Patents Issued in April 18, 2017
  • Patent number: 9625107
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a first substrate, a plurality of first light-emitting devices disposed on the first substrate, a second substrate disposed over the first substrate, and a plurality of second light-emitting devices disposed on the second substrate. A reflective surface is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The reflective surface is configured to reflect light emitted by at least some of the first light-emitting devices in a direction that is at least partially toward the first substrate. The reflective surface has one of: a saw-patterned side view profile, or a curved side view profile that is free of having an inflection point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sheng-Shin Guo, Wei-Yu Yeh, Chih-Hsuan Sun, Pei-Wen Ko
  • Patent number: 9625108
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for providing an auxiliary light source associated with an industrial application are presented. A luminescent label is attached to an optical assembly via a pressure sensitive adhesive. The luminescent label comprises at least a fluorophore layer configured to transform light received from a light source into output light that is projected the optical assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Francis L. Leard, Dennis Mackey, Nicholas Cottreau
  • Patent number: 9625109
    Abstract: A lighting fixture structure for a recessed lighting fixture includes a housing and a junction box. The lighting fixture structure further includes an arm. The arm is attached to the housing and to the junction box. The arm is rotatably attached to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Grzegorz Wronski, Zhihong Lin
  • Patent number: 9625110
    Abstract: A suspendable includes a housing including a light reflective material. The housing defines an aperture proximate the center of the housing configured to receive a light source. The housing further defines at least two pairs of through holes; a first channel extending between the a first pair of the at least two pairs of through holes and a second channel extending between the second pair of the at least two pairs of through holes, the first channel and the second channel collectively defining a pathway entirely through the housing; the first and second channels each being curvilinear; an at least two substantially arcuate grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Milyon, LLC
    Inventor: Roman Torres
  • Patent number: 9625111
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for constructing an LED bulb (102) with high interchangeability and universality, an integral LED bulb (102) and a lamp. A silver paste printed circuit (4) is embedded on a heat conductive bracket (3) sintered by a nonmetal heat conductive material and provided with a cooling fin, and then an LED chip is welded on the silver paste printed circuit (4) or a drive chip is further welded thereon to form the LED bulb (102). The bulb may operate independently, so that the LED bulb (102), the lamp and a lighting control product are independently produced and used, which greatly reduces manufacturing links of LED lighting products, improves mass production and facilitates the industrialization of LED energy-saving lighting products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: GUIZHOU GZGPS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiqiang Zhang, Zheyuan Zhang
  • Patent number: 9625112
    Abstract: An electronic flameless candle including a body having a top surface, a bottom surface, a sidewall between the top surface and the bottom surface, and a cavity defined by the top surface, the bottom surface and the sidewall, the body configured in shape and size to simulate a true flame candle. The candle may also include a light source operably connected to the body, the light source electrically operated to illuminate in a way that simulates a natural flicker of a real candle flame. The candle may also include a scent component, operably connected to the body, the scent component configured to emit a scent when heated and/or a sensor component, operably connected to the body, the sensor component configured to sense an environmental condition and affect a mode of the light source upon the sensing of the environmental condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Inventor: Xiaofeng Li
  • Patent number: 9625113
    Abstract: A vehicle headlight having at least one laser light source (2), of which the laser beam (3) is deflected onto a lighting surface (6) having a light-conversion phosphor via a micromirror (1) that can be pivoted about at least one axis in order to generate a light image on said lighting surface in a scanning manner, which light image can be projected onto a roadway via an optics unit (7). In this headlight at least one photosensor (9) is positioned with respect to the lighting surface (6) having the light-conversion phosphor such that the photosensor detects a secondary laser beam (8) emitted from the lighting surface in predetermined deflection positions of the micromirror (1) and is designed to emit a signal (s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: ZKW GROUP GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Mitterlehner
  • Patent number: 9625114
