Patents Issued in August 13, 2019
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Patent number: 10378718Abstract: The invention relates to an optical structure (100) for a lighting device (1) of a motor vehicle headlight, which lighting device (1) is designed to radiate light, the light radiated from the lighting device (1) forming a predefined light distribution (LV1), wherein the optical structure (100) is associated with the lighting device (1) in such a way or is part of the lighting device (1) in such a way that substantially the entire flow of light from the lighting device (1) passes through the optical structure (100), and wherein the unmodified light distribution (LV1) produced by the lighting device (1) is modified by the optical structure (100) into a predefinable, modified light distribution (LV2), wherein the modified light distribution (LV2) is formed by convolution of the unmodified light distribution (LV1) with a scattering function (PSF), and wherein the optical structure (100) is designed in such a way that the unmodified light distribution (LV1) is modified according to the scattering function.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2014Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventor: Dietmar Kieslinger
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Patent number: 10378719Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting device (1) for a motor vehicle headlight, comprising a light module (2) with at least one light emission source (10), a primary lens (100) and a secondary lens (300), wherein said primary lens (100) comprises at least one light-conducting ancillary lens (102) which is designed to direct light (50) captured by the at least one light emission source (10) through at least one light-emitting surface (103) of the ancillary lens and on to the secondary lens (300) arranged downstream in optical longitudinal axial direction (150), and wherein the secondary lens (300) is designed to image a light distribution, which forms on the light-emitting surface (103) of the ancillary lens, in an area in front of the lighting device (1).Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Lukas Taudt, Bettina Reisinger, Andreas Moser
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Patent number: 10378720Abstract: A safety lighting system is connected to a hazard flasher or blinker system of a vehicle, such as a semi-tractor trailer. The system comprises an electrical circuitry for connecting the safety lighting system to the hazard flasher system, brake lights, and/or turn signals for activation of the safety lighting system when the flasher system, brake lights, and/or turn signals are activated. An LED is mounted in a trapezoidal shaped hood of a housing assembly and its illumination is reflected by a reflective inner surface of the hood and directed towards the wheel assemblies of the vehicle to provide adequate lighting around the area surrounding the wheel assemblies. A mounting frame assembly supports the housing assembly and LED for their positioning underneath the vehicle and attachment near the wheel assemblies. In a further embodiment, bolts may be used to attach the housing assembly and LED to the vehicle near the wheels.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Inventor: Aubrey Shane Ashley
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Patent number: 10378721Abstract: A lamp for the rear of a vehicle is disclosed with a light transmissive cover having a red first illuminated surface area and a clear second illuminated surface area. It has a first LED light emitter located directly beneath the red first area, a second LED light emitter located directly beneath the clear second area, and a third LED light emitter, also located directly beneath said clear second area. The third red LED light emitter is for emitting red light through the clear second area simultaneously with light transmitted through the red first area, whereby the first and second areas are adapted to collectively form a contiguous red illuminated surface area.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Grote Industries, Inc.Inventors: Brian K. Norris, Randall Staggs, Nakul Anand, Shawn S. Smith, Christopher C. Riley, Mark D. Noe
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Patent number: 10378722Abstract: A lighting system for a motor vehicle includes a printed circuit board equipped with light-emitting diodes for producing light and an optical module to propagate and transmit the light. The optical module includes a reception surface to receive the light produced and an emission surface for retransmitting the light produced. The optical module includes a housing for receiving the printed circuit board equipped with light-emitting diodes and the housing includes an internal wall forming the reception surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2014Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: RENAULT S.A.S.Inventor: Francois Grosdidier
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Patent number: 10378723Abstract: The invention proposes a motor vehicle optical module for emitting at least two light-emitting segments that can be activated selectively. The module includes a substrate and at least two light sources mounted on the substrate, each of which can be activated selectively to emit light rays. Primary optical means are adapted to form primary light beams from the light rays emitted by each light source. A secondary optical means is adapted to project each of the primary light beams to form the light-emitting segments, wherein optical means includes a single support that carries the substrate, the primary optical means and the secondary optical means, and in that it includes means for positioning the primary optical means relative to the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: VALEO VISIONInventors: Cyril Dubuc, Pascal Garin, Fabrice Egal
