Patents Issued in January 9, 2018
  • Patent number: 9863579
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a balanced support device, comprising: a wagon configured to move along a wagon rail, a frame connected to the wagon and extending over a vertical distance from the wagon, a rail connected to the frame and a carriage movably arranged on said rail, at least one protruding arm comprising a support member for supporting amass, wherein the protruding arm is pivotably connected to the carriage, wherein the protruding arm comprises multiple segments which are movable relative to one another in order to allow the support member to move toward and away from the frame, wherein the support member is mounted to the protruding arm via a rotary connection, allowing the support member including a mass to be rotated, and a vertical balance system for exerting an upwards force on the carriage for counteracting a weight of the mass, the arm and the carriage, wherein the vertical balance system is constructed and arranged to control said force in order to balance masses of different weights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignees: VANDERLANDE INDUSTRIES B.V., TYPE22 B.V., H. SCHINKEL HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Michael Hubert Schinkel, Edouard Frans Alexander Schinkel
  • Patent number: 9863580
    Abstract: Systems, methods, architectures, mechanisms or apparatus adapted to suspend or otherwise hang heavy objects such as chandeliers such as from a ceiling via a junction box suspended therein from a crossbar secured to one or more adjoining beams or joists via respective bracket housings configured to adjust an inclination of the crossbar secured therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Inventor: Eliahu Mizrahi
  • Patent number: 9863581
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide an end-to-end gaseous fuel transportation solution without using physical pipelines. A virtual pipeline system and methods thereof may involve transportation of gaseous fuels including compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied natural gas (LNG), and/or adsorbed natural gas (ANG). An exemplary pipeline system may include a gas supply station, a mother station for treating gaseous fuels from the gas supply station, a mobile transport system for receiving and transporting the gaseous fuels, and a user site for unloading the gaseous fuels from the mobile transport system. The unloaded gaseous fuels can be further used or distributed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: NEARSHORE NATURAL GAS, LLC
    Inventors: Pedro T. Santos, Scott Rackey, Jeremy Pitts, Aaron Hilber, Kolar L. Seshasai, Pedro Vergel, Jimmy Romanos
  • Patent number: 9863582
    Abstract: A gas tank container having increased volume is disclosed. The gas tank container for storing and/or transporting gas and/or liquid, includes a tank vessel, a frame and at least one outlet valve. The end of the outlet valve is attached to a tank flange, which is sunk in a recess at the end of the tank vessel. By recessing at least one outlet valve of the gas tank container, the length of the tank vessel can be optimized within the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: VAN HOOL NV
    Inventors: Eddy Mertens, Jan Van Haaren
  • Patent number: 9863583
    Abstract: Method of operating a hydrogen dispensing where pressure relief is provided through block and bleed valves. After dispensing hydrogen from a dispensing station where the hydrogen is cooled during dispensing, trapped hydrogen remains in the transfer lines. During the idle time between refueling vehicles, the temperature of the trapped hydrogen increases resulting in an increase in the pressure of the trapped hydrogen. Block and bleed valves operate to relieve the pressure in the transfer lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Marc Youlio, Joseph Perry Cohen
  • Patent number: 9863584
    Abstract: An LED lighting apparatus is disclosed. The LED lighting apparatus includes a board having a principal surface, a plurality of LED chips mounted on the principal surface of the board, and a wiring pattern which is formed on the principal surface of the board and makes electrical conduction with the plurality of LED chips. Further, the LED lighting apparatus includes a frame-like bank which is provided on the principal surface of the board and surrounds the plurality of LED chips. In this case, the wiring pattern has one or more pads having a first portion interposed between the bank and the plurality of LED chips. The LED lighting apparatus further includes a protective layer covering at least a portion of the pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoharu Horio, Teruki Ono
  • Patent number: 9863585
    Abstract: A light source assembly, a method for producing a light source assembly, and a lamp are provided. In one example, the light source assembly comprises a substrate comprising first and second substrate portions being arranged at a tilt angle (?) to each other forming a V-shaped structure, wherein, at the tip of the V-shaped structure, the first portion comprises a first electrical terminal and the second portion comprises a second electrical terminal. The light source assembly further comprises a light source arranged to bridge a terminal gap between the first and second electrical terminals such that the light source is in electrical connection with the first and second electrical terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Boudewijn Ruben De Jong, Johannes Wilhelmus Weekamp, Paul Dijkstra, Marc Andre De Samber, Hendrik Jan Eggink
  • Patent number: 9863586
