Patents Examined by Y M Lee
  • Patent number: 10288228
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lamp fixture and a surface mounted tube lamp. The lamp fixture comprises a bottom cover and a hanging board, wherein the hanging board comprises a hanging board body; the hanging board body has two ends both provided with downward bent edges; the bent edges at the two ends are respectively provided with first fixing members and second fixing members; the bottom cover is provided with first openings and second openings; the first openings and the second openings are respectively internally provided with first fixing portions and second fixing portions; the first fixing members extend into the first openings to be articulated with the first fixing portions, and the second fixing portions are capable of rotating along with the bottom cover to be fixed with the second fixing members that extend into the second openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: XIAMEN GUANGPU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhi Fu Xie, Zong Hui Chen, Yao Wei Zhou
  • Patent number: 10288249
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting assembly includes a lighting component, a metallic layer formed on a first portion of the lighting component to establish a reflective surface, a micro-pattern formed on a second portion of the lighting component to establish a non-reflective surface, and a coating that includes a phosphor mixture applied to the micro-pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Aaron Bradley Johnson, Stephen Kenneth Helwig
  • Patent number: 10281154
    Abstract: A knob assembly includes a light guide and a control knob that is independently rotatable relative to the light guide. The light guide is positioned at an aperture formed on a surface such that the light guide receives light emitted by a light source positioned below the surface along a vertical direction. The light guide also defines a guide opening, and further includes an opaque and translucent region. The control knob defines a light opening and is rotatably coupled to a stem extending through the guide opening. The control knob is rotatable between a first and second position. In the first position, the light opening is positioned entirely over the opaque region of the light guide along the vertical direction. In the second position, the light opening is positioned entirely over the translucent region of the light guide along the vertical direction. A related cooktop appliance is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: John Adam Yantis
  • Patent number: 10281635
    Abstract: A light guide plate and a backlight module are described. The light guide plate includes a main body and a plurality of stripe microstructures. The main body includes a light incidence surface, a light-emitting surface and a light reflective surface. The light-emitting surface is opposite to the light reflective surface, and the light incidence surface is connected between the light-emitting surface and the light reflective surface. The light-emitting surface includes a microstructure region adjacent to the light incidence surface. The stripe microstructures are arranged in the microstructure region, and parallel to a normal line of the light incidence surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignees: Radiant Opto-Electronics (Suzhou) Co.,Ltd., Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Yin Chang, Chin-Ting Weng
  • Patent number: 10279910
    Abstract: A lighting system for an aircraft cabin includes an electrical light source and a photoluminescent light source. The electrical light source is provided at or near a ceiling of the aircraft cabin and the photoluminescent light source is arranged at or near floor level. The photoluminescent light source defines a path along which passengers can move to an exit and is located in an area that receives a light output from the electrical light source to charge the photoluminescent light source. The electrical light source is adjustable to alter the orientation of the light source to concentrate the light output in the area of the photoluminescent light source to enhance charging of the photoluminescent light source by the electrical light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: SAF-T-GLO LIMITED
    Inventor: Sean Patrick O'Kell
  • Patent number: 10281695
    Abstract: An optical system of LED variable-focus imaging lamp, comprises a LED light source module, a light-collecting assembly, a shutter assembly and a zoom lens assembly, which are installed in sequence according to the direction of a light path. Geometry centers of the module and assemblies are collinear with a primary optic axis A. A focal point F1 of the light-collecting assembly coincides with a focal point F2 of the zoom lens assembly. The zoom lens assembly comprises a first zoom lens, a diaphragm and a second zoom lens. The first zoom lens and the second zoom lens can move forward or backward along the direction of the primary optic axis A so that zoom is realized. The diaphragm is disposed between the first zoom lens and the second zoom lens, and the clear aperture of which is adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Guangzhou Haoyang Electronic Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Weikai Jiang
  • Patent number: 10267497
    Abstract: Described are embodiments of a light engine installation kit and methods of installation that allow a single technician to install large, heavy, or awkwardly shaped light engines into new or existing fixture housings. The installation kits include mounting brackets that install into the fixture housing. The mounting brackets can then support the light engine by a retention tab at one end, and a tether at the other. In this intermediate position, an installer can complete the wiring before raising the light engine into its final position. Also described are lenses, wireway covers, reflectors, and end caps that provide improved sealing of the lens compartment of a light engine. The fitting of the parts provides better sealing to prevent dirt, debris, or insects from migrating into the lens compartment of the light engine and causing reduced light output or unsightly dark spots in the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventor: Stephen Barry McCane