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Patent number: 10378724Abstract: A device for providing light including: a housing; an array of a plurality of LED lights mounted to the housing, wherein, when active, each LED emits a highest intensity beam of light along a primary axis and emits a lower intensity beam of light along a secondary axis; a lens mounted to the housing, the lens including an optic element corresponding to each of the plurality of LED lights, each optic element intersected by the primary axis of the corresponding LED light; and a translucent edge-light diffusing layer located between two or more of the plurality of LED lights, the edge diffusing layer is not intersected by the primary axis and is intersected by the secondary axis of the LED lights.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2018Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Oculus-Shift, LLCInventor: Cory D Dedick
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Patent number: 10378725Abstract: A light emitting module includes a substrate, a light emitting diode chip, and a lens. The light emitting diode chip is disposed on the substrate. The lens is coupled to the substrate and covers the light emitting diode chip. The lens includes a light incident surface and a light exit surface. The light incident surface receives light from the light emitting diode chip. The light exit surface outputs the light from the lens. The light incident surface includes a concave light incident surface and a convex light incident surface. The concave light incident surface overlaps the light emitting diode. The convex light incident surface extends from the concave light incident surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jang Weon Lee, Sung Ki Hwang
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Patent number: 10378726Abstract: Lighting system. Bowl reflector has rim defining horizon and aperture, first light-reflective surface defining cavity, first parabolic surface. Funnel reflector has flared funnel-shaped body: central axis; second light-reflective surface aligned along axis; second parabolic surface; tip located within cavity along axis; profile including parabolic curves converging towards tip. Optically-transparent body aligned with second light-reflective surface along axis; with: bases spaced apart by side surface; first base facing light source. Second parabolic surface has ring of focal points at first position within cavity, equidistant from second parabolic surface; ring encircles first point on axis. Second parabolic surface has axes of symmetry intersecting with and radiating in directions all around axis from second point. Axes of symmetry intersect with focal points. Second point on axis between first point and horizon.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2018Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: ECOSENSE LIGHTING INC.Inventors: Xin Zhang, Paul Pickard, Raghuram L. V. Petluri
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Patent number: 10378727Abstract: A hand held flat flashlight about the size of a cell phone with a 3.8 degree tightly focused light beam with a folded light path optic.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Inventors: Mike Barnes, Gregory Shepherd
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Patent number: 10378728Abstract: An method for making a shielding assembly includes the steps of: forming a plurality of active layers, wherein each active layer of the plurality of active layers includes a base material and a fluorescent molecule; and forming a multi-layer laminate including the plurality of active layers.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2018Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Dallas S. Scholes, Eric P. Oman, Jason D. Habedank, David J. Meyer
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Patent number: 10378729Abstract: A micro-molded sheet for backlight module, includes: a base material layer formed from transparent material; a coating, which comprises adhesive and nano-particles, formed on the upper surface of the base material layer; and a micro-molded array layer mounted on the upside of the coating.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2010Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: SHANGHAI CCS INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT HOLDING CO., LTD.Inventors: Qingsong Jin, Qing Wang
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Patent number: 10378730Abstract: A cyc light assembly comprising a base having a front opening, a lighting element supported by the base, a first reflector (e.g., a specular reflector) positioned on a rear side of the lighting element, and a lens positioned in the front opening. The lens includes a plurality of cylinder lens portions that preferably are substantially parallel to each other and substantially horizontally oriented. A diffuser can be positioned to cover the front opening. In one embodiment, a central axis of the lighting element intersects the first reflector (e.g., at a midsection). A recycling reflector can be positioned in front of the lens, and side reflectors can be positioned on opposing sides of the lighting element. Preferably, the side reflectors are substantially planar and are angled to diverge from each other toward the front direction and toward an upward direction, away from the lighting element.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.Inventors: David Kinzer, Frank Tornyai
