emitting a light beam stripe (220B) with a plurality of light emitting units (603, 803A, 803B) forming an array in the longitudinal direction (X), and an optical element (870) at the exit side of the light source (102) extending across the plurality of light emitting units, and configured to enlarge the beam divergence in the transversal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: CoeLux S.r.l.
    Inventors: Paolo Di Trapani, Davide Magatti, Antonio Lotti, Giorgio Gatti
  • Patent number: 10497522
    Abstract: A luminous keyboard comprises a key assembly, a thin-film switch circuit board assembly, a base plate and a light guide plate. The key assembly is disposed on the thin-film switch circuit board assembly. The thin-film switch circuit board assembly is disposed on the base plate. The base plate is disposed on the light guide plate. The base plate and the light guide plate together form an aperture structure. The thin-film switch circuit board assembly includes a thin-film switch circuit board and a light-emitting unit. The thin-film switch circuit board forms a protrusion protruding toward the aperture structure. The light-emitting unit is disposed at the bottom surface of the protrusion and extends downward such that a lower end of the light-emitting unit is lower than a lower surface of the base plate so that the light-emitting unit emits light into the light guide plate directly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignees: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED, LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ming-Fu Yen, Chen-Yu Tsai
  • Patent number: 10488020
    Abstract: An end cap for elongate lighting modules having an exposed end surface and a front light emitting surface may include a body wall which may be brought into abutment against said end surface, and a peripheral wall extending sidewise of and around the body wall, the peripheral wall having a discontinuity therein positionable at the front light emitting surface. The body wall may include at least one sealing mass reception cavity facing towards the peripheral wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM GMBH
    Inventors: Alberto Zanotto, Simon Bobbo, Aleksandar Nastov, Roberto Didone′, Lorenzo Baldo
  • Patent number: 10473286
    Abstract: The present invention is characterized by a lens body in which a first lens unit configured to form a first light distribution pattern which includes a first cut-off line; and a second lens unit configured to form a second light distribution pattern which includes a second cut-off line, wherein the first lens unit forms the first light distribution pattern when light from a first light source which entered the first lens unit is emitted from the first lens unit, the second lens unit forms the second light distribution pattern when light from a second light source which entered the second lens unit is emitted from the second lens unit, and the first lens unit and the second lens unit are integrally molded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shota Nishimura, Yoshihiro Fujiyama
  • Patent number: 10471885
    Abstract: A headlight optical axis control apparatus calculates an inclination angle of a vehicle with respect to a road surface from a ratio of a difference between acceleration signals in the front-and-rear direction measured at two time points (kn, kn+1) to a difference between acceleration signals in the up-and-down direction measured at the two time points (kn, kn+1), the two time points being in the vicinity of a time when the attitude of a vehicle body becomes equivalent to a stationary state, in a period from a time when the travelling vehicle stops to a time when the vehicle body comes to a halt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Ohsawa, Wataru Tsujita
  • Patent number: 10473311
    Abstract: An angle adjuster is configured by disposing a first driver for driving a horizontal rotation frame (horizontal direction rotator) to rotate in the horizontal direction and a second driver for driving a vertical rotation frame (vertical direction rotator) to rotate in the vertical direction on the horizontal rotation frame. This configuration can reduce the size of the angle adjuster and a lighting apparatus with the angle adjuster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI INC.
    Inventor: Shinichi Fujisawa
  • Patent number: 10466396
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device containing a color filter layer, and a light-emitting device which contains a light source and a color conversion layer containing a quantum dot; wherein the color filter layer at least contains a blue color filter, a green color filter and a red color filter, as defined in the specification; an emission spectrum of light emitted from the light-emitting device has a first emission peak, a second emission peak and a third emission peak; the wavelength (?1) of the first emission peak ranges from 420 to 480 nm, the wavelength (?2) of the second emission peak ranges from 500 to 550 nm, and the wavelength (?3) of the third emission peak ranges from 580 to 650 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuko Shirouchi, Yuji Akiyama
  • Patent number: 10457201
    Abstract: A badge assembly that includes a translucent, polymeric badge comprising an edge and an interior surface with a diffraction grating having a thickness from 250 nm to 1000 nm and a period from 50 nm to 5 microns; LED sources oriented toward the edge; and fascia configured to obscure the sources. Further, the grating diffracts light from the LED sources through the badge as a visible iridescent pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Paul Kenneth Dellock, James J. Surman
  • Patent number: 10451792
    Abstract: A lighting system comprising: a first controllable light source (11) configured to provide light in a first direction; a second electrically controllable light source (16) configured to provide light in a second direction; a support structure (14) comprising at least one region of light diffusing particles configured to diffuse light provided by the second electrically controllable light source such that at least a portion of the light provided by the second electrically controllable light source is output in the first direction and is mixed with the light provided by the first controllable light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Jacobus Dingenis Machiel Van Boven, Berent Willem Meerbeek, Anthonie Hendrik Bergman
  • Patent number: 10436391
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lighting device (100) comprising a plurality of solid state lighting (SSL) elements (20) such as LEDs that can be manufactured in a cost-effective manner and that emulates the appearance of an incandescent lighting device. The lighting device has a luminous arrangement comprising opposing tubular portions (12, 14) in between which strip-shaped portions (16) that carry the SSL elements radially extend. The luminous arrangement is mounted on a support structure (30) fitted inside a transmissive body (1 10) of the lighting device. A luminaire including the lighting device, a method of manufacturing the luminous arrangement and a method of manufacturing the lighting device are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Ya-Kuang Hsiao, Chanjuan Wu
  • Patent number: 10429042
    Abstract: A twist-and-lock mounting bracket may secure a lighting fixture to a mounting surface. The twist-and-lock mounting bracket may define an aperture having features corresponding to the shape of a twist-and-lock element disposed on a housing of a lighting fixture. Accordingly, the twist-and-lock element may be configured to extend through the aperture while the corresponding features of the twist-and-lock element and the aperture are aligned. The housing may then be rotated such that the tabs do not align with the corresponding features of the aperture, and the twist-and-lock element is thereby prevented from sliding through the aperture. The mounting bracket may be secured to a junction box positioned within a mounting surface, or it may be secured to a biasing bracket having one or more second resilient members configured to engage the interior of a recessed can light, such that the lighting fixture may be secured to the recessed can light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Feit Electric Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Barry Feit, Brian Halliwell