    Abstract: An LED display device includes an installing pillar, a first fixing plate, an enclosure module, an LED display screen module and a first connection member, the enclosure module includes a front surface for display and a rear surface opposite to the front surface, the installing pillar is positioned on the rear surface of the enclosure module, the first fixing plate closely contacts the installing pillar, the first fixing plate defines a first fixing hole, the first connection member extends through the first fixing hole from the rear surface of the enclosure module and connects with the enclosure module, thereby clamping and securing the installing pillar between the first fixing plate and the enclosure module, and the enclosure module is fixed to the installing pillar via the first fixing plate and the first connection member, the LED display screen module is assembled to the front surface of the enclosure module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: UNILUMIN GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kuang Yang, Mingfeng Lin, Wei Wang, Wenrong Li
  • Patent number: 9863587
    Abstract: A lighting device can include a base substrate, a plurality of LED light sources disposed in a center area of the base substrate in a first direction, and a resin layer stacked in a structure which covers the plurality of LED light sources. One or more printed circuit boards can be disposed on the base substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sun Ho Yeo, Sic Hur, Byoung Eon Lee, Moo Ryong Park, Kwang Ho Park
  • Patent number: 9863588
    Abstract: A luminaire comprising a first and second terminal connected to an alternating current power source having a period, a first LED light source electrically coupled to each of the first and second terminals, and a second LED light source electrically coupled to each of the first and second terminals. The first LED light source comprises a first color conversion layer having a first emission latency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Lighting Science Group Corporation
    Inventors: Fredric S. Maxik, David E. Bartine, Robert R. Soler, Theodore Scone, Mark Andrew Oostdyk
  • Patent number: 9863589
    Abstract: Described herein is a bulb-like LED lamp comprising a base, a lamp cover and a threaded cap, the lamp cover and the threaded cap are connected to two ends of the base respectively, wherein the base is sheathed with a heat-dissipation tube integrally formed by a first column tube and a first polygonal tube, a heat-dissipation plate is embedded in an opening end of the first polygonal tube, an exterior surface of the first polygonal tube is sheathed with an LED fixing loop and an LED board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Inventors: Sangpil Moon, Daisung Moon
  • Patent number: 9863590
    Abstract: Environmental lighting assemblies are disclosed that may include a structural element, which may be a tubular J-shaped element or other shape or structure, as well as a driver module and an LED lighting engine assembly with a removable locking assembly for generating output light to streets, the ground, trees, or other surfaces, objects, or structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: DEEPSEA POWER & LIGHT, INC.
    Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Jon E. Simmons, Aaron J. Steiner, John I. Chew
  • Patent number: 9863591
    Abstract: The specification and drawings present a new apparatus such as a lighting fixture and a method for replacing a light engine such as a LED light engine in the lighting fixture by replacing one part carrying the light engine, where the heat sink (e.g., extruded elongated heat sink) can be split into two parts, a replaceable part carrying the light engine and a fixed part. Both heat sink parts may be attached together with a clip to allow the unclipping and replacement of the removable part carrying the light engine. The geometry of the two heat sink parts can be designed in such a way that one part can be attached on top of the other, while providing a predefined alignment and continuous thermal conductivity between the two parts. A space between the two parts can be used to place the clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Steve Germain, David Kim Soui Wan Fong, Yaseen Ahmed Waheed, Matthew A. Bugenske, Majid Khan, Justin Rioux
  • Patent number: 9863592
    Abstract: A lighting unit is provided that has a housing with a lighting portion and a solar panel portion. Solar panels are mounted on the solar panel portion and the energy gathered by the solar panels is stored in a rechargeable battery. The lighting portion has a conical shaped wall that meets with a circular shaped wall. Each of the conical shaped wall and circular shaped wall defines light recesses defined by light recess walls, and an LED is disposed in each recess. The LEDs are powered by the rechargeable battery and are capable of illuminating a flag whether or not there is a breeze or wind. The circular shaped wall defines a wall opening and the solar panel portion has pole extension that is fitted in the wall opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Inventor: Gary L. Toner
  • Patent number: 9863593
    Abstract: A daylighting film (1) according to one aspect of the present invention includes a base member (10) having optical transparency, first projections (11) having optical transparency and formed on an inner surface (10a) of the base member (10), a second projection (12) formed on the inner surface (10a) and having a height from the inner surface (10a) higher than a height of the first projections (11), a protective base member (13) arranged in an opposite relation to the inner surface (10a) of the base member (10), a bonding layer (14) for bonding the second projection (12) and the protective base member (13), and gaps (15) defined between the first projections (11) and between the first projection (11) and the second projection (12), wherein the first projections (11) include reflective surfaces (11c2) at which light incoming from an outer surface (13b) side of the protective base member (13) or the base member (10) is totally reflected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Sakuragi, Tsuyoshi Kamada, Shun Ueki, Tomoko Nango, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Yuhsuke Tsuda
