Patents Examined by Y My Quach Lee
  • Configuration of multiple LED module
    Patent number: 8113688
    Abstract: A configuration of multiple LED modules having a plurality of LED modules that each contain a carrier that has a first main area, a second main area and at least one semiconductor layer. The first main area has a planar configuration. The LED modules also include a plurality of LED semiconductor bodies that applied on the first main area of the carrier. In addition, the multiple LED modules include a common heat sink, where the carrier of the LED modules in each case are connected to the common heat sink on the second main area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Osram AG
    Inventors: Werner Marchl, Werner Spath, Gunter Waitl
  • Light fixture with directed LED light
    Patent number: 8113680
    Abstract: A light fixture for lighting a wall, including a supporting base and at least one light emitting diode (LED) on the base emitting light in a cone having a central axis. A first reflector is curved between a first lip secured to the base adjacent the LED and a second lip spaced from the base, with the central axis of the cone intersecting the first reflector between the first and second lips. A second reflector defines a reflecting enclosure for and includes first and second generally flat surfaces on opposite sides of the LED and substantially symmetrical about a plane which includes the light cone central axis, and a third generally flat surface intersecting both of the first and second surfaces, whereby the first reflector is oriented to reflect light from both the LED and the second reflector in a beam having a selected shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Lightology, LLC
    Inventors: Aaron O'Brien, Oleg Petryuchenko
  • Perfume-dispensing, auto light-regulating and music-playing lamp system
    Patent number: 8109643
    Abstract: A perfume-dispensing, auto light-regulating and music-playing lamp system includes a body unit having a lamp mounted in a housing thereof, an aroma dispenser mounted in the body unit, a control panel mounted outside the body unit and having a function selector, a memory setting button and multiple display devices, and a speaker mounted in the body unit for sound/music output. By means of operating the function selector, a user can set on/off time of the lamp to simulate the lighting effect from dim to bright light of sun raise, to set alarm clock, to set on/off time of pre-recorded sound/music, and to set the aroma dispensing time of the aroma dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Inventor: Tsai-Ying Wu
  • Vehicle mini lamp retrofit attachment assembly
    Patent number: 8104941
    Abstract: A retrofit vehicle mini lamp assembly for attaching a mini lamp to an existing opening in a vehicle surface includes a housing having a body with an interior portion and a lens portion covering a top end of the interior portion. The lamp assembly also includes circuitry disposed within the interior portion of the housing and at least one light source being electrically connected to the circuitry. An attachment member is also provided. The attachment member includes an aperture therein adapted to receive the housing, a rim adapted to abut the vehicle surface around the existing opening, and a spacer portion extending laterally from the aperture to the rim. The spacer portion includes an outer surface, wherein the lens portion of the housing is substantially continuous with the outer surface of the spacer portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Truck-Lite Co., LLC
    Inventors: Todd Kolstee, Timothy A. DiPenti, Gary R. Johnson
  • Backlight assembly and display device having the same
    Patent number: 8104946
    Abstract: A backlight assembly, in which several parts are unified so as to reduce a number of parts used and simplify an assembly process includes lamps emitting light, first lamp sockets, each of which includes a first connection member coupled with one end of each of the lamps so as to be electrically connected to the end of each of the lamps, and a reflection plate to reflect the light emitted from the lamps, and including socket fixing units formed integrally therewith to respectively fix the first lamp sockets. Each of the socket fixing units includes a socket fixing groove formed on a bottom plane of the reflection plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Seok An, Jong Cheol Lee, Dae Hyoun Byoun, Tae Jun You
  • Light fixture with adjustable and fixable mount
    Patent number: 8100566
    Abstract: A light fixture has a bracket adapted to be fixed to a wall or ceiling surface and having a leg formed with a leg hole, and a bolt fixed in the fixture housing and projecting therefrom along an axis through the leg hole. A ring engageable over an outer profiled end of the bolt can fit complementarily therewith. An annular disk fits over the ring, has a back face turned toward and engageable around the ring with the leg, and is formed with a radially extending threaded bore holding a radial screw engageable radially inward with the ring to rotationally lock the disk on the ring. The disk and leg fit are locked together so they cannot relatively rotate. An axial screw engaged through the disk and ring with the bolt engages axially inward with the disk to press the disk against the leg and the leg against the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Willy Meyer = Sohn GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Klaus Storch
