Patents Examined by Y. M. Quach Lee
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Patent number: 10981517Abstract: A vehicular display device according to an embodiment includes a light shielding housing fixed to a surface of a roof of a vehicle on a cabin side and having a concave portion concave upward, an opening portion formed at a position facing a rear of the vehicle in the concave portion, and a display device having a display surface disposed in the opening portion with the display surface directed to the rear of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Shuichi Ishibashi, Kouji Matsuura
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Patent number: 10969628Abstract: An electronic device may have a display with a backlight. The backlight provides backlight illumination for an array of pixels that is displaying images. The backlight may include an array of cells. Each cell may contain a light source with one or more light-emitting diodes and a cavity reflector that reflects light from the light source outwardly through a diffuser for use in forming the backlight illumination. The light sources may be mounted to a printed circuit. Support posts on the printed circuit may be used to maintain the diffuser at a fixed distance from the printed circuit. The support posts may have opposing first and second ends. The first ends may be attached to the diffuser with fixed connections such as adhesive connections. The second ends may be attached to the printed circuit using floating connections.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Erik A. Zweigle, Yu P. Sun, Ziruo Hong, Victor H. Yin, Eric L. Benson, Rong Liu, Mingxia Gu, Robert J. Durand, Wr Jamarulan Wr Ramli
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Patent number: 10962211Abstract: A lighting device for an automobile comprises a housing, light source for producing a light beam electrically connected to an electrical source by means of electrical wirings, an optical axis adjustment system for adjusting the optical axis of the lighting device having horizontal optical axis adjuster and vertical optical axis adjuster and a pivot point. The lighting device is also provided with an electrical wiring guiding member for guiding the electrical wiring of the lighting device, the electrical wiring guiding member is removably disposed between and attached to the horizontal optical axis adjuster and pivot point. The electrical wiring guiding member comprises attachment portions disposed on opposing ends and a wiring guiding portion disposed there between.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2019Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Valeo North America, Inc.Inventor: Robert King
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Patent number: 10955103Abstract: A light module having light beam scanning, notably for motor vehicles, including a light source configured for generating a light beam which has a slow axis and a fast axis, a wavelength conversion element having a conversion surface, and scanning means arranged for scanning the conversion surface with the light beam, the light module including moreover a focussing system arranged for focussing the light beam onto the conversion element and for adapting the width of the light beam to the dimensions of the scanning means, the focussing system including a lens convergent along the fast and slow axes, the lens being provided with an input dioptre and an output dioptre of the light beam, the input dioptre being substantially cylindrical in such a way as to make the light beam converge only along the fast axis until inducing a point of inversion of the image of the light source inside the lens before the light beam reaches the output dioptre.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Valeo VisionInventor: Pierre Albou
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Patent number: 10948141Abstract: A diagonally cuttable LED strip system comprising of a channel having a bottom and one or more side walls and a lens in which a primary circuit board having one or more LED diodes, one or more resistors, and one or more cutting lines resides therein. The one or more cutting lines include perpendicular and non-perpendicular cutting lines which divide the channel into cuttable increments at one or more angles. An extender is provided which attaches to the end of a channel to allow the cuttable increments of the channel to be extended, shortened, or a combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2020Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Inventors: Daniel Machlis, Hao Zheng
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Patent number: 10948776Abstract: A head-up display including a display element illuminated by a plurality of light emitting elements. A lenslet is between a TIR lens array and the display element. The lenslet includes a first side facing the display element and a second side facing the TIR lens array. At least one of the first side and the second side includes a plurality of horizontal lenses or a plurality of vertical lenses configured to evenly distribute light from the TIR lens array across an eyebox generated by the head-up display and balance luminous uniformity and luminous intensity across the eyebox.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignees: DENSO International America, Inc., DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Olga Adeyshvili, Kelly Farner
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Patent number: 10948151Abstract: A system and method involve driver-side high beams to be selectively deactivated for oncoming traffic. It is intended to allow passenger-side high beams to continue operation to preserve the driver's peripheral vision. The driver's side high beam is manually controlled by a separate switch. During use, when an oncoming vehicle approaches, the activation of the switch allows the driver to deactivate only the driver side high beam while the passenger side high beam remains activated. This produces a situation in which the oncoming driver is no longer blinded, but the vehicle driver still maintains the extended vision of the high beam on the left-hand side of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Inventors: Roy M. Brown, Caryl D. Brown