  • Patent number: 9863594
    Abstract: An accent lamp (10) having a solid state light source (4), such as LEDs, is attachable to a rear surface of an automotive headlamp (40) opposite the light-generating capsule (44). Accent lamp (10) has first retaining member (20), such as a clamp, formed above printed circuit board (8) on which LED (4) is mounted. Headlamp base (60) defines light passageway (45), formed as a light guide (42), extending from outermost peripheral surface (63) to an upper surface (61) on which lamp capsule (44) is retained. Accent lamp (10) is readily detachably mounted to headlamp (40), preferably by resilient first and second retaining members (20, 24), and, when mounted, can be biased to promote optical coupling of light source (4) to light guide (42).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Landcastle, Michael Frappier, Richard Holland, Min Huang, Jason Lessard
  • Patent number: 9863595
    Abstract: A light-emitting unit according to the present invention includes: a fluorescent section for emitting light upon irradiation with a laser beam; and a wavelength selection filter being provided so as to face the fluorescent section. The wavelength selection filter reflects the laser beam toward the fluorescent section and transmits fluorescence emitted from the fluorescent section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Takahira, Koji Takahashi, Yosuke Maemura, Tomohiro Sakaue, Kensei Toyota
  • Patent number: 9863596
    Abstract: An optical element including a light entering surface and a light exiting surface is provided. The light exiting surface is opposite to the light entering surface, and includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The first portion is a curved surface. The second portion is a curved surface and spaced from the first portion by a step difference. The third portion extends from the first portion to the second portion along a first extending direction, wherein the first portion extends along a second extending direction, and the first extending direction is inclined with respect to the second extending direction. An optical module and a lens carrier are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Inventor: Chun-Te Wu
  • Patent number: 9863597
    Abstract: A lighting device for a vehicle, the lighting device including: a lens; a light source device configured to emit light; a first reflection unit configured to reflect light emitted from the light source device toward a second side of the lens; a reflective phosphor configured to (i) convert a wavelength of light reflected by the first reflection unit and (ii) reflect light which wavelength is converted toward the lens; a second reflection unit configured to reflect a portion of light that is reflected by the reflective phosphor toward the second side of the lens; a sensing unit configured to sense light reflected by the second reflection unit; and a controller configured to control the light source device based on sensing information sensed by the sensing unit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Jun Park
  • Patent number: 9863598
    Abstract: A lighting system that includes a light source able to generate a light beam and means for scanning the light beam incorporating at least one oscillating reflective body for deflecting the path of the beam. The oscillating reflective body is moved by deformations of a piezoelectric operating member. The means for scanning the light beam also have optical means for amplifying the deflection of the path of the light beam positioned downstream of the reflective body, in relation to the propagation direction of the light beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Pierre Albou, Jean-Claude Puente, Vincent Godbillon
  • Patent number: 9863599
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a lighting device provided with an electronic lamp cover (30) surrounding a light emitting component (20). The electronic lamp cover (30) can present different light transmitting states according to different voltage values applied thereto within an operation voltage range so as to change the illumination angle and illumination brightness of the illumination light of the lighting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wenbo Li, Yanbing Wu, Yefei Dong
  • Patent number: 9863600
    Abstract: A galvanically decorated decorative element with contour light is produced from at least two plastic components in a material-fit composite, wherein a first plastic component is galvanigable and forms the decorative element. At least one second plastic component is galvano-inert. Consequently, it is uncoated and passes through the electroplating process unchanged. It represents a transilluminable contour light region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Gerhardi Kunststofftechnik GmbH
    Inventor: Dirk Kieslich
  • Patent number: 9863601
    Abstract: Overcoming limitation in brightness and heating effects for LED based Precision Approach Path Indicators and allowing both colors to be imaged in the far field with the proper abrupt transition between the red and white sectors, making use of linear arrays of LED's and cylindrical optics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: LASER GUIDANCE INC.
