Patents by Inventor Ron Gipson

Ron Gipson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10838130
    Abstract: A molded component assembly includes a printed circuit board with a first face and a second face, and multiple through apertures. Multiple light emitting diodes are mounted on a first portion of the first face. A light guide of a light translucent polymeric material is positioned proximate to the light emitting diodes. The light guide includes: a contact surface directly contacting the first portion of the first face; multiple light outlets, each aligned to receive visible light emitted from one of the light emitting diodes; and multiple integrally formed light reflectors. Each light reflector extends into one of the light outlets and over one of the through apertures, and each includes a first reflector surface, a second reflector surface and a third reflector surface each oriented non-orthogonal to the contact surface to reflect light from one of the light emitting diodes into one of the light outlets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Inventors: Ron Gipson, Bhanumurthy Veeragandham
  • Patent number: 10788615
    Abstract: A molded component assembly includes a printed circuit board with a first face and an oppositely facing second face. Multiple light emitting diodes are mounted on a first portion of the first face. Multiple electronics components are mounted on a second portion of the first face. A light guide of a light translucent polymeric material has a contact surface directly contacting the first portion of the first face and multiple light outlets defining cavities in the light guide. The light guide is seated over the light emitting diodes and directly receives visible light from the light emitting diodes and transmits the visible light to the light outlets. A reflector plate directly contacts the light guide and extends over the second portion including the electronics components, and includes filler members extending into the light guide. The reflector plate reflects visible light back into the light guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: DURA OPERATING, LLC
    Inventors: Ron Gipson, Bhanumurthy Veeragandham
  • Publication number: 20200249387
    Abstract: A molded component assembly includes a printed circuit board with a first face and a second face, and multiple through apertures. Multiple light emitting diodes are mounted on a first portion of the first face. A light guide of a light translucent polymeric material is positioned proximate to the light emitting diodes. The light guide includes: a contact surface directly contacting the first portion of the first face; multiple light outlets, each aligned to receive visible light emitted from one of the light emitting diodes; and multiple integrally formed light reflectors. Each light reflector extends into one of the light outlets and over one of the through apertures, and each includes a first reflector surface, a second reflector surface and a third reflector surface each oriented non-orthogonal to the contact surface to reflect light from one of the light emitting diodes into one of the light outlets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Ron Gipson, Bhanumurthy Veeragandham
  • Patent number: 10656323
    Abstract: A molded component assembly includes a printed circuit board with a first face and an oppositely facing second face. Multiple light emitting diodes are mounted on a first portion of the first face. Multiple electronics components are mounted on a second portion of the first face. A light guide of a light translucent polymeric material has a contact surface, multiple light outlets, and multiple light emitting diode receiving pockets defining recesses in the contact surface, each sized to receive one of the light emitting diodes when the contact surface directly contacts the first portion of the first face, with visible light from the light emitting diodes transmitted through the light guide to the light outlets. A first polymeric material is molded over a portion of the second portion of the first face encapsulating the electronics components and contacting a portion of the light guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: DURA OPERATING, LLC
    Inventors: Ron Gipson, Bhanumurthy Veeragandham
  • Publication number: 20200064537
    Abstract: A molded component assembly includes a printed circuit board with a first face and an oppositely facing second face. Multiple light emitting diodes are mounted on a first portion of the first face. Multiple electronics components are mounted on a second portion of the first face. A light guide of a light translucent polymeric material has a contact surface directly contacting the first portion of the first face and multiple light outlets defining cavities in the light guide. The light guide is seated over the light emitting diodes and directly receives visible light from the light emitting diodes and transmits the visible light to the light outlets. A reflector plate directly contacts the light guide and extends over the second portion including the electronics components, and includes filler members extending into the light guide. The reflector plate reflects visible light back into the light guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Ron Gipson, Bhanumurthy Veeragandham