    Abstract: The automotive headlight includes one or more first light emitting diodes (LEDs) and one or more second LEDs, wherein the one or more second LEDs are positioned at about 180 degrees with respect to the one or more first LEDs, wherein the headlight optical axis is about ?90 degrees with respect to a LED optical axis of the one or more first LEDs, at least one first reflector, wherein the at least one first reflector redirects light from the one or more first LEDs to an angle of about ?90 degrees with respect to a LED optical axis of the one or more first LEDs and at least one second reflector, wherein the at least one second reflector redirects light from the one or more second LEDs to an angle of about ?90 degrees with respect to the LED optical axis of the one or more first LEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Dialight Corporation
    Inventors: John Patrick Peck, Cecil D. Thomas, Francisco J. Natividad
  • Patent number: 9625115
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus for a vehicle is disclosed. The illumination apparatus comprises a surface comprising a first photoluminescent graphic comprising a first absorption range and a second photoluminescent graphic comprising a second absorption range. The illumination apparatus further comprises at least one light source configured to emit a first emission at a first wavelength. The first wavelength is substantially aligned with the first absorption range to generate a higher level of fluorescence from the photoluminescent first graphic than the second photoluminescent graphic. In this way, the illumination apparatus is operable to selectively illuminate the first photoluminescent graphic and the second photoluminescent graphic substantially independently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, James J. Surman, Cornel Lewis Gardner, Paul Kenneth Dellock
  • Patent number: 9625116
    Abstract: A headlight system includes a seat, a radiator, a mounting ring, a circuit board and a lens unit. A cooling device is connected to the back of the seat and includes a housing, a fan and an external cover. The housing has a receiving area in which the fan is located. The housing defines multiple first ventilation holes which communicate with the receiving area. The external cover is connected to the housing to seal the receiving area of the housing and has multiple second ventilation holes being opposite to the first ventilation holes of the housing. The fan sends out an air current to the radiator via the ventilation holes to quickly cool down the radiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Inventor: Chen-Wei Hsu
  • Patent number: 9625117
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a first semiconductor light emitting device, a second semiconductor light emitting device and a heat sink having a device mounting portion on which the first semiconductor light emitting device and the second semiconductor light emitting device are mounted. The heat sink is formed so as to define a lamp compartment which the first semiconductor light emitting device and the second semiconductor light emitting device face and a space which is defined outside the lamp compartment. The device mounting portion has a first device disposing surface and a second device disposing surface on which the first semiconductor light emitting device and the second semiconductor light emitting device are disposed, respectively, and a recess portion which defines a space which is opened towards the space defined outside the lamp compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Norikazu Saito
  • Patent number: 9625118
    Abstract: Disclosed is an optical lens. The optical lens includes a bottom surface having a recess part at center thereof; a light exit surface provided in opposite to the bottom surface and having a convex curved surface; an outer sidewall connected between the bottom surface and the light exit surface; a recess portion recessed toward the bottom surface; and a convex portion provided between the recess portion and the light exit surface. The recess part is convexly recessed in a direction of the recess portion. The recess portion includes a first to third total-reflection surface having curvatures different from each other. The convex portion is protruded inwardly from an inflection point between the convex portion and the light exit surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kwang Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 9625119
    Abstract: Embodiments of a light source include a substrate having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. A plurality of solid state light emitting diodes (LEDs) form an array, with the plurality of LEDs mounted on the substrate in a row between the first end and the second end. The plurality of LEDs further have a first edge LED and a second edge LED having a first encapsulation lens height relative to the substrate. At least one interior LED having a second encapsulation lens height less than the first encapsulation lens height is disposed between the first edge LED and the second edge LED. The spacing between the plurality of LEDs is substantially uniform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Excelitas Canada, Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Wang, Erik Sorensen, Stewart Clark
  • Patent number: 9625120
    Abstract: A white reflective film for an edge light backlight improves the luminance and unevenness therein, avoids uneven close contact with, and scraping of, the light guide plate, and minimizes the crushing of convexes formed on at least one side, even in cases where the reflective film is laid directly over a corrugated chassis designed to house circuitry or the reflective film is used in combination with LEDs. The film satisfies (i) to (iii): (i) a stiffness of 2 to 10 mN·m; (ii) convexes have been formed on at least one face (A), and their maximum height is 5 to 60 ?m; (iii) the convexes contain an aromatic polyester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Sakaguchi, Yuji Kawata, Motoyuki Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9625121