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Patent number: 10378731Abstract: A lighting module has an LED (44), a lens (45) over the LED to produce a beam-shaped output from the LED and a collimator (50) arranged to partially collimate the beam-shaped out-put. Blue light is provided at large angles to the normal, for example using a filter arrangement (54, 56) over the collimator which is adapted to filter light from the collimator at relatively large angles to the normal. The filter arrangement does not filter light from the collimator at relatively small angles to the normal. Thus, the module provides white task light in a normal direction and blue ambient light at steep angles. The overall system can be compact and light efficient.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Hendrikus Hubertus Petrus Gommans, Jochen Renaat Van Gheluwe
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Patent number: 10378732Abstract: Lighting applications which are particularly difficult to light because of “non-standard” target area characteristics or the like would benefit from advancements in lighting design. That being said, conventional wisdom in lighting design has reached a point of diminishing returns in terms of beam control. Envisioned is an LED lighting system designed for precision lighting insomuch that—as compared to state-of-the-art LED lighting fixtures—sharpness of cutoff is improved while in at least some cases simultaneously allowing a steeper cutoff without undesirable beam shift. Furthermore, overall beam dimensions can be tailored fixture-to-fixture for an application without replacing an entire optic system or designing an entirely new fixture, and control of intensity distribution is improved (e.g., by avoiding striations at the edge of beam patterns). Said envisioned LED lighting system employs a number of materials not used in conventional LED lighting systems in novel ways to achieve the aforementioned.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2018Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Musco CorporationInventors: Myron Gordin, Luke C. McKee, Chris P. Lickiss
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Patent number: 10378733Abstract: A light emission system includes fixture assembly including a chassis and a driver board. The Chassis includes a plurality of modular optical receptacles. The driver board is removably coupled to the chassis. The system further includes a plurality of modular optical assemblies each configured to removably couple to the fixture assembly at the modular optical receptacles. The modular optical assemblies include a lens unit including a reflector, a focusing lens, and an annular ridge between the reflector and the focusing lens. The modular optical assemblies further include a support ring including an annular ring, and a plurality of axial protrusions extending from the annular ring. The modular optical assemblies further include a bezel ring. The support ring is disposed between the bezel ring and the lens unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Inventor: Brant C. McLellan
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Patent number: 10378734Abstract: A wall wash light fixture includes a housing having an upper wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall at least partially defining an interior. The first side wall and the second side wall each include a first mounting feature having a projection extending into the interior. A mounting bracket is positioned in the interior and releasably connected to the housing. A light emitter is connected to the mounting bracket. A lens has a base, a first arm extending from the base, and a second arm extending from the base. The first and second arms each include a second mounting feature configured to mate with the first mounting feature to releasably connect the lens to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2018Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Hubbell IncorporatedInventors: Thomas Veltri, Dhavalkumar P. Patel, David Rector
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Patent number: 10378735Abstract: A luminaire includes an elongated first housing, an elongated second housing, and a bracket. The elongated first housing supports a first light emitting device and includes a pair of sides and a first channel defined between the sides. The first housing includes a first aperture. The elongated second housing includes a pair of sides and a second channel defined between the sides. An end of the second housing is positioned adjacent an end of the first housing and includes a second aperture disposed proximate the first aperture. The bracket includes a first projection engageable with the first aperture and a second projection engageable with the second aperture. The bracket is positioned partially within the first channel and partially within the second channel. The bracket is coupled to the first housing by snap-fit engagement and the bracket is coupled to the second housing by snap-fit engagement.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2018Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Hubbell IncorporatedInventor: Dhavalkumar Patel