  • Recessed luminaire
    Patent number: 8100565
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a luminaire may include a housing that includes a support panel, a rotation ring supported by the support panel where the rotation ring is infinitely adjustable with a range of adjustments with respect to the support panel, a rotation drive unit configured to rotate the rotation ring with respect to the support panel, an aiming frame supported by the rotation ring, a tray system pivotally mounted to the aiming frame and configured to receive the bulb, and a tray drive configured to rotate the tray system about the pivotal mounting, whereby, in operation the rotational and angular orientation of the bulb may be adjusted while the bulb is on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Focal Point, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Anthony G. Patti, Stephen H. Yuen, Peter F. Thornton, Jr., David E. Doubek
  • Method of equalizing light levels between LED light fixtures
    Patent number: 8096672
    Abstract: A method is provided for equalizing emitted light levels between light fixtures that use LEDs to produce light. The method includes gaining access to LED light fixtures from within a compartment in which the fixtures are mounted, and adjusting LED dimmers of the LED light fixtures to adjust the light emission levels of the LED light fixtures to generally match one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Man-D-Tec, Inc.
    Inventors: Terry Roy Mandy, Dalton John Mandy, Brandon Roy Mandy
  • Illumination method and assembly
    Patent number: 8092035
    Abstract: An illumination system including a lamp housing that may be mountable on a ceiling panel and a lamp supported within the lamp housing in a position to emit light from an opening in the housing. The lamp includes at least one LED that's removable through the housing opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Man-D-Tec
    Inventors: Terry Roy Mandy, Dalton John Mandy, Brandon Roy Mandy
  • Light emitting diode package for projection system
    Patent number: 8092052
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) package for a projection system is provided, which includes a package body having an inner space formed therein and having an open upper portion; and an LED chip mounted onto a bottom of the package body, wherein the package body includes a socket coupling portion formed around the upper portion of the package body to have a certain corresponding thickness and height allowing the socket coupling portion to be inserted into the socket of the optical engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jae Hong Lee
  • Light emitting diode (LED) lighting tube that can be disassembled and repaired
    Patent number: 8075158
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting tube with light emitting diodes (LEDs) that can be disassembled and repaired. The present invention presents substantial advantages and innovative characteristics as well as other advantages related to organization and construction. The invention is centered on a lighting tube which, while preferably adopting the standardized dimensions of commonly used fluorescent tubes, as well as a similar system for lateral attachment and connection, is different. It is provided inside the transparent tubular body that forms it with a lighting system based on light emitting diodes or LEDs, giving the tube the advantages of this lighting system, essentially based on a greater illumination intensity with a considerably lower consumption, the possibility of repairing the tube and a much longer useful lifetime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Inventor: Jose Antonio Amoraga Rodriguez
  • Outdoor lamp having waterproof fastening assembly
    Patent number: 8061872
    Abstract: A waterproof fastening assembly secures a first structure to a second structure. The first structure defines a number of through holes and a number of flanges surrounding the through holes, respectively. The second structure defines a number of screw holes and includes a number of LED light source modules. A connection shank extends through a corresponding through hole and screws in a corresponding screw hole. An elastic waterproof ring comprises an annular body and a number of protrusions protruding from a top surface of the body. When the first structure is secured to the second structure, the connection shank presses the protrusions to enable the elastic waterproof ring to deform outwardly and inwardly simultaneously. The flange of the first structure resists the outward deformation of the elastic waterproof ring, meanwhile the body of the elastic waterproof ring inwardly engages the connection shank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhong-Liang Lu, Shih-Hsun Wung, Yong-Dong Chen
  • Illuminating devices using small PT sources including LEDs
    Patent number: 8061883
    Abstract: In one form, there is a luminaire for providing uniform color and brightness from multiple small light sources, which includes a shallow plate of transparent material having a first surface which is substantially flat, and a second surface which includes patterned planes acutely disposed to the first surface. Each second surface is adjacent to an entry face into which light from the multiple small light sources is projected into the plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Inventor: Jerome H. Simon
  • Lighting fixture for lamp tube
    Patent number: 8057064