    Abstract: A headlamp 1 includes (i) a laser element 2 for emitting a laser beam, (ii) a light emitting section 4, including a sealing material made from an inorganic material, for emitting fluorescence upon receiving the laser beam emitted from the laser element 2, and (iii) a heat sink 7 for releasing, via a contact surface of the heat sink 7 which contact surface is in contact with the light emitting section 4, heat generated in the light emitting section 4 in response to the laser beam emitted onto the light emitting section 4, the light emitting section 4 existing within a range which is determined on the basis of the contact surface and with which desired heat releasing efficiency is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuo Fukai, Yoshiyuki Takahira, Koji Takahashi, Yosuke Maemura, Yoshitaka Tomomura
  • Patent number: 9625122
    Abstract: The present application discloses a unitary gasket-reflector for use in light sources having at least one reflector and at least one gasket to seal the inside of the light sources against the elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Inventors: John J Andrisin, III, Christopher Robert Schmauder
  • Patent number: 9625123
    Abstract: Lens assemblies for use in remote phosphor lighting systems, and methods of making and using them, are described. The lens assemblies typically include a lens member, a dichroic reflector attached to an outer surface of the lens member, and a phosphor layer attached to an inner surface of the lens member. The dichroic reflector reflects LED light originating from a given source point in a reference plane proximate the inner surface to a given image point in the reference plane. The phosphor layer may be patterned to cover one or more first portions of the inner surface and to expose one or more second portions, and/or the phosphor layer may be removably bonded to the inner surface. The lens assemblies can be readily combined with one or more short wavelength (e.g. blue) LEDs and other components to provide a remote phosphor lighting system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Ravi K. Sura, Nicholas T. Gabriel, Huang Chin Hung
  • Patent number: 9625124
    Abstract: A lamp structure of an adaptive streetlight includes a housing, a plurality of light sources, and a surface-structured diffusion plate. The surface-structured diffusion plate enables the lamp structure to provide a light pattern conforming to the curvature of the road to be illuminated or other sites of application, thus reducing not only the number of lamps or streetlights required for a curvy road section, but also the associated installation cost and power consumption. The lamp structure can enhance road users' safety and the safety of our daily lives by increasing the illuminance on a curvy road and other sites of application that have special requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: National Central University
    Inventors: Ching-Cherng Sun, Tsung-Hsun Yang, Xuan-Hao Lee, Chen-Hao Lee
  • Patent number: 9625125
    Abstract: A luminaire can comprise a housing that comprises a flat surface or platform. The platform can comprise one or more apertures. One or more light modules can be disposed in the aperture or apertures, so that each light module is set into the platform, for example. Each light module can be rotated within its aperture. Each light module can emit a pattern of illumination that is biased relative to its axis of light module rotation, for example. Accordingly, the illumination emitted by each light module can be aimed in various directions by rotating the light module. Adjusting the rotational orientation of each light module can thus control where the luminaire directs the illumination pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Bryant, James Richard Christ, Christopher Gerard Ladewig, Travis Liam Johnson
  • Patent number: 9625126
    Abstract: There is provided a luminaire apparatus for illuminating an object. The luminaire apparatus may also include a light module housing that is to be substantially parallel to the object and includes a light module recess. Further, the luminaire apparatus includes lighting module configured to be disposed within the light module recess and configured to be oriented substantially parallel to the object. Additionally, the luminaire apparatus includes a housing mounting member configured to be attached to the light module housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Inventors: John Thomas Adinolfi, Michael Eugene McGehee
  • Patent number: 9625127
    Abstract: A new and innovative, rugged lighting system is provided. The problem of achieving a lighting system that optimizes ruggedness, luminosity, energy and thermal efficiency, versatility, and unbundling of key components is solved. Embodiments of the present invention include a rugged lighting system comprising a housing unit with a body with integrally formed back, sides, and a front with an opening to provide access to the interior of the housing unit; a first lens configured to substantially cover the opening; a first lens bezel configured to removeably attach to the housing unit over the first lens; a second lens configured for placement over the first lens; and a second lens bezel configured to removeably attach to the housing unit over the first lens bezel. Various embodiments further include a light module within the housing unit with a light emitting diode (LED) mounted to an electronics module having a printed circuit board for operating the LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Industralight, LLC
    Inventors: J. Ryan Thomsen, Seth M. Marks, Mark Williams, Jim Shumway, Christopher Woolington