    Inventors: David Mark Shemwell, Alan August Vetter
  • Patent number: 9863602
    Abstract: An LED light source device having an LED including an LED element as a light emission source and capable of possessing the same light distribution characteristics and luminance distribution as those of a common bulb having a coiled filament as a light emission source is provided. The LED light source device is also capable of providing the same light distribution pattern when it is used for a lighting fixture that utilizes a bulb as a light source, in place of a bulb. LEDs are disposed with respect to first light reflecting surfaces of paired hyperbolic cylindrical surfaces with a common focal line while LED elements of the LEDs are disposed at or near respective positions on the focal lines of the other hyperbolic cylindrical surfaces corresponding to the paired hyperbolic cylindrical surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Satoru Hiki
  • Patent number: 9863603
    Abstract: A high beam and a low beam is disclosed, the headlight including: a first light source unit; a second light source unit; a first light output unit; a second light output unit; and a controller configured to adjust a light quantity irradiated from the light source in response to a low beam mode or a high beam mode, and to control a beam output of the first light output unit and the second light output unit by allowing the first optical unit to be arranged selectively on a light path between the light source unit and the second optical unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hong Lyeol Oh, Jun Park
  • Patent number: 9863604
    Abstract: A phosphor wheel includes: a substrate; a light reflection layer disposed on one surface of the substrate; a phosphor layer; and a bonding layer which is located between and bonds the light reflection layer and the phosphor layer, wherein the bonding layer contains a particle which is higher in thermal conductivity than a base material of the bonding layer and higher in light reflectance than the light reflection layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Ikeda, Masafumi Tanaka, Shigekazu Yamagishi, Hiroki Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 9863605
    Abstract: A variety of light-emitting devices for general illumination utilizing solid state light sources (e.g., light emitting diodes) are disclosed. In general, the devices include a scattering element in combination with an extractor element. The scattering element, which may include elastic and/or inelastic scattering centers, is spaced apart from the light source element. Opposite sides of the scattering element have asymmetric optical interfaces, there being a larger refractive index mismatch at the interface facing the light emitting element than the interface between the scattering element and the extractor element. Such a structure favors forward scattering of light from the scattering element. In other words, the system favors scattering out of the scattering element into the extractor element over backscattering light towards the light source element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Quarkstar LLC
    Inventors: Roland H. Haitz, George E. Smith, Robert C. Gardner, Louis Lerman
  • Patent number: 9863606
    Abstract: An arrangement for light output having an LED light source for generating light and emitting the light in a main emission direction, a reflector for optically influencing the light, and an optical element for optically influencing the light, wherein the optical element is arranged to take effect between firstly the LED light source and secondly the reflector, is configured in a manner curving forward in the main emission direction, and in this case consists of a light-transmissive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: ZUMTOBEL LIHTING GMBH
    Inventor: Stephan Ebner
  • Patent number: 9863607
    Abstract: An optical system for a stage lamp wherein the optical system comprises: a light source, a light condensing device, an effect component, a lens, a multi-reflector optical component fixed on an upper portion of the lens, a light emitted by the light source being reflected by the light condensing device and converged to form a main light beam along a transmission direction of the light, the main light beam sequentially passing through the effect component and the lens and being reflected by the multi-reflector optical component; wherein the multi-reflector optical component is provided with at least three reflective mirrors, and is connected to a at least three-stage linkage mechanism which is capable of driving the multi-reflector optical component, and achieving a three-dimensional dynamic light spot effect. When the optical system according to the present invention is applied to the stage lamp, one lamp simultaneously presenting a plurality of same dynamic spot effects is implemented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU HAOYANG ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Weikai Jiang
  • Patent number: 9863608
    Abstract: A light emitting device assembly comprises a wavelength conversion device, a drive device and an adapter. The wavelength conversion device comprises a wavelength conversion layer having at least one wavelength conversion region for receiving an exciting light and converting it into an excited light. The drive device comprises a drive surface used to drive the wavelength conversion device to move, so that a light spot of the exciting light acts on the wavelength conversion device along a preset path. The adapter coaxially connects the drive device and the wavelength conversion device and enables a light ray to arrive at the wavelength conversion device on a side facing the drive device and inside an axial-direction projection of the drive surface on the surface of the wavelength conversion device. The drive surface and the wavelength conversion layer at least partially overlap along the projection surface of the axial projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: APPOTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Xiliang Wu, Fei Hu