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Patent number: 10941925Abstract: The present disclosure provides a convenient-to-replace lamp, including a bracket, a lamp body, and a locking assembly. The bracket is enclosed to form an accommodation portion. The bracket includes a hollow plate. The hollow plate includes a first flat plate and a second flat plate, where the first flat plate and the second flat plate are symmetrically disposed. A first vertical plate is convexly disposed on the surface of the first flat plate, and the first vertical plate is connected with one side of the first flat plate close to the second flat plate. A second vertical plate is convexly disposed on the surface of the second flat plate, and the second vertical plate is connected with one side of the second flat plate close to the first flat plate. The first vertical plate and the second vertical plate are oppositely disposed.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2020Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: YICHANG JIANGJING OPTOELECTRONIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Ming Tan, Yibo Xu
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Patent number: 10928044Abstract: A downlight apparatus includes a light source module, a cup housing, and a rotation structure. The cup housing has a surface rim and cup body. The surface rim defines a light opening. The surface rim covers an installation hole of an installation cavity. The multiple LED modules are disposed in the container space for emitting light out of the downlight apparatus from the light opening. The rotation structure selectively defines a first exterior diameter and a second exterior diameter. The first exterior diameter being larger than the second exterior diameter and an installation diameter of the installation hole. The second exterior diameter is smaller than the installation diameter.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2020Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: XIAMEN ECO LIGHTING CO. LTD.Inventors: Zhenkun Huang, Shouqiang Hou, Xiaoliang Wen, Yongzhe Dong
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Patent number: 10928576Abstract: An optical member including a light guide plate, a low refractive layer disposed on the light guide plate and having a refractive index less than that of the light guide plate, a low refractive underlying layer disposed between the low refractive layer and the light guide plate and having a thickness less than that of the low refractive layer, and a wavelength conversion layer disposed on the low refractive layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2018Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sun Young Hong, Dong Hee Lee, Baek Hee Lee
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Patent number: 10928583Abstract: A multilayer assembly for an electronic device includes a substrate film configured to accommodate electronics on at least first side thereof, a number of light sources on the first side of the substrate film and configured to emit light of predetermined frequency or frequency band, a plastic lightguide layer molded onto the first side of the substrate film and at least partially embedding the light sources, the plastic lightguide layer being of optically at least translucent material, and a masking layer provided on the outer surface of the plastic lightguide layer, wherein the masking layer defines a window for letting light emitted by the embedded light sources and propagated within the plastic lightguide layer to pass through the masking layer towards the environment.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2020Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: TACTOTEK OYInventors: Antti Keränen, Mikko Heikkinen
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Patent number: 10928052Abstract: A hands-free headlamp system for an item of headwear, the hands-free headlamp system including: a housing including headwear fastener, the headwear fastener configured to attach to the item of headwear an energy storage affixed to the housing; a light source mechanically coupled to the housing and electrically coupled to the energy storage; a motion sensor mechanically coupled to the housing and electrically coupled to the energy storage, the motion sensor configured to detect hand motion of a user; a controller mechanically coupled to the housing, electrically coupled to the energy storage, and communicably coupled to the motion sensor, the controller configured to operate the light source in response to detected hand motions of the user.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2017Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Inventors: Rita Ayala, Santiago Ayala
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Patent number: 10915007Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging element, a lens unit that focuses light on the imaging element, and a light source disposed around the lens unit. The lens unit includes a blocking part that projects over a region located around the lens unit and facing the light source so as to block stray light from the light source.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2018Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: FUJITSU FRONTECH LIMITEDInventor: Akinori Tsujikawa
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Patent number: 10908351Abstract: The present invention relates to a frame (100) for supporting a light guide panel (120). The frame (100) being provided with: a solid state light source (102) connected to and arranged on a circuit board (104), the circuit board (104) comprising an electrically insulating outer perimeter portion (104a); an insulation layer (106) being electrically insulating, the insulation layer (106) having a surface area larger than a surface area of the circuit board (104); wherein the insulation layer (106) is arranged on the frame (100); the circuit board (104) is arranged on the insulation layer (106) such that an insulating outer perimeter portion (106a) of the insulation layer (106) is formed outside of the circuit board (106); thereby providing a double insulation of the solid state light source (102) in relation to the frame (100). The invention also relates to a luminaire (130) comprising the frame (100).Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2018Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Robertus Johannes Maria Mathilde Snijkers, René Theodorus Wegh, Eugen Jacob De Mol, Guy Louis Paul De Bondt, Nicolaas Antonie Van Rijswijk