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Patent number: 10378736Abstract: An LED bracket, LED bracket array, LED device and LED display screen are disclosed. The LED bracket includes a PCB circuit substrate and an insulating material. The PCB circuit substrate includes at least two electrically insulated electrode regions. Each electrode region includes a top electrode region, a side electrode region and a bottom electrode region. The side electrode region connects the top electrode region and the bottom electrode region into an integrated structure. The side electrode region is a side surface sunk from outside to an inner part of the PCB circuit substrate. The insulating material is filled in the side electrode region. An upper end surface and a lower end surface of the insulating material do not exceed an upper surface and a lower surface of the PCB circuit substrate. A thickness of the insulating material is less than a thickness of the PCB circuit substrate.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Foshan NationStar Optoelectronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chuanbiao Liu, Feng Gu, Yuanbin Lin, Xiangling Luo, Xiaofeng Liu, Xi Zheng, Yan Liu
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Patent number: 10378737Abstract: Methods, systems and devices for using a LED lighting system to communicate an emergency, indicate a route/pathway and illuminate an area using an existing leaky feeder communications system. The LED lighting system is powered by and may be controlled by the leaky feeder communications system that delivers 2-way communications and data. The LED lighting may be used as area wall location lighting, directional pathway indication, and area illumination. Control of the lighting system may be localized or remotely activated through hard wire or wireless connections. The system may controls dimming, pulsing, brightness, sequencing, and changing LED color.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Becker Mining America, IncInventors: Gregory Allen Sanders, David Whitt, Larry Stallings
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Patent number: 10378738Abstract: A light module includes a heat sink and one or more light sources coupled within a heat sink cavity formed therein. The heat sink includes an internal surface surrounding the cavity. The internal surface includes a mounting region, a reflector region extending from the perimeter of the mounting region to a distal end, and a decorative region extending from the distal end to a second distal end. The light module includes multiple mounting pads coupled circumferentially around a portion of the heat sink. The mounting pads are configured to facilitate the heat sink being coupled within different housing diameter sizes. The light module includes a trim ring integrally formed with the heat sink and extending radially outward from one end of the heat sink.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power LimitedInventor: Jared Michael Davis
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Patent number: 10378739Abstract: A portable light includes an elongate body having a longitudinal axis, a light head coupled to an end of the elongate body, and a handle movable along the elongate body between a first position and a second position. The portable light further includes a collar coupled to the handle for movement with the handle between the first position and the second position, and a plurality of legs pivotably coupled to the collar. The plurality of legs is collapsed against the elongate body when the handle and the collar are in the first position and is expanded apart from the elongate body when the handle and the collar are in the second position. The portable light further includes a biasing member positioned between the collar and the handle to bias the collar away from the handle.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2015Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Kyle Harvey, Ross McIntyre, Michael Halverson, Eric Mackey, Justin Dorman
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Patent number: 10378740Abstract: A light assembly includes a C-shaped body defined by a top plate extending between two legs, and LED light provided within the body, and a battery also provided within the body. Each of the legs of the core may define a clamping member projecting from a corresponding one of the legs towards the other one of the legs, and each clamping member having a V-shaped cross-section.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Lacks Home ProductsInventors: Scott Stuart, Michael Modrusic
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Patent number: 10378741Abstract: A lighting assembly is disclosed that is sold in a kit/package with a single, dual conductor wire that forms an electrical “loop”. Both free ends of a first conductor of the wire are connected to the same conductor socket and both free ends of a second conductor are connected to the other conductor socket. During installation, a contractor can simply cut with wire loop to provide a pre-wired light assembly that is ready to be daisy-chained to other light assemblies or electrical equipment.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2018Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: The Toro CompanyInventor: Michael Borgeson