  • Patent number: 9863609
    Abstract: An illumination device (100) for illuminating an at least partially reflective surface (S) viewable by an observer (O) is disclosed. The illumination device (100) comprises a light-emitting module (110, 120) adapted to generate polarized light having a selected direction of polarization. Further, the illumination device (100) is adapted to illuminate the at least partially reflective surface (S) with the polarized light, and is adjustable so as to effect adjustment in the direction of polarization of light illuminating the at least partially reflective surface (S) in relation to the orientation of a plane of incidence of light incident on the at least partially reflective surface. An indicator (130) is arranged such as to provide guidance for the observer (O) how to adjust the direction of polarization of light illuminating the at least partially reflective surface (S). Thereby, the extent of light reflection from the at least partially reflective surface (S) may be adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Adrianus Johannes Stephanus Maria De Vaan, Marco Haverlag, Bianca Maria Irma Van Der Zande
  • Patent number: 9863610
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a housing, a light emitting device, and an optical array. The housing has a base and the light emitting device is connected to the base for producing a light output. The optical array includes a lens and removably connects to the base. The optical array is repositionable on the base to modify the light output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventor: Jason Edward Duckworth
  • Patent number: 9863611
    Abstract: A signal column includes a rod-shaped, transparent housing, inside of which a rod-shaped signal generator is arranged. At least one light distribution element is arranged in the housing between the signal generator and the transparent housing, wherein the light distribution element directs light evenly from light sources of the signal generator to the housing wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Balluff GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Gutekunst, Viktor Virág, Kristof Simon, Henrik Ruf
  • Patent number: 9863612
    Abstract: A post cap assembly includes a base plate with a floor, an upper peripheral wall extending from the floor in a first direction and a lower peripheral wall extending from the floor in a second direction opposite the first direction. The base plate is configured to be secured to a post having a square-shaped cross section. A cover that has a pyramidal shape is configured to be coupled to the base plate, where the base plate includes at least two tabs that each have a through hole configured to receive a fastener. The base plate includes a plurality of rectangular-shaped through holes extending through the floor of the base plate and disposed proximate the upper peripheral wall of the base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Fortress Iron, LP
    Inventors: Kevin T. Burt, Matthew Carlyle Sherstad, John David Irick
  • Patent number: 9863613
    Abstract: Low-profile light fixture joints reduce the appearance of a seam between joined ends of one or more polymeric panels at a connection interface. The joint is formed between a first end of a polymeric panel and a second end of the same or a separate polymeric panel. Each end has an upper edge portion, a lower edge portion opposite the upper edge portion, a flange extending between the upper edge portion and the lower edge portion, and a notch disposed between the flange and one or more of the lower edge portion or the upper edge portion. The notch enables the upper and/or lower edge portions to present straight edges at the connection interface, the joined straight edges forming a butt seam at the connection interface, while the flanges present rounded edges at the connection interface, the joined rounded edges forming a tucked seam at the connection interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: HUNTER DOUGLAS INDUSTRIES SWITZERLAND GMBH
    Inventor: Bruce Clark
  • Patent number: 9863614
    Abstract: A beam-control member has a substantially cylindrical holder that is light-permeable, and a first beam-control member disposed on an end surface of the holder, the first beam-control member reflecting part of the light emitted from a light-emitting element and admitting part of the light. A guide protrusion and a tab are provided on the end surface of the holder. A concave portion corresponding to the tab is provided on an outer circumferential part of one surface of the first beam-control member. The first beam-control member is radially mated in a rotatable manner along the guide protrusion. Rotating the first beam-control member on the end surface of the holder so that the tab and the concave portion engage causes the first beam-control member to be secured on the end surface of the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: ENPLAS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akinobu Seki, Noriyuki Kawahara
  • Patent number: 9863615
    Abstract: A lighting unit is removably inserted into a pocket to create a light effect through use of a light effect material. The lighting unit has a PCB with a first side to which one or more LEDs and a battery are mounted. A clear potting material encloses the PCB, LEDs, and the battery and creates a transparent space proximate an inner surface of the light effect material which maintains the light effect material at a preselected distance from the LEDs so that light emitted from each light emitting die is dispersed by a plurality of dispersive elements in the light effect materials to create the light material viewing effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Inventor: Carmen Rapisarda
  • Patent number: 9863616
    Abstract: Circuit boards are designed and configured for mounting light emitting devices (LEDs), such as for LED light bulb and LED light tube applications, and are capable of passing a non-isolated, mains powered, electrical strength test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: BRIDGELUX INC.