  • Patent number: 9625128
    Abstract: A high power Tri-proof LED lamp, comprises a lower PC cover, an upper aluminum cover and two end caps. Each end cap includes an inner end cap and an outer end cap. Said upper aluminum cover and lower PC cover are secured with the inner end cap by four inner end cap screws. The outer end cap is secured with the inner end cap by outer end cap screws. The tri-proof LED lamp in accordance to present invention brings more possibilities for manufacture of lamp in any length for any specific application, and to have good heat radiation efficiency and a flexibility in power design, along with a long life cycle and the convenience in installation and maintenance. With implementation of the emergency power supply module, the lamp in accordance with present invention may be able to deal with emergency situation, i.e. to work for awhile when in the event of power failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Xiamen PVTECH Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Fuxing Lu
  • Patent number: 9625129
    Abstract: An LED tube light having a substantially uniform exterior diameter from end to end is disclosed. It has a glass light tube with narrowly curved end regions at ends for engaging with end caps, in which outer diameter of each end cap is equal to outer diameter of light tube. LED tube light also include a thermal conductive ring. The narrowly curved end region is formed by glass tempering. End caps are joined to the light tube by sleeving over the rear end regions with a hot melt adhesive disposed between the rear end region, the transition region, the insulating tubular part and the thermal conductive ring. An outer diameter of thermal conductive ring is the same as the outer diameter of the main region of the light tube. The transition region is curved, and an outer diameter of rear end region is less than that of the main region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tao Jiang, Li-Qin Li
  • Patent number: 9625130
    Abstract: An LED light assembly includes a plurality of LED printed circuit boards (PCB), with each LED PCB having at least one LED bulb and electrical connector pads configured at each opposite end of the boards. A two-component surface mount electrical connector is configured to connect one end of a first LED PCB to an end of a second said LED PCB such that the first and second LED PCBs are electrically connected end-to-end. The connected LED PCBs may be configured in a light tube that includes connector end caps for mounting the light tube in a light fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: AVX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Peter Bishop
  • Patent number: 9625131
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes a lower container including a bottom surface which is flat, an optical member accommodated in the lower container, having a concave curve along one direction of the bottom surface and protruding toward a center portion of the bottom surface, a plurality of supporters which contacts the bottom surface and projects toward the optical member to support the optical member, and a plurality of light sources disposed on the bottom surface and arranged between the optical member and the bottom surface, where a density of the plurality of light sources increases along the one direction towards the center portion of the bottom surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO. LTD.
    Inventor: Gi Cherl Kim
  • Patent number: 9625132
    Abstract: A light fixture mounting system including a nipple assembly configured to be secured relative to a structure. The nipple assembly includes a longitudinally extending nipple with at least one longitudinal channel and a series of outer threads. A fixture mount assembly includes a mount body, a prong assembly extending from the mount body and including at least one prong leg extending to a free end with an outwardly extending prong foot, and an adjusting nut positioned about the at least one prong leg between the mount body and the respective prong foot. The fixture mount assembly is positioned relative to the nipple assembly such that each prong leg is positioned in a longitudinal channel and the adjusting nut is positioned such that the adjusting nut contacts the at least one prong foot and the at least one prong leg is retained in the corresponding longitudinal channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Inventor: Charles Spitzer
  • Patent number: 9625133
    Abstract: An assembly for mounting a light fixture in a hole in a ceiling panel and including an annular trim ring that's held upward against a lower surface of a ceiling panel by the light fixture to be mounted, such that the trim ring spans an annular gap between such light fixture and the ceiling panel hole. A top plate is carried by the ceiling panel across the ceiling panel hole and includes a top plate hole that receives the light fixture to be mounted such that the top plate spans an annular gap between the light fixture and the ceiling panel hole. A mount supports the light fixture on the top plate in a position holding the trim ring up against the lower surface of the ceiling panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Mandy Holdings LLLP
    Inventors: Terry Roy Mandy, Dalton John Mandy, Brandon Roy Mandy
  • Patent number: 9625134