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Patent number: 10378742Abstract: An electrical connecting system configured to electrically connect a plurality of lighting fixtures, wiring harness, and method are presently disclosed. The electrical connecting system has a first wiring harness configured to electrically connect with a sole external power supply and a first lighting fixture and a second wiring harness configured to electrically connect with a second lighting fixture and the first wiring harness. The electrical connecting system is configured to supply power to each lamp, in the plurality of lighting fixtures, with the sole external power supply.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2018Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Lifetronics International, Inc.Inventor: Raghu Rao
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Patent number: 10378743Abstract: An LED power supply, comprising: a first housing, which has a box structure with an opening end; a second housing disposed on the opening end of first housing, partially covering the opening end; a partition plate disposed vertically on one end of the second housing, and the second housing, the partition plate, and part of the first housing cooperatively form an electric chamber; a cover body disposed on the opening end of first housing and covering the opening end together with the second housing, and the cover body, the partition plate and the remaining part of the first housing cooperatively form a wiring chamber; and a separating member disposed in the wiring chamber to divide the wiring chamber into a high voltage region and a low voltage region, and the high voltage region and the low voltage region are separated from each other via the separating member.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: SHENZHEN LONGOOD INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC CO., LTDInventors: Xiong Yang, Zhigao Chen, Jun Ding, Qingsong Chu, Yu Luo
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Patent number: 10378744Abstract: A portable light may comprise: a light housing including a first housing and a light head that is pivotable relative to the first housing; one or more light sources including an illumination light source in the light head; an electrical switch for selectively energizing the one or more light sources; and a detector of the pivoted position of the light head relative to the first housing for energizing and/or de-energizing one or more of the light sources. Other features of the light may include: a rear facing light source that may have one or more light sources, or an elongated clip, or a pivotable elongated clip, or one or more accessories mountable to a clip, or a combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Streamlight, Inc.Inventors: Francis D. Arena, Thomas J. Kelley, William D. Worman
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Patent number: 10378745Abstract: A wall mounted light fixture includes a surface mount including a rear wall having a plurality of mounting openings, a top wall extending from the rear wall, and a bottom wall extending from the rear wall. The light fixture housing is connected to the surface mount and defines an interior portion. A light emitter is positioned in the interior portion of the housing. A lens is connected to the housing. A sensor assembly including a sensor housing and a sensor module is positioned at least partially in the sensor housing. The sensor assembly is operatively connected to the light emitter and the sensor housing is external to the light fixture housing.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2018Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Hubbell IncorporatedInventors: Thomas Veltri, Dhavalkumar Patel
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Patent number: 10378746Abstract: A lighting device having a support element with an elongated receiving region which has a U-shaped cross-section and having a first limb of the U, a second limb of the U, and a connecting limb that connects the two limbs of the U. The lighting device further has an LED lighting module with at least one LED for generating light in order to emit a light of the lighting device, the LED lighting module being arranged on the support element in a retained manner. The lighting device further has a contacting element for supplying power to the LED lighting module. The connecting limb has a through-opening, the contacting element and LED lighting module being arranged so as to be connected in an electrically conductive and reversibly releasable manner such that the electric connection passes through the through-opening.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2014Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING GMBHInventors: Sascha Skergeth, Matthias Menke
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Patent number: 10378747Abstract: LED tape is provided that employs a plurality of surface-mounted contact terminals. The LED tape can be severed at discrete locations adjacent to the contact terminal to create a tape segment configured to interconnect to a power source or to another tape segment by way of a wire selectively received and secured within corresponding terminal connectors. The use of the connecting wire omits the need for a mechanical connector or integration by soldering currently required to interconnect LED tape segments.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Inventor: Ryan Hanslip
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Patent number: 10378748Abstract: A luminaire comprises at least one light emitting diode (LED) as a light source. Such LED comprises a limited light emitting angle for the emitted light radiation. Outside of the light emitting angle, an infrared sensor is assigned to the light source for detecting its temperature.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2014Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITEDInventor: Toni Ott