    Inventor: Michael N. Gershowitz
  • Patent number: 9863617
    Abstract: The light source unit has holding portions for holding a socket on a mounting surface facing the socket, and the socket has an engagement portion for engagement with holding portions. The engagement portion has engagement claws biased in parallel to the mounting surface movably oppositely to each other and engaged with the holding portions, and a holding mechanism that holds the engagement claws while they are adjacent to each other so as not to be engaged with the holding portions. The engagement claws and the holding portions are engaged with each other when the light source unit is disposed in the mounting position to the socket, and the engagement claws held by the holding mechanism is released. For this reason, it is possible to install the light source unit to the socket with a weak force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akihiro Hirano
  • Patent number: 9863618
    Abstract: A configurable planar lighting system includes a system track and at least one, and preferably more than one, very thin profile planar light module attachable at selectable positions along the system track. The thin profile planar light module holds a very thin area light source, which is electrified when the planar fixture module is attached to the system track. The configurable planar lighting system can be mounted and configured on a wall without surrounding structures or to the underside of a counter, cabinet, shelf or the like. The configurable planar lighting system can also act as a shelf for light objects such as decorative objects, and can be used for task lighting or display lighting or both in versatile configurations. In under-structure applications, the lighting system can be mounted to provide configurable lighting without the physical parts of the system being visible at normal viewing angles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Y. Y. Ngai, Michael Trung Tran
  • Patent number: 9863619
    Abstract: The present application relates to a lighting device and in particular to a lamp, a transition member for mounting a lamp, a lamp body and a junction box assembly, by which problems such as inconvenient operation and low efficiency in connecting wires during the mounting of a lamp can be solved. The lamp provided by the present application comprises a lamp body and a transition member which is configured to mount the lamp body in a mounting position. The transition member comprises a mounting portion and a placement portion; the mounting portion is configured to be mounted in said mounting position; and the placement portion enables the lamp body to be placed thereon before the mounting is completed, and in this state, wires connected between the lamp body and the mounting position are not shielded so that it is possible to connect the wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Smart Hero Enterprises Limited
    Inventor: Wilson Yu Sang Mak
  • Patent number: 9863620
    Abstract: Provided is a controller for use with a luminaire. The controller that includes a processor connected to at least one lead of a receptacle included in the luminaire. The processor can be programmed to multiplex at least one lead of the receptacle to achieve at least one of a plurality functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Youcef Chaoua, Louis Bacon, Eric Lavigne, David Joseph Tracy
  • Patent number: 9863621
    Abstract: A trunk lighting system of a vehicle with a vehicle ceiling, where the trunk lighting system includes a trunk floor panel positioned in a trunk of the vehicle and movable between a first position and a second position, the trunk floor panel being closer to the vehicle ceiling at the second position than at the first position. The trunk lighting system has a lighting device, and a switch connected to the lighting device and to trigger a second lighting output from the lighting device when the trunk floor is at the second position, the second lighting output being greater than a first lighting output from the lighting device when the trunk floor panel is at the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Alec Dai, Kadin Zhang, Fernando Zhao, Jonas Liu
  • Patent number: 9863622
    Abstract: An LED underwater light, which can be hand-held or mounted on an underwater camera housing, is switchable between two light modes. A first embodiment of the dive light is a focus light, used for initial focusing with a still underwater camera. Incorporated in the focus light is a red light source to which the focus light can be switched from initially projected white light. The switch is used to switch off a series of white LEDs while switching on a series of red LEDs. In another embodiment, the dive light is a flood/spot light, or with another two types of selectable LED arrays, and enables a diver to quickly switch between two types of light projection. Another feature is a laser beam projecting device within the housing, with a momentary switch on the housing to power the laser, as for pointing out underwater objects of interest, the laser beam being projected to the same area as the spot beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Light & Motion Industries
    Inventors: Jarod Armer, Christopher McCaslin, Beau Jesse Robertson, Theodore Dale Masek, Brooks Lame
  • Patent number: 9863623