  • Patent number: 10260690
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a main body that is elongated; a light emitter disposed on a top surface of the main body; and a light-transmissive cover that is elongated along a lengthwise direction of the main body and covers the light emitter from above. The lighting apparatus includes a substrate having a major surface; and a receiver that is disposed on the major surface and receives the radio waves. The substrate is disposed on a side of the main body in the lengthwise direction, in such an orientation that the major surface intersects the lengthwise direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuta Miyahara
  • Patent number: 10260684
    Abstract: An LED bulb (10) includes a metal lead frame (50) on which is directly mounted a low beam set of first LED dies (14), a high beam set of second LED dies (16), and a high beam set of third LED dies (16). The lead frame (50) is bent so that the first LED dies (14) face upwards and the second and third LED dies (16) face sideways and in opposite directions. A thermally conductive opaque plastic body is molded around the lead frame and exposes the LED dies. The body includes light-blocking features (26, 32, 40) to cause the light emission pattern of the first LED dies (14) to be limited in lateral and vertical directions for a low beam of a headlight. The light-blocking features also cause the light emission pattern of the second and third LED dies (16) to be less limited in the lateral and vertical directions for a wider high beam of the headlight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Marcus Johannes Gerardus Elzinga, Paul Scott Martin
  • Patent number: 10260717
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein describe systems and methods for a lighting device that is configured to couple with the end of a ladder. The lighting device may be configured to illuminate a room within a building with different types of light being projected in different, predetermined directions. Therefore, a firefighter within the building may be able to determine the location of the ladder even if heavy smoke is positioned within the building. Accordingly, the firefighter may be able to enter the building quicker because the firefighter may not have to bring an extra light, while also allowing the firefighter to exit the building quicker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: STOUT INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventor: Ryan Stout
  • Patent number: 10259384
    Abstract: A dual graphic label for an input element of a control device for selectively displaying a first graphic information and a second graphic information includes a first light source, a second light source, an optical masking shield, a light conducting body, and a display face. The optical masking shield has a light blocking surface with a light permeable area in a shape of the first graphic information. The light conducting body has a surface with a light diffusion area in a shape of the second graphic information. The first light source emits a first light ray and the second light source emits a second light ray. The optical masking shield is arranged between the first light source and the light conducting body, and the light conducting body is arranged between the display face and the optical masking shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Ling Chih Daniel Teng, Leonardus Novianto Depari
  • Patent number: 10239449
    Abstract: A warning light used in lane change of a vehicle is provided, in which the light is installed in a side of a rearview mirror housing where the rearview mirror is connected to the vehicle, or the lights are installed in the two sides of the two front doors of the vehicle, so that the lighting emitted by the light is deflected or directed at the driver's eyes in the vehicle. The warning light includes a housing, a light guide, at least one LED light, a circuit board and a mask which is sealed by mold welding disposed on a side of the housing. There are cavities arranged in the rearview mirror or the two sides of the vehicle's two front doors where the light is inserted and is detachably installed in the cavity. A prism in the light guide deflects and directs the emitted light toward the driver's eyes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: MAGNA MIRRORS (Taicang) AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Wu, Zhongyin Shen
  • Patent number: 10222629
    Abstract: A light illumination system that includes a light-diffusing optical fiber capable of multimode operation in a wavelength range from 300 to 3000 nm; and a laser light source comprising a control element and a laser diode having a cavity. The laser light source is configured to produce a laser light output in response to an injection current input. In addition, the laser light source is arranged in proximity to the light-diffusing optical fiber such that the laser light output is coupled into the optical fiber. Further, the control element is arranged to reduce speckle in the laser light output by modulating the injection current input at a modulation frequency of 30 Hz or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Anthony Sebastian Bauco
  • Patent number: 10222530
    Abstract: An automotive light is provided that includes a light-guide plate extending inside the rear body of the light remaining substantially parallel to the light reference optical axis close up to the front lenticular hemi-shell of the light with its front side edge facing the strip-shaped transparent or semi-transparent portion of the front lenticular hemi-shell, and a linear-extending light source directing emitted light towards the inside of the light-guide plate through the rear side edge of the same light-guide plate. The rear side edge of the light-guide plate includes a serrated profile with teeth substantially triangular in shape oriented so that a first inclined edge of the tooth is arranged locally substantially perpendicular to the optical reference axis. The light source includes a row of spaced LEDs facing the rear side edge, each LED facing a respective tooth of the rear side edge so as to direct/project emitted light through the first inclined edge of the tooth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Automotive Lighting Italia S.p.A.