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Patent number: 10378749Abstract: A lighting device, comprising a shield element and at least a first light source, the first light source within a space defined by portions of the shield element, the shield element comprising at least one vent, the shield element blocking the first light source from direct view from locations outside the shield element. Also, a lighting device, comprising a shield element and at least a first light source, the shield element comprising regions that define an opening, the first light source within a space defined by portions of the shield element and the opening. Also, a shield element.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2012Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: IDEAL Industries Lighting LLCInventor: Curt Progl
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Patent number: 10378750Abstract: A diode lighting module comprising both a diode matrix mounted on a support plate and heat dissipator means for dissipating the heat given off by the diode matrix, includes a metal plate having an outside face in contact with the support plate and an inside face supporting a cellular metal foam including a plurality of calibrated holes passing through each cell in two perpendicular directions, and a vessel-forming box filled with the cellular metal foam and for which the metal plate constitutes a lid. The box has inlet and outlet orifices passing through the box to receive a cooling liquid, and a separator defining two separate cooling fluid flow zones in the cellular metal foam, a cooling fluid feed zone and a cooling fluid discharge zone, with passage from one of the zones to the other taking place through a cutout in the separator.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: XYZEDInventors: Maurice Rebiffe, Laurent Mivis
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Patent number: 10378751Abstract: Accroding to the present disclosure, a heat sink, which may be used e.g. for LED lamps or bulbs for motor vehicle lights, includes: a plate-like portion extending along an axis with opposed mounting surfaces for at least one heat source, such as e.g. a LED lighting source, and a finned portion thermally coupled with the plate-like portion and including a plurality of annular fins extending around said axis.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: OSRAM GMBHInventors: Alessandro Bizzotto, Marco Munarin, Nicola Schiccheri
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Patent number: 10378752Abstract: An integrated gasket that provides both wildlife protection and ingress protection in a light fixture. The integrated gasket comprises a body that extends from a top annular edge to a bottom annular edge and defines a through cavity. The body includes a bottom flanged portion and a top pipe receiving portion. The top pipe receiving portion includes a first pipe portion and a second pipe portion that are detachably coupled. Further, the body includes a wiper flange that extends radially inward from the bottom annular edge towards the internal through cavity.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power LimitedInventor: Craig Maurice Smith
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Patent number: 10378753Abstract: A light-emitting cooling fan includes a base, a bracket arranged above the base, an impeller located in between the base and the bracket, a light source disposed on the bracket, a reflector disposed on a hub of the impeller and a light guiding member. The light source points downward to the hub of the impeller. The reflector is disposed underneath the light source, and configured for reflecting light from the light source in a radial direction of the hub. The light guiding member is disposed underneath the light source, and configured for receiving the light from the reflector and leading the light to travel along the radial direction of the hub to outside of the hub and then hit one of fan blades of the impeller. In this way, rotation of the impeller transfers the light into a halo visual illusion for human eyes.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2018Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Shun-Chih Huang, Tai-Chuan Mao
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Patent number: 10378754Abstract: A system and method for refilling a liquid fuel candle includes a refillable container and a refilling station with a reservoir of liquid fuel and a designated region for receiving the refillable container. A user control activates a pump causing fuel to flow from the reservoir and into the container until a predetermined fill level is reached, at which time the pump is deactivated. In one configuration the bottom of the container includes a port that cooperates with a post on the refilling station causing the candle to fill from the bottom up. The refilling station may further include an input for receiving a colorant or a scent that is added to the fuel as it flows from the reservoir to the container. The refilling station may include a plurality of designated regions for receiving a plurality of containers to be refilled, including simultaneous refilling.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2019Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Inventors: Jamie Durrence, Robert Perkins, Leslie Ciechanowski, Brad Ciechanowski