    Abstract: An LED light device includes track means with removable LED-units which clip-on anywhere along the length of the track means or which may be added-on from ends of the track means to form an LED fluorescent tube, LED light bar, LED bulb, LED PL lamp, or other LED Lamp sealed inside a protective means finish the light source so that it appears similar to a non-LED light source. The removable LED-units or LED-assemblies with built-in LED elements allow people to adjust the position of the LED-units or LED-assemblies to a desired location, position, or orientation in in three dimensional space and obtain the best illumination with a minimum number of LED elements and lower power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Inventor: Tseng-Lu Chien
  • Patent number: 9625135
    Abstract: Disclosed is an angle adjusting device for portable LED light, which includes two symmetrical outer housings of LED light, rotatable shafts fixed to the outer housings, two symmetrical handles, outer gears fixed on an end of the rotatable shafts, and bases. The handle is rotatably connected with the outer housing via the rotatable shafts; two pairs of guide rods are fixed on the handle; the base has an upper guide hole and a lower guide hole formed thereon; the guide rod is sleeved with a compression spring located into the upper guide hole, the base being capable of sliding up and down along the guide rod; and the base has a cavity formed at center thereof for accommodating the outer gear, a gear tooth being provided in the cavity for fitting the outer gear. It has simple structure and the angle between the two outer housings could be adjusted freely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Shenzhen Dokocom Energy Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Peilin Lin, Yaoyi He, Zhonglin Yang
  • Patent number: 9625136
    Abstract: A light emitting device according to the present embodiment includes a substrate on which a wiring portion is provided; a light emitting element which is provided on the substrate and is electrically connected to the wiring portion; a feeding portion to which an electric power is supplied from the outside; a first connection portion which is provided on the substrate and is electrically connected to the wiring portion; a second connection portion which is joined to the first connection portion through soldering and includes a first opening portion into which the feeding portion is inserted; and a soldering portion which is provided between the first opening portion and the feeding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyokazu Hino, Takahiro Kurihara
  • Patent number: 9625137
    Abstract: An LED tube light having LED light sources, a light tube, end cap, power supply, and an LED light bar is disclosed. LED light bar is a bendable circuit board. One end of the light tube is attached to the end cap; a power supply disposed in end cap and the LED light bar is disposed inside light tube, LED light sources are mounted on LED light bar, the LED light sources and the power supply are electrically connected. LED light bar being bendable circuit board, includes a conductive layer, electrically connected to power supply, and a dielectric layer, the two layers are stackingly arranged, dielectric layer is disposed on the conductive layer away from the LED light sources, and fixed to an inner circumferential surface of the light tube. Bendable circuit board, at two ends thereof, is not fixed to an inner circumferential surface of the light tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: JIAXING SUPER LIGHTING ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTD
    Inventors: Li-Qin Li, Xiao-Su Yang, Yue-Qiang Zhang
  • Patent number: 9625138
    Abstract: A lighting decoration structure includes a decorating object and a functional object. The decorating object consists of a mask, which is in a hollow and transparent three-dimension form with an opening, and a power supply box, which is positioned at a side of the mask for sealing the opening and provided with a control circuit, an illuminator as electrically connected therewith and positioned inside the mask and a battery magazine at a side opposite to the illuminator. The functional object is securely positioned at a circumference of the decorating object. Thereby battery replacement is convenient because of the battery magazine positioned at a side of the mask while production yield rate is increased because of the functional object positioned at the decorating object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Inventor: Hua-Cheng Pan
  • Patent number: 9625139
    Abstract: A modular lighting assembly uses LED banks as the light sources. The assembly allows the power supply and LED banks to be independently replaced. The assembly uses a power supply that is separated from the LED banks and electrically connected to the LED banks with a plug connector that may be unplugged and plugged back in to allow the power supply or LED bank to be independently and readily replaced. The assembly provides for easy replacement of the different components of the assembly. One feature that makes the components easier to replace is that the light modules and/or the power supply may be carried by the housing that is removable from the base mount that is secured to a mounting structure such as a wall or ceiling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Autronic Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel A. Lax, Timothy J. Keuning, Agjah I. Libohova
  • Patent number: 9625140
    Abstract: A light-emitting element may include at least one coding element. The coding element may have at least two switching states and an operating mode of the light-emitting element may be set on the basis of a switching state of the coding element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventor: Stefan Lorenz
  • Patent number: 9625141