    Inventors: Nicola Schiccheri, Alessandro Buzzurro
  • Patent number: 10222024
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a light source and a lens. The lens includes a light emitting surface, a top surface, four edge surfaces, and a bottom surface. The light emitting surface includes a central recess and two convex regions connecting the central recess at opposite sides. The light emitting surface is symmetrical about the central recess. The lens further defines a receiving space in the bottom surface and four positioning pins on the bottom surface. The receiving space includes a light incident surface. The two convex regions of the light emitting surface and the light incident surface are non-spherical surfaces. A maximum distance, dn, between the light source and the light incident surface is larger than a maximum distance, Dm, between the light incident surface and the light emitting surface. The light emitting device provides a wide-angle light distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: ADVANCED OPTOELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Hsin-Chiang Lin, Lung-Hsin Chen, Wen-Liang Tseng
  • Patent number: 10215347
    Abstract: A light fixture includes a body with a first section at a first end and a second section at a second end and a light source disposed inside the body at the first end. In an installed configuration, the body is at least partially located inside an electrical box such that the first section and the first end are disposed inside the electrical box. The light source aims light from the first end toward the second end to illuminate an architectural space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Joseph B. Stauner, Kerry Scot Collins
  • Patent number: 10215373
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a fixture having a fastening hole, the fastening hole including a first portion and a second portion connected to each other, and the second portion having a width smaller than a diameter of the first portion, a light source module having a fastening pin detachably fastened to the fastening hole, and an electrode terminal on the fixture and connected to the light source module, wherein the light source module is slidably moveable along a surface of the fixture, as the fastening pin is moveable within the fastening hole from the first portion to the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Hyuk Kim, June Jang, Jin Sun Jung
  • Patent number: 10202075
    Abstract: The invention relates to a laminated glass sunroof for a motor vehicle, including a means for illuminating the passenger compartment, said means including a set of light-emitting diodes incorporated between the glass sheets, in the insert material of the laminate, said sunroof having a maximum light transmission (LT) factor of at most 50%, the number and power of the diodes being selected in order to ensure useful lighting without causing detrimental overheating for the components of the glass panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: AGC GLASS EUROPE
    Inventors: Hugues Lefevre, Sebastien Linthout
  • Patent number: 10199187
    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: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignees: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED, LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ming-Fu Yen, Chen-Yu Tsai
  • Patent number: 10197228
    Abstract: An illuminating device includes a pump radiation source for emitting pump radiation as a beam bundle, a phosphor element for converting the pump radiation into conversion light, and a lens system between the pump radiation source and the phosphor element, which is penetrated by the pump beam bundle, wherein the lens system has a focus and the phosphor element is arranged at the focus, and wherein furthermore a lens of the lens system has a scattering means which scattering means the pump beam bundle penetrates and is widened at the same time, so that the pump beam bundle is incident on the phosphor element in a manner widened around a focus point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventor: Sergey Khrushchev