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Patent number: 10378755Abstract: A segmented watertube boiler system allows for rapidly expanding the capacity of a boiler. The system joins boiler segments to form a boiler. The segments have portions of the boiler so that the storage capacity for water and heat are increased with the number of segments uses. Any openings in the segments on the ends are capped off and heat and water sources are attached. The boiler can be cleaned and maintained by simply disassembling the segments to provide access to the whole boiler.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Inventor: Jimmie P. Caradine
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Patent number: 10378756Abstract: A ceramic ferrule assembly is provided, including a head including at least one tab protruding outwardly from an inner peripheral surface thereof, and a stem having an annular flange about an outer peripheral surface thereof and having at least one slot formed therein, the slot being adapted to receive the tab and retain the tab in a stationary position when the stem is rotated relative the head, whereby the at least one tab and the at least one slot mechanically engage one another to secure the ferrule stem and ferrule head to prevent axial disassociation from one another without counter rotation.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2015Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Blasch Precision Ceramics, Inc.Inventors: Edwin L. Collins, III, William P. Russell, Jeffrey J. Bolebruch
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Patent number: 10378757Abstract: In a method for reducing the oxygen content in the flow volume of tubes of erected and installed tube wall regions or tube wall segments of a steam generator or steam boiler of a power station fired, in particular, with carbon-containing fuel, a solution is to be provided which eliminates or at least diminishes the problem of the incorporation of atmospheric oxygen into the boiler water which arises when tubes of the steam generator wall are being filled with boiler water and/or when boiler water is being discharged from these tubes.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2012Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: General Electric Technology GMBHInventors: Horst Trabhardt, Juergen Mueller, Frank-Udo Leidich
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Patent number: 10378758Abstract: In a burner tip, combustion burner, and boiler, the burner tip is provided with: a mixing chamber provided at an inner portion of the tip body; a plurality of first mixed fluid jet holes of which base end portions communicate with the mixing chamber, of which front end portions open on a lateral side of the tip body, and which are placed in circumferential direction of the tip body at predetermined intervals; a fluid fuel supply passage configured to supply a fluid fuel to the mixing chamber; and an atomizing medium supply passage configured to supply an atomizing medium to the mixing chamber, thereby, combustibility is improved by facilitating the mixing of a fluid fuel and an atomizing medium and thus making the size of liquid fuel droplets smaller.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2014Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Kazuaki Hashiguchi, Akiyasu Okamoto, Hideyuki Hamaya
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Patent number: 10378759Abstract: A torch comprising a functional combination of: 1) an ignition system having an internal bluff body wall, said ignition system having an open end and an end in which is present a spark plug; and 2) an elongated fuel line that is secured to said torch so that heat easily passes from hot gas and flame inside said torch thereinto during use, wherein the fuel line has a fuel flow “swirl” producing element therewithin; and 3) a thermocouple secured in place inside the torch to monitor temperature at a relatively high temperature location therein, such that if the temperature decreases while fuel is still flowing a signal is generated to provide a spark to the spark plug.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: AGRICULTURAL FLAMING INNOVATIONS, LLCInventors: George Gogos, Christopher A. Bruening, Brian D. Neilson
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Patent number: 10378760Abstract: A gas burner for burning a gas with a low calorific value. The gas burner may be for burning a synthesis gas issuing from the gasification of biomass.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2014Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: CogebioInventors: Louis Rousseau, Etienne Lebas, Christian Bedrossian, Adrien Queuche
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Patent number: 10378761Abstract: The present invention provides a hospital waste plasma incinerator that has a following features. It is composed of a main body having an inlet and a cap for opening and closing the inlet, a pyrolysis incinerator for receiving the hospital waste that is disposed in the interior of the main body and connected with the inlet, a plasma flame generator installed inside the main body and generating a plasma flame toward the pyrolysis incinerator, a complete combustion device which is installed in the main body and completely burns the smoke and the odor generated due to the incineration with a plasma flame of 1,500 to 3,000° C., a complete combustion exhaust device connected to the complete combustion device to exhaust the combustion gas, and the cooling device for cooling the combustion gas.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Inventor: Sung Joo Lee