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Patent number: 10906603Abstract: The present invention relates to bicycles. More particularly, the present invention relates to an apparatus for increasing the visibility of a bicycle to other road users. According to a first aspect there is provided a bicycle comprising: one or more indicator lights; a handlebar portion and a frame portion; wherein the one or more indicator lights are integrated into the bicycle; and one or more integrated light projectors, wherein the one or more integrated light projectors comprise one or more lasers operable to generate one or more light projections on the surface on which the bicycle is being used.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2016Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: GEREZ CYCLES LIMITEDInventor: Amanuel Gherezghiher
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Patent number: 10901143Abstract: A light pipe assembly includes a light pipe having one or more first crush ribs extending outwardly from an outer surface of the light pipe. The light pipe assembly further includes a light pipe housing having one or more second crush ribs extending into a cavity of the light pipe housing. When the light pipe is positioned in the cavity of the light pipe housing, the light pipe is retained in the light pipe housing by the one or more first crush ribs and the one or more second crush ribs. The one or more first crush ribs come in contact with and press against the one or more second crush ribs when the light pipe is positioned in the cavity of the light pipe housing.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2019Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: David Schattner, Kyle Proctor
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Patent number: 10895356Abstract: A downlight apparatus has a tube body, a driver plate, a light source plate, a detachable attaching structure and a set of replaceable reflective cups. The tube body has an opening and a terminal portion opposite to the opening. The driver plate is disposed on an exterior surface of the terminal portion of the tube body. The light source plate is disposed on an interior surface of the terminal portion of the tube body. The detachable attaching structure is disposed in the opening of the tube body. One of the replaceable reflective cups is selectively detachably attached to the detachable attaching structure.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2018Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: XIAMEN ECO LIGHTING CO. LTD.Inventors: Maojin Zeng, Qiqing Yu
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Patent number: 10890803Abstract: A head-up display including a display element illuminated by a plurality of light emitting elements. A lenslet is between a TIR lens array and the display element. The lenslet includes a first side facing the display element and a second side facing the TIR lens array. At least one of the first side and the second side includes a plurality of horizontal lenses or a plurality of vertical lenses configured to evenly distribute light from the TIR lens array across an eyebox generated by the head-up display and balance luminous uniformity and luminous intensity across the eyebox.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignees: DENSO International America, Inc., DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Olga Adeyshvili, Kelly Farner
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Patent number: 10871262Abstract: A structured light illumination module is provided and includes a light source including a laser diode and configured for emitting light; an optical element including a light transmissive part which receives light and allows collimated light to pass, and a total internal reflection part, wherein an angle ? between a reflective surface of the total internal reflection part and an optical axis of the optical element is configured for totally internally reflecting a part of the light by the reflective surface; a diffractive component configured for converting the light into a structured light pattern; and an energy recycling mechanism disposed on at least a part of an incident surface or an emergent surface of the optical element.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2018Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: SPRING RAINBOW OPTICS CO., LTDInventors: Po-Liang Chiang, Yu-Teng Jheng
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Patent number: 10859221Abstract: An LED projection night light for night time or dark area use includes a plug-in wall outlet night light or direct current operated night light with projection features to project an image, message, data, logo, or time on a ceiling, walls, floor, or other desired surface. The LED night light incorporates optics-lens and Object with preferred focus calculation to create bigger image to shown on locations. The parts for make night light including but not limited as an optics-lens, slides, openings, or cut-outs, and/or a transparent material piece, translucent material piece, telescope assembly, housing-member, slide-film, slide-disc, elastic-member, tilt-means, rotating-means, adjust-means, roller-means, mechanical-means, extend-means, convex lens, and/or concave lens designed to make the desired image, message, data, logo, or time project to the ceiling, walls, floor, or other desired surface to be seen by a viewer.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2015Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Inventor: Tseng-Lu Chien