    Abstract: A lighting fixture for improving the luminance of a lamp tube includes a curved reflecting plate and a lampshade. The lampshade has partition plates with arc surfaces, side plates with inclined planes and end plates with curved surfaces. The lamp tube is disposed at a longitudinal axis of the curved reflecting plate. The reflecting plate reflects the light emitted from the lamp tube and the light reflected from the partition plates to the environment. The side plates are inclined with a certain angle for guiding light, and the end plates with curved surfaces are used to enhance the reflecting light. Thus, light output efficiency is improved and glare is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Fuyu Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuo-Kuang Yeh, Tsung-Ming Chen
  • Light system for a vending machine
    Patent number: 8057054
    Abstract: A lighting system for a vending machine is provided. The lighting system includes an LED light source extending along a first inner surface of the vending machine and a reflective surface extending along a second inner surface of the vending machine. The reflective surface is capable of reflecting light emitted by the light source in one direction in order to provide light to the interior of the vending machine from multiple directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Crane Merchandising Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott B. Hudis
  • Backlight assembly and display device having the same
    Patent number: 8052296
    Abstract: A backlight assembly includes a receiving container, a light-generating unit and a reflective sheet. The receiving container includes a bottom plate and a sidewall. The sidewall extends upwardly from an edge portion of the bottom plate to form a receiving space. The light-generating unit includes a light-emitting substrate disposed in the receiving space, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and a driving circuit. The light-emitting substrate includes a light-emitting region and a peripheral region. The LEDs are disposed in the light-emitting region. The driving circuit disposed in the peripheral region controls the LEDs. The reflective sheet includes a center portion and a cover portion. The center portion is disposed on the light-emitting region. The cover portion is disposed on the peripheral region to cover the driving circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang-Hoi Kim, Jin-Soo Shin
  • Vehicle headlamp assembly
    Patent number: 8047692
    Abstract: A vehicle body includes a fender and a headlamp assembly. The headlamp assembly defines an upwardly exposed and unobstructed surface, and is movably mounted with the fender such that the headlamp assembly moves from a first position to a second position in response to a load having a vertical component acting on the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventor: Leo F. Schwab
  • System and method for illumination of levitating bodies
    Patent number: 8029172
    Abstract: A system is provided for illuminating a levitating body, the system may include a base that has a light source, and a body that levitates over the base. The levitating body may have a bottom surface and an upper surface. The bottom surface may have at least one aperture to receive light from the stationary body. The levitating body may have internal transmissive surfaces to reflect and scatter the light throughout the levitating body to produce visual decorative displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Inventor: Leif Levon
  • Combination aromatic nebulizing diffuser and color light set assembly
    Patent number: 8029153
    Abstract: An aromatic nebulizing diffuser and color light set assembly includes a fluid container, a base panel carrying two electric fans beneath the fluid container for drawing in outside air, an oscillator for causing automation of an aromatic fluid in the fluid container, a color light set for emitting color light upwardly toward the inside of the fluid container, a power adapter mounted on the base panel for providing the electric fans, the oscillator and the color light set with the necessary working voltage, a shell supporting the fluid container on a flat surface, light guide tubes mounted in the fluid container for condensing emitted color light from the color light set into vertically extending color light beams, and a slotted cover covering the top side of the fluid container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Inventor: Carsten Jörgensen
  • Lighting devices using a plurality of light sources
    Patent number: RE43017
    Abstract: A device is disclosed that uses a plurality of light sources. The light sources may be light emitting diodes (LEDs). The light sources are arranged and mounted to a deformable flexible substrate. The light sources are arranged and mounted to the substrate as to emit their radiation perpendicular to the substrate. The substrate is flexed in a concave or convex manner by motor, magnetic field or other mechanical means. The light sources may emit their radiation perpendicular to the substrate, or the may diverge or converge their radiation away from the substrate. Perforations in the substrate provide cooling to the light sources by convection or forced air. A threaded holder may be screwed onto threads on a case in order to bend the flexible substrate to change the direction of light from the light sources mounted to the flexible substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Inventor: Richard S. Belliveau