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Patent number: 10378762Abstract: An equipment safety management device for managing safety of equipment capable of holding fluid is provided. The equipment safety management device includes: a safety means configured to be in fluid communication with an outlet of the equipment, the safety means being brought into a released state when pressure of the equipment reaches a previously set pressure, the safety means delivering the fluid to a flare pipe, which is fluidly communicated; and, as the flare pipe, at least one first flare pipe allowing a low-temperature fluid to flow therethrough and at least one second flare pipe allowing an aqueous fluid to flow therethrough. The safety means can deliver the fluid to both the first flare pipe and the second flare pipe.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2014Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: CHIYODA CORPORATIONInventors: Yasunori Shimizu, Tsuneo Watanabe
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Patent number: 10378763Abstract: A power generation system includes a power generation plant portion including a feedwater heating system configured to channel a feedwater stream and a carbon dioxide capture portion coupled in flow communication with the power generation plant portion. The carbon dioxide capture portion includes a solvent circuit configured to channel a solvent stream through at least a portion of the carbon dioxide capture portion. The carbon dioxide capture portion also includes a heat recovery system coupled in flow communication with the solvent circuit and the feedwater heating system. The heat recovery system is configured to transfer heat energy from the solvent stream to the feedwater stream and to channel the heated feedwater from the heat recovery system to the feedwater heating system.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2015Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Surinder Prabhjot Singh, Dan Hancu, Benjamin Rue Wood, Wei Chen, Dwayne David McDuffie, Mark David Kehmna, Irina Pavlovna Spiry
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Patent number: 10378764Abstract: A system for boiler control is provided. The system includes supply units to provide supplies of combustion materials for combustion thereof, a vessel coupled to the supply units in which the combustion materials are combusted, a carbon monoxide (CO) sensor disposed at an outlet of the vessel to sense a quantity of exhaust CO output from the vessel as a product of combustion therein and a control unit. The control unit is coupled to the supply units and the sensor and configured to issue a main servo command and a pulse servo command to one or more of the supply units to control operations of the one or more supply units in accordance with the sensed quantity of the exhaust CO.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: UTC FIRE & SECURITY CORPORATIONInventor: Christoph Haugstetter
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Patent number: 10378765Abstract: A method includes identifying a first steady-state gain associated with a relationship between a characteristic of a furnace and a setpoint used by a controller that is configured to control the characteristic of the furnace, The first steady-state gain is identified using data collected when the furnace is not suffering from flooding. The method also includes identifying a second steady-state gain associated with the relationship during operation of the furnace. The method further includes comparing the first and second steady-state gains and identifying actual or potential flooding of the furnace based on the comparison.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Gregory E. Stewart, Wendy K. Foslien
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Patent number: 10378766Abstract: A piezoelectric lighter includes a lighter housing having a liquefied gas storage, a gas emitting nozzle extended from the liquefied gas storage, a piezoelectric unit disposed in the lighter housing, and a lighter cap slidably coupled on top of the lighter housing above the piezoelectric unit. The gas emitting nozzle is slidably received at a nozzle window of the lighter cap, wherein an exit opening of the gas emitting nozzle is embedded in the ceiling of the lighter cap to protect the exit opening of the gas emitting nozzle. When the lighter cap is depressed to expose the exit opening of the gas emitting nozzle above the ceiling of the lighter cap, the piezoelectric unit is depressed and the gas emission unit is actuated at the same time to produce a flame at the exit opening of the gas emitting nozzle.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Inventor: Zhuo Wen Luo
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Patent number: 10378767Abstract: A method of manufacturing a hot gas wall for a gas turbine is described. The method is carried out on a hot gas wall having a wall part with a front side and a back side, the wall part being for exposure to a hot fluid on the front side, and the hot gas wall also having a turbulator structure. In an exemplary embodiment, a turbulator structure is attached to the wall by placing a braze foil on the back side of the wall part, placing a turbulator structure on the braze foil, and brazing to attach the turbulator structure to the wall part. In another embodiment, the turbulator structure is attached by passing a current through the turbulator structure part and the wall part to resistance weld the turbulator structure part to the wall part.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: ANSALDO ENERGIA SWITZERLAND AGInventors: Michael Thomas Maurer, Jeffrey De Jonge, Karolina Krystyna Sobol