    Abstract: A lighting device may include a light irradiation portion, a main control module, and a second connector. The light irradiation portion may generate and irradiates light. The light control portion may control power applied to the light irradiation portion. The main control module may include an antenna to communicate with an external device by a wireless communication and control the light control portion according to a control signal from the external device. The second connector may be provided in the main control module and may connect the main control module and the light control portion by a wired communication. The second connector may include a first printed circuit board having a mode pin (for determining a control mode of the light control portion) and a power pin (for supplying power from the light control portion to the main control module), and a second printed circuit board having a control pin (for supplying a control signal from the main control module to the light control portion).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jeonghwa Kim, Sunghoon Ahn, Heegu Park
  • Patent number: 9863624
    Abstract: A gas-filled LED bulb manufactured by SMT includes a shell, a lamp holder, a holder, and a filament assembly. The shell defines a chamber therein. The lamp holder is positioned outside the chamber and assembled to the shell. The holder is secured in the chamber and fixed to the shell. The filament assembly includes a plurality of LEDs packaged in a SMD or CSP and a bendable circuit board. The LED is mounted on the circuit board by SMT and arranged on the circuit board sequentially, the circuit board has an elongated shape, and opposite ends of the circuit board are fixed to the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Shenzhen Eastfield Lighting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hanxin Rao, Guang Li
  • Patent number: 9863625
    Abstract: A modular cube shaped light emitting diode (LED) luminaire that can be cascaded, or interconnected, to create a larger, higher power LED luminaire that produces more light than the modular LED luminaire is disclosed. Each modular LED luminaire comprises a housing, a heat sink, a power/control circuit board (PCB-A) and an LED circuit board (PCB-B). An optional fan and a metallic heat sink are also enclosed inside the modular LED luminaire housing/shell. The modular LED luminaire provides optical expansion across interconnected modular LED luminaires. The LEDs and heat sinks are easily removable for defect replacement, LED light replacement and upgrade, without uninstalling the entire luminaire. Secondary side processor control of the feedback regulator allows sensor, radio module, user inputs etc. to reside on the “safe” isolated (low voltage) secondary side of the supply can then be used to safely make changes (an allowable UL approval) in the regulated output drive to the LEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Modulux Lighting, Inc.
    Inventor: William J. Cummings
  • Patent number: 9863626
    Abstract: Various embodiments may relate to a lamp holder of a lighting module, including a first housing and a second housing made from different materials, wherein the second housing includes a body part and an assembling part in thermal contact with each other, wherein the second housing is embedded integrally in the first housing and in thermal contact with the first housing, and the assembling part and the body part are installed together. In addition, various embodiments further relate to a method for manufacturing the lamp holder and an illuminating device having the lamp holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: LEDVANCE GmbH
    Inventors: Tingbiao Lan, Rencheng Li, Jing Lin, Qihui Zhang
  • Patent number: 9863627
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a base, the transition insulating element connected therewith which is made of dielectric plastic with the cavity inside. The power supply is located on a PCT with the heat-conducting metal base and attached on the radiator. The radiator is made as rod-shaped section profile having side faces pointed at different directions, on which the LED modules are placed, as well as ribs extending therefrom. The radiator is within the diffuser made of plastic. The radiator has longitudinally oriented ribs located on a portion of radiator height and extending from the surface of the radiator between faces for formation of heat removal surfaces. The diffuser has a cap made as longitudinally oriented segmented shells, each located in front of LED modules of one face and covers them, isolating these LED modules from the ones on the adjacent face. Longitudinally oriented ribs are located between segmented shells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: NATIONAL CHEMICAL COMPANY LLC
    Inventor: Anton Vladimirovich Kiselev
  • Patent number: 9863628
    Abstract: Various embodiments may relate to a semiconductor retrofit bulb, in particular a retrofit festoon bulb, having connecting elements that are arranged on two sides. The semiconductor retrofit bulb may include at least a tubular cooling body having at least one outer face support surface, wherein there is arranged on the support surface at least one semiconductor light source, in particular a light diode, a driver housing that is introduced into a hollow space of the tubular cooling body. At least one flow channel is provided between the driver housing and the cooling body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: LEDVANCE GmbH
    Inventors: Fabian Reingruber, Carolin Muehlbauer, Markus Hofmann