    Abstract: The primary purpose of the present invention is to provide an fluid circulating installation adapted with a temperature equalization system and fluid transmission duct disposed in a heat carrier existing in solid or liquid state in the nature where presents comparatively larger and more reliable heat carrying capacity. The fluid passes through the solid or gas state semiconductor application installation to regulate the semiconductor application installation for temperature equalization, and flows back to the heat equalization installation disposed in the natural heat carrier of heat for the heat equalization installation providing good heat conduction in the natural heat carrier to provide the operation of temperature equalization regulating function on the backflow of the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Inventor: Tai-Her Yang
  • Patent number: 9625142
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a luminaire includes a board provided in a main body part, a light-emitting element provided on a surface of the board, a surrounding wall member provided to surround the light-emitting element, and a joining part including a first portion which is provided between the board and the surrounding wall member and a second portion which is provided outside the surrounding wall member and covers at least a part of an outer wall of the surrounding wall member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Kiyokazu Hino
  • Patent number: 9625143
    Abstract: A tool box includes a box with a base and a cover. A positioning member is located in the reception recess of the base and has multiple insertion holes. Each insertion hole is cooperated with a bit type indication which is light permeable. A back-light plate is located between the inside of the reception recess and the positioning member. A light source is located on one of sidewalls of the reception recess. The back-light plate changes paths of light beams generated from the light source toward the bit type indications so that the bit type indications are illuminated when the cover is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Inventor: Shao-Hsien Hsu
  • Patent number: 9625144
    Abstract: A memorial candle holder includes a generally hollow main body having a candle holder along the top end, and one or more transparent commemorative item holders located along a middle portion. The main body is constructed from a translucent material, and a removable base unit having an illumination device is removably secured to the bottom of the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Inventor: Lindsay Lynch
  • Patent number: 9625145
    Abstract: A gas turbine includes a combustion chamber and a microwave source to produce microwave radiation. The gas turbine is arranged to guide the microwave radiation into a cavity of the combustion chamber. Due to the microwave radiation, in the cavity of the combustion chamber, combustion in the cavity may be supported and thus lean operation of the gas turbine is made possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Steinwandel, Johannes Stuhlberger
  • Patent number: 9625146
    Abstract: A swirler for inducing swirl on a liquid flow includes a swirler body defining a downstream end and an upstream end; a plurality of axial slots on an external surface of the swirler body, each of the plurality of axial slots having a slot entrance and a slot exit; and a slot relief at the slot exit. Each of the plurality of axial slots are helical and configured to impart swirl on the liquid flow as the liquid flow traverses through each of the slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: DELAVAN INC.
    Inventors: Steve Myers, Jason Ryon, Robert Fogarty
  • Patent number: 9625147
    Abstract: A combustion heater includes an inner tube having a supply passage for combustion gas in an inner portion, and an outer tube disposed to provide a separated combustion space in an outer periphery of the inner tube. A hole part for ejecting the combustion gas is formed on a tube wall of the inner tube and combustion gas is ejected with ejection characteristics such that circulating flow is formed on the periphery of a stagnation point. According to this combustion heater, a stable flame can be formed without increasing costs and the heating efficiency can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Soichiro Kato, Katsuyoshi Takahashi, Taku Mizutani
  • Patent number: 9625148
    Abstract: A device for use in a burner, including a honeycomb body formed from a metal band. The metal band is laminated or coiled to yield a plurality of holes or apertures. The honeycomb body has first and second surfaces which are opposite to each other. The holes or apertures penetrate through the first surface and the second surface, and an outer boundary of the first surface and an outer boundary of the second surface are connected whereby yielding a lateral surface. A through hole is disposed on the lateral surface of the honeycomb body and penetrates inward through multiple layers of adjacent laminated or coiled metal bands, and a metal wire is disposed in the through hole; and/or, a part of the laminated or coiled metal bands on the first surface and/or the second surface are embedded, overlapped and engaged with adjacent metal bands to form an embedded member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Inventors: Tianyi Luo, Yingzhi Wang
  • Patent number: 9625149
    Abstract: Burner assemblies including panels (e.g., transparent panels) supported in a substantially parallel, closely-spaced relationship and gaskets and spacers sealing the space between the panels to form a perimeter seal and to define a plenum between the first and second panels with an inlet into the plenum and an outlet out of the plenum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: HNI Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Lyons, Travis P. Betcher, Louis L. Mead
  • Patent number: 9625150
    Abstract: Described is a glow plug with a glow pencil that comprises a forward end with a glow tip and a rearward end, a housing in which the rearward end of the glow pencil is arranged and in relation to which the glow pencil is movable in its longitudinal direction, and a bellows that is connected to the housing and the glow pencil. According to this disclosure, it is provided that a forward end of the bellows is attached to the housing and a rearward end of the bellows is attached to the glow pencil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: BorgWarner Ludwigsburg GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Pottiez, Michael Hauβner, Bernd Stoller
  • Patent number: 9625151
    Abstract: A combustor liner grommet is disclosed. The grommet may include a peripheral wall defining a hole in a combustor liner and further including at least one cooling air flow channel. The cooling air flow channel in the grommet wall may be a slot or a hole. The channel may increase cooling flow to the grommet and the combustor liner around the grommet to prevent cracking from heat stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonathan M. Jause, Dennis John Duhamel, James B. Hoke, John S. Tu
  • Patent number: 9625152
    Abstract: A heat shield for a combustor of a gas turbine engine has a heat shield adapted to be mounted to a combustor wall with a back face of the heat shield in spaced-apart facing relationship with an inner surface of the combustor wall to define an air gap. Rails extend from the back face of the heat shield across the air gap. Grooves are defined in at least one of the rails. The rail grooves are in fluid flow communication with the air gap when the heat shield is mounted to the combustor wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Michael Papple, Robert Sze
  • Patent number: 9625153
    Abstract: A low calorific value fuel-fired can combustor for a gas turbine include a generally cylindrical housing, and a generally cylindrical liner disposed coaxially within the housing to define with the housing a radial outer flow passage for combustion air, the liner also defining inner primary and intermediate regions of a combustion zone and a dilution zone, the dilution zone being axially distant a closed housing end relative to the combustion zone. A nozzle assembly disposed at the closed housing end includes an air blast nozzle and surrounding swirl vanes. An impingement cooling sleeve coaxially disposed in the combustion air passage between the housing and the liner impingement cools the portion of the liner defining the combustion zone. A portion of the combustor air is introduced directly into the intermediate region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: OPRA TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Martin Beran, Axel Lars-Uno Eugen Axelsson
  • Patent number: 9625154
    Abstract: The invention relates to a damper for reducing the pulsations in a combustion chamber of a gas turbine. The damper includes a resonator cavity with an inlet and a neck tube in flow communication with the interior of the combustion chamber and resonator cavity, and a compensation assembly pivotably connected with the neck tube. The compensation assembly is inserted between the resonator cavity and the combustion chamber to permit relative rotation between the combustion chamber and the resonator cavity. With the damper according to the present invention, by way of providing the compensation assembly, it is assured the relative rotation between the combustion chamber and the resonator cavity is compensated, hence operation life is elongated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Urs Benz, Nicolas Noiray
  • Patent number: 9625155
    Abstract: One embodiment includes a fuel injector for a gas turbine engine. The fuel injector has an inlet fitting for receiving fuel. The fuel injector also has an outlet fitting for delivering fuel through a nozzle to a combustor of the gas turbine engine. An injector support extends between the inlet fitting and the outlet fitting and has an internal bore therethrough. A fuel tube extends from the inlet fitting through the internal bore of the injector support to the outlet fitting. The injector support has a greater coefficient of thermal expansion than the fuel tube. At room temperature the fuel tube is under compressive stress such that the fuel tube is buckled. As a result of differential thermal expansion of the fuel tube and the injector support during engine operation the fuel tube is relieved of compressive stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Delavan Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Caples
  • Patent number: 9625156
    Abstract: A fuel injector assembly includes a fuel injector and a fuel injector shroud housing the fuel injector. The fuel injector includes a body and a nozzle coupled to the body. The fuel injector shroud includes a swirler device defining a center opening proximate to the nozzle of the fuel injector and a plurality of swirler holes surrounding the center opening, a body section with an air inlet configured to admit a flow of air into the fuel injector shroud and a dome section defining a mount for securing the swirler device to the body section, and at least one interior rib positioned on an interior surface of the dome section configured to direct the flow of air to the swirler holes of the swirler device such that the flow of air exiting through the swirler is mixed with the flow of fuel exiting the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Nagaraja S. Rudrapatna, Thomas J. Bronson, Donald